CHARLESTON MAD

Shannon News, 8 February 1927, Page 2

CHARLESTON MAD

London is Charleston mad. , Even in the dressmaker's salons one cannot get away from it. The mannequins have now introduced a Charleston walk to show off their autumn and winter clothes, and so catching is the rhythm that after the show one finds oneself "Charlestoning" into the lift and out into the street, says an English writer. The mannequin a walk —which is adopted by hundreds of women —is not the least interesting part of the ciress parades that lure women from their homes at different periods of the y ear. We have the ice-maiden mannequin v;ho floats away from inquisitive hands and is never known to melt; and the mannequin with the fixed smile and the little-jrlrl walk. Women have walked like seals and prowled in purely feline manner, and it has all been the fault of the mannequins. This year they have found a new walk and are creeping about with their knees and heels slightly knocking- a s though they were practising the Charleston. These charming mannequins are ahowing us the new way to wear our winter furs. They slip them over their heads, like necklaces, with the tails hanging straight down in front. Another way is to pull the fur to one side, with the tail falling over one hip. In this way a plain, untrimmed ccat appears to own a fur collar and rtvers. The most fashionable "fur" for winter will be pony skin. It is of golden colour and very curly and cosy looking. Another pleasing and fashionable fur is spotted gazelle. This is a very small animal, so tlie coats—which are usually hip length —are made up of patch-like shapes. With these coats are worn hats that are distinctly cowgirl in character. It is made of brown velour with a very high crown punched in all round and encircled by a broad strip of brown and white calfskin.