Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-16
ALAS! TITS HERE.
The Hoop Skirt Is Now on Sale in New
York City.

The Hoop Skirt is Now on Sale In New
York City.
The hoopskirt has arrived, says the
New York Advertiser, and the bellies
are almost falling over each other i'm
their haste to get into them. There
is no chance whatever for any mis-
take about it, as three. all labeled
the latest" have been hanging in
Fifth avenue window for a week past.
The sales already give assurance that
the church promenade Sunday will
bring out enough toat1ractattention.
The first issues of the hoopskirt are
very modest in size, being only 81 to
% inches in circumference, but they
are Enthusiastically hoopskirts. and
these three on display have beer the
leading attraction to women on the
avenue.
There seem to be no improvements
over the old time cage of wire and
tapes. There is the apron 'front.'
where the wires only extend three
quarters of the way around. vide
tapes forming the front. So far this
has the call and is the favorite with
The younger women. who have been
the heaviest buyers.
The regular hoop with wires al .he
way around is the one modistcs and
dealers will recommend but the third
style provokeS most concern. II has
hustle attachment. and the trst
question every woman asks is. "IIave
we got to come to hustle, ,oo:" Not
yet The hustle is to wear with the
very heaviest ball gowns and recep-
ton costumes. or where the new
slight drapng of back brcadth> is
seen. There must be several women
who are tcklcd at the new turn of
fashion. for. las great secret. said
the presiding genius Of the shop, dis
playing this advance hoop guard. Il
don't mind telling You that quite a
number Of New York women have
never quit wearing the hoop>airt,
and it has been parading Fifth ave
nue. and attending the Patria-chS
without any suspicion arising. W"
nave had some hoopsHirt customers
right along for years. That is now
we happened To be prepared for this
rush.
Just now a great many Paris
dresses are being received by regular
customers of French dreSSmasers,
and when they arrive herc1he owners
lind they call for hoopSkirl>. We
have sold Il number already in that
way. For two months past hoop
skirts have had good sale but in
the last week all the Fifth avenue
drc>>nakerS have been sending in
Tor numbers Of them. to be used in
titting gowns and sold with the frock>.
The new styles absolutely compel
hoops. and the most prominent,
women in New York have already
added them to thci. wardrobe, or
have ordered them this week. Most
Of the new bail gowns are worn over
hoops. but already they are ON the
street also.
Mrs. Flowe! is one O. the women
who have never lcttotl hoops. She is
very fond OF heavy brpcadeS. that are
tatigung unless held up by hoop
skirts
The hoop shown seems all right.
and It's adherent>. for it already has
them, insist that walking is made
easy by it. The only fear is that
hoops will increase to the Ridiculous.
and this is fear that seems likely
to be realized. New styles in hoops
are announced by manufacturers. and
in another week an improved hoop in
St,I net, both black and white. will
be out, and the next move will be in
colors.
If there is going to be an anti-hoop
skirt crusade. now is the time FOR It's
birth.