The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-20
The Waning of a. Fashion.

Philadelphia Press
1 do not mind being emphatic when I
say that separate bodices are not in good
vogue.
I know that the majority Of customers in
sist upon it, even to some of their patrons,
that the separate bodices worn with black
satin skirt is too comfortable a thing to be
discarded This, and a great many more
reasons, were given for claiming that the
fashion is still fashion of to-day but the
well-dressed woman calls 1t a fashion of
yesterday. This may be an extreme idea
and may not be followed out by the many
as yet, but am telling you what the wom-
en- who lead in clothes are doing.
l have watched very carefully, for the
past two months, at dinners and receptions,
to see if the women who lead our styles
cling to the elaborate bodces with the
black skirt, and 1 think can say without
any hesitancy that the fashion has been
conspicuous by it's absence. Unless you
care more for comfort than for style, do
not make up bodice for which you have
no similar skirt.
This fact has been growing more upon
me, slowly. Others have moderated the
fact that the fashion was, rapidly going
out but my idea was clinched by the re-
mark, of a woman to me yesterday, in
whose taste and dress L have the utmost
confidence. for she sees everything on
with her customers, gets the best and
knows what it is to be really well dressed.
Her r9mapk T Sodce III ether {He aPs match Il 70 up
skirt that you have, or buy skirt to go
with it,
1T will only do with black bodice, she
answered. You can make your black bod
ice with mingling of any color you wish as
trimming, but the predomfnating note of it
must be black, if you are going to wear it
with a black skirt"
Another woman who hasn't so much
money, but who like a French woman,
would rather wear inexpensive gowns of
perfect cut and latest style than handsome
gown that was slightly passe, told me she
went to a dinner the other night, wearing.
a black brocaded satin skirt, with pale blue
chiffon bodice. That sounds pretty. Eight
people out of ten would tell you, carelesSly,
that it stylish.
Yet she told me she was decidedly I'M
comfortable. That the dinner was large
one and nearly every woman wore skirt
and bodice alike. Two women wore black
skirts like her own, but their waists were
Of black net over colored silk
OF course you will say, What shall do
with my separate bodices?" Every woman
owns a stock, L am sure. There are three
plans: If they are very elaborate and
Somewhat worn, wear them out quickly;
wear them on every possible occasion. If
they very elaborate and new. have
sarily of satin. Organize over dimity,
which is not expensive: is getting to be the
thing for the most elaborate SaIln DOulceS.
Third if they are not elaborate, wear them
under the Elton jacket of your tailor suit.
Do either of these three things, but do
rot do the fourth thing. l. e. have a new
separate bodice made. This fashion of
wearing heavy waists with light skirts
thrifty this summer. Organdie, either
striped or plain, can be bought for 80 cents
a yard and dimity for 10 cents yard.
Made up into skirt with ruf1ies, it serves
as the most stylish adjunct to even satin
waist, provided the two are of the same