Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-05

ways of arranging the tulle, but the
prettiest mode is that shirring the
tulle in the finest, fullest, smartest
gauges possible, and then putting this
over the frame smoothly, just as if it
were a plain piece Of material. It
gives the mysterious fluffy effect that
the French named milliners make you
believe is so difficult.
Of course, you are going to wear a
shirt waist this summer. Every woman
is, because there is nothing so neat, so
cool, SO absolutely smart for hum
dreds of occasions as the shirt waist.
And since you are all going to wear
this comfortable garment, don't you
think it would be a good plan to care
fully investigate it's effect on ones
figure and the methods of improving
this effect? Special contrivances
made for holding the skirt band and
shirt waist together have immensely
improved the general appearance Of
the woman in the shirt waist, but
there is still much to be desired.
First of all, a woman should take
care that her necktie, if she wears a
collar and tie, is on straight, and that
it is held down properly at the back.
Men never think of going abroad with
out a necktie-holder, SO adjusted that
it keeps the tie down behind, but
out of dozen women whom I noticed
on a crowded car, there was only one
who had her necktie properly tied
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ing necktie-holder. The back of the
waists at the belt are trim and neat,
however, although there were only
three women out Of the dozen who
had the belt properly adjusted. On
the other women I noticed that the
| belts were a full inch and a half
higher in front than in the back The
effect was far from pleasing and wo-
men who care for appearances should
not tolerate it, for an instant, as it
absolutely ruins the figure.
1t is simple matter to remedy this
defect The skirt should be hooked
to the shirt waist at the back and the
belt worn a little higher than the
waist line behind. The skirt should
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set in front a full inch lower than the
actual waist line. The skirt band
should be fastened under the pin. The
belt will naturally follow the line Of
the skirt band The effect of long
slender waist can easily be secured by
means Of a ribbon belt adjusted in
this way The ribbon should be about
two inches wide and should match the
shirt waist rather than the skirt, or
be of some contrasting color. But the
buckle if the ribbon is pulled through
buckle, should be fastened low down
in front.
An excellent effect can be obtained
with a double-faced satin ribbon, cut
Just long enough TO reach around the
waist and lap little. The belt should
be pinned low in front, with two pref
ty stickpins, and no buckle used. 1t
will be found to produce the effect of
a remarkable slender waist if brought
we'll below the waist line in front, and
will never creep out of place. While
discussing this matter of waists, let
me assure you that there are in
stances where black does not de-
crease the size of ones waist. If you
have black skirt, try betting your
waist first with a black, and then with
colored ribbon, matching the shirt
waist You will find that the colored
ribbon gives the longer waist, and
seems to continue the inward slope
from bust to shoulders; SO materially
reducing the size of the waist.