Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-02

Women who do not want to be wildly
extravagant are choosing the poplin skirt
in pale shades of blue and gray. They
trim the skirt with silk ruff1es, overlaid
with lace, with a cloth ruff1e underneath
all And thus they get the effect with
out the expense.
sateen, but in every case there is the
elaborate trimming around the foot. You
cannot trim skirt too richly.
Over the elaborate skirt is worn the
plain dress which must Of course be held
up to show the petticoat.
Summer is supposed to be the time
Of the fancy skirt but It f1ourishes best
in winte for then the sidewalks are wet
and woman has every excuse for lift
ing her dress off the street. Instead Of
me- ling her petticoat very long she short
ems it to the ankle and allows her trim
boots to be seen.
It is a noticeable fact that the most
elabor tie petticoats. are worn with the
plainest gowns. as though woman tried
to atone for the severe simplicity of her
tailor built dress by her elegant, fancy
petticoat.
Above the ruf1es there are tucks, and
some of the skirts show tiny punches
in the lace ruf1es. The lace IS looped
very small bows of baby ribbon. Petit
coats of this kind are meant only to
be worn in the house, for they would IN IN
street.
very novel idea is that of lining
the gown with silk to match the petit
coat This is extremely dainty and
style which will become more popular
Ladies' tailors predict that the spring
will show petticoats to match, the dress
lining and a hat to match both.
What a revolution we have mad IN
retticoats, What a difference between
the starched white skirts of our lore
mothers and the luxurious swish-swish
of our silken petticoats of to-day! Ana
what a revolution it is when my lady
raises her gown at muddy crossing ana
brilliant plaid are seen! This, winter
the dark skirts are lined with pale silks.
black skirts often showing a lining OF
pale green. TURQUOISE or pale pink, ana
so the silk petticoat often matches the
lining. but this. of course, necessitates
a petticoat for each gown, not always OF
the same silk as satin brocade or even
popln is used.
Quite separate is the petticoat worn
under the house gown. The daintiest al
fair made Of white DEesden SIN i1 I poWs
was worn in the house. The skirt endeq
with tiny ruchings of pink chiffon and
the silk having a sun pleattng Of pink
taffete edged with chiffon ruching.
An elegant petticoat was OF turquoIse
blue brocade, with satin stripes: o Inc
bottom of the skirt was cut in squares
edged with fine ruchings of blue mousse
lire de sole. These little squares were
held out by ruffie of lace over sun
pleating of blue taffeta.
Automobile red was the color OF an
other petticoat. The body of the skirt kiI,t
was of poplin: embroidered with Win i SIX
and dust rug were c Of Tfd ta 5ee @ ana
caught nv small bows Of automoblle req
velvet ribbon bows W btR,o the was @oT9
the Iovliest coral pink taffeta petticoat,
with no trimming except the bias putting l
and the pinked and sun-pleated rufnes
of the same silk.
Word comes from the South that the
women are forming a league against
the silk petticoat Whether it is the
"wa sher-women who are Pre- protesting noang
white skirts that the silken one. has
routed: or whether the expense of c the
tainlv the modish ones are so deliberately
trimmed that buying one or 1J two C comes mes
, make one at home be sure TO get a silk
design that hes no up and down for
then you can cut two cores out of one
width as the French petticoats are cut
and this. Of course, is great saving
of material -
MARY GOODWIN HUBBELL.