The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-24
TIGHT SKIRTS, TALL GIRLS.
New Skirt will Make Many Appear
 Tall and Slender.

Kansas City Star.
 You look as if you were tide up in a pillow slip" she remarked with all the brutality of near relation.
 Now, can you really sit down." she went on, with heightened sarcasm, while l plumed myself and strutted off. ignor- ing the impertinence concerning my new skirt
 It is true it is rather close fitting. and 1t is bound about me with cords. and if 1t were. say two or three inches tighter perhaps there might be difficulty when l wished to rest myself in a chair. But does anyone doubt for a moment that 1t is the latest mode-my skirt? It's a poem or words to that effect, and there will be dozens like it little later on.
 The subject of this sketch my new skirt, is just blue foulard. speckled over with tiny white dots. It has a box plait down the front. graduated from waist to hem. The cordings start at this plait and run around the figure. forming a yoke about five inches deep. and the cords are an inch and half apart. Ten inches be- low is anther shirring over a cord, and ten inches below that is still another. These cords are composed of candle -wicking. that being soft and not wearing out the silk. The blouse Is fashioned with box plait al the front to match the skirt. and also has the cordings forming low-cut yoke above which is a guimpe of strips of the foulard faggoted together with em- broidery floss. Drawn work collar and cuffs, with a chou of the blue tulle under the chin, finish my neatest, nattiest, most useful spring gown.
 My hat fo- ..ie suit need not be neg lected. for it is in truth quite smart. It is built of blue embroidery silk, perfectly round. rolling sailor shape. and of goodiy proportions. The brim underneath Is faced with thick folds of white tulle, and the only ornamentation is of wide blue satin ribbon, which is folded over the brm at the tlck, where it meets an inn mense bow of four loops, which is placed fatly against the brim next to the hair The satin ribbon is again stiffly folded and brought across the crown from side to side and out over the brim across the tulle facing and tucked under the bandeau.
 The next preference in my spring ward robe is gown of cream linen. and this Is where I boast another stunning fitted skirt. There is a double box plait down the centre of the skirt. and on the blouse both back and front like the long lines of this belted princess effect and d slight sweep. There are three bias pieces with space between, stitched on the skirt around the bottom to stimulate folds and two more form a yoke effect about the hips. The bias stitched pieces (the bottom cage Iett IOOSeD also run rom DacR 10 front plait on the blouse at the bust line. From the box plait to the shoulder on both sides of front is d square of heavy linen lace, and just below the collar in front, the middle of the box plait is cut away and another square of linen lace inserted. The collar, or stock. Is made en- tircly of linen lace for foundation. with curved turnover and strap at the lower edge of the plain cream linen. Two straps on each side run from the lower edge strap and connect 1t with the turnover. For the early spring. or cool days, gera- num silk will be pasted under the yoke and collar. and ceinture of the same silk, mounted by a huge buckle. will belt the gown.
 A hy-away, projecting front hat of handsome braid, trimmed with black and scarlet quiIls and a lot of red velvet, shall consider good style with this cos tune. Of course, q fluffy, alfred hat might be preferred.