The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-26


waist suit as there is to a tailor-made.
and when any one has studied careless
dresser I'm a shirtwaist and skirt, the two
parting company and the whole get-up sug-
gesting that IL has been thrown together,
It is evident that care must be taken to
make a shirtwaist suit look trim.
The dressy shlrtwaist Of summer is TO be
white. and many OF these are the daintiest
creations imaginable. Some made OF all
over embroideries are so sheer and fine
that they seem almost too delicate for use,
but they will be comfortable of hot days.
A goodIy number Of these open in the back,
and the long blousng effect is seen in front
The waist line certainly is moving up lit
tie. and the ugly trick of trying to bring 1t
down where the hip ought TO be is out. The
straight front is as stylish as ever, but it
is not so exaggerated. IL is to be hoped
Shat the fashions will never go back to the
old forms of corset, for there is more COM
fort to be had from the straigkt-front mod
el than from any of its predecessors. If
woman is not comfortable in this style Of
corset. then her corset does not fit her.
Just think of the old method Of putting on
the corset and then simply pulling it so
tight that the flesh fairly bulged above and
below the waist line. and compare it with
the corset of to-day, which is not tight
enough anywhere to be uncomfortable. A
great many women buy corsets without
further test of them than they would give
to tin kettle. but they should be tried on
as carefully as a gown would be. Fine
makes come in many different shapes. and
by patience the shopper can be suited.
Skirts are a problem these days, and it
takes a woman long time to decide just
what way she wants her skirts made, for
one style looks pretty in some goods and
so ugly in others, that II makes choosing
difficult. The new forms of gathering and
shirring are really beginning to seem pref
~. and are certainly desirable for the thin
goods In heavier materials they are not so
attractive. An example was a tan broad
cloth, the skirt gathered full in the back,
the fullness at the sides laid in little side
pleats. In the center of the front were two
box pleats. The bodice accompanying this
skirt was surmounted by broad shoulder
cape Of the cloth and by very loose flowing
sleeves, and the whole had a look of ex-
cessive bigness. In thinner materials the
fashion does not seem so exaggerated, and
in the heavier ones undue slenderness may
be relieved The weight of cloth gowns
with so much fuliness In them is consider
able, admirably light as the new weaves
are. Skirts showing two box pleats in the
center OF the front are numerous. This de-
sign seems odd at first but is to be stylish.
These box pleats. are seen on light twine
cloths and canvases, as well as on cloth
gowns.
The matter of choice from the simpler
skirt models Is not easy, but in dress-ups
IT is many times more difficult. Lucky the
woman given to impulsive enthusiasms.
For her there is hope that she will early
in her search decide that one particular
model is the very thing. True, she may
repent at her leisure. but anyhow she will
be saved the annoyance of being able to
choose. only after long search and not to
her entire satisfaction. Hint of the diver
sity that exists is given in the accompany