The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-07
FASHIONS IN SKIRTS.

Fashionable interest centers largely
in the new skirts just now, says a New
York letter, for the way new autumn
fabrics are being gobbled up in smart
new models is alarming. 1t is stated
on high authority, to use a political
the skirt will not be an unusual al
lowance this season. and if one must
judge by the stiffenings of various
sorts that are shown in the hens of
new skirts. it is safe to say that the
day of crinolines has returned.
There are two logical arguments
against the very wide skirt, the first
being it's unbecomingness to full fig
ures and the other it's unreasonable
expense. Since the fullness Is disposed
of about the hip by tucks and plait-
ings of various forms, the first object
ton is somewhat outdistanced, but
there is hardly any way of bridging
the second, and the woman who wishes
to be fashionable as far as her gowns
are concerned must economic in an :
other direction.
If possible hips fit more closely than
ever, but from this point all the new
skirts are hung with such amplitude
that stiffening of some kind around
the bottom is necessity. pretty
design is shown in metal grey home
spun intermixed with black. The yoke,
an extremely simple affair, is stitched
in applique effect over the inverted
plaits which take up the fullness of
the skirt With the exception of sew
eral rows of stitching three handsome
metal buttons placed at regular inter
walls between the stitching, constitute
the only trimming
A natty little Elton is worn with the
skirt. 1t is plated also and finished
with a deep velvet girdle ornamented
with steel buttons. The collar shows
something new in cut; it is cut away
irregularly at the shoulders to simu-
late an epaulette effect and the epau-
lettes are buttoned to the top of the
sleeves with small buttons matching
those upon the skirt and jacket. A
A brim little camePs-hair hat COM
pletes the costume. 1t is CORY in
color, bearing hand of tiny pink flow
ers about the crown, with just enough
foliage to give tone to the grey and
pink color scheme.
Another costume of which the skirt
is the distinguished feature has a yoke
effect over the hips also, but this is
gained by stitching bands of the sub
dued red broadcloth above plain, but
very deep graduating flounce of the
same material. There are two of
these bands and inserted between them
is a strip of soft cream lace with the
designs worked out with black silk
threads.
The Jacket has two ripples below
the belt line, stitched with very narrow
bands of cloth. Wider bands are
remarked above the waistline,
and quite an elaborate shoulder eff
feet of lace stitched with cloth bands
decorated the jacket. Revers of red
silk trimmed with black buttons turn
back over the lace, while the vest is
of shirred chiffon in cream
white. The sleeves are closely
tucked from shoulder to elbow: from
this point they are full and gathered
into rather deep cuff, close fitting
and trimmed with buttons and lace.
The kilt skirt is pretty If worn BIZ a
tall graceful woman; otherwise 1t can
scarcely be considered a success, al
though worn Unfortunately. Next
to this the box plated skirt is the
most difficult to wear. The great Sc
cret of its becomingless, however, lies
in the making, for so many women try
to economic on it that they do not
arrange the plaits in the double,
hence they pull and look out of gear.
The skirts of evening gowns VIII be
sh4rred and gathered principally. II
the stirring extends below the hips, 1t
will not be often, for the girlish effect