The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-26
Dame Fashion

and, with the advancing seasons many
points regarding the coming styles of
fashion become which have hitherto
been doubtful, become clearer. New
models from Paris are coming in every
week and make it possible to give a
pretty definite forecast of coming
styles. There is no longer any doubt
that full Skirts will be the ruling fash
! ion and that the fullness which pre-
Vailing last year will rather be mere
emphasized than diminished this year
Everything indicates that it will be an
! ideal year for tall and slender women.
! but decidedly awkward for short and
fat ones.
Nearly all the models that have
reached New York from Paris show the
same exaggerated fullness about the
lower part of the skirt. There is not
serious objection to that feature and it
may be said that it is generally ac-
cepted and even welcomed. With the
! exception of the walking skirts the
! new models indicate a return to the
| absurd and awkward fashion of skirts
winch are from two or four inches
| longer all around than necessary to
bring the lower edge in contact with
the ground. There is nothing sensible
or even pretty about that, but for the
sake of being fashionable women Will
! endure more stupid fashions than that.
Some Of the imported Skirts show con-
siderable fullness around the hips. and
that IS their weak point so far as neshv
women are concerned. That style will
never become popular with women of
excessive avoirdupois, because it ac-
centuates the ample dimensions of
! fculty has been cleveriy overcome by
arranging the close folds in overlap
ping. fiat tucks, seWed down in such n
way as not to increase the bulk Of the
hip part.
This tendency to extreme fitness is
not so strongly emphasized in tailor
made suits than in more pretentious
gowns and, as a rule their skirts fit
tight enough at the hips. merely far
or. tIlJ Il i Loo
the knees down. Women who are too
feshy to wear skirts full all the way
Gown, viii have to compromise IN
some way and await better times next
year. They are decidedly at a disad-
vantage. as it IS far easier to (,ress a
tall and slender woman in a becoming
and chic way than it is to find some
style to hide the altogether too volup-
tuous curves Of their anatomy
There are no prettier and more orna-
mental accessories to a stylish street
toilet than the peerines. stoles and
scarfs which are so fashionable lust
now and are becoming more popular
every day. Worn vita tailor made
s2lt they greatly moderate the sever
ity of the effect and add a softening
and artistic touch to the costume. tina
could not be produced in any other
way. These wraps, if they may be
called so, are made in a practically I'M
limited variety of styles and their very
nature offers Incompatible oDportuni- |
ties for the exercise of taste and inge-
nuity. The practical usefulness of
the stoles and pelerines and scarfs may
be questioned, but their beauty and |
the artistic effect which they produce |
are ample excuse for their existence. |
If such an excuse be needed in matters |
or fashion. They are made from {
nearly every kind of material known. |
from cloth to null. from silk to velvet |
or lace. The same freedom which is
allowed in the choice of the material
from which the body Of these wraps is
made. is permitted in the choice of |
trimmings and Ornamentatlons. Lace /
ribbons, embroideries. passementerie.
DraldS and even feathers and furs are
used in the adornment of these hand
some and dainty bits of apparel
Among the most recent novelties of
fashion is a new kind of gown, which
may be considered a sort of comprom-
Use style, suitable as we'll for day wear
as for evening wear. These new gowns
are called Bridge gowns because they
owe their invention to the peculiar re-
quirements caused by the bridge whist
craze. Queen gives the following
characteristic description of the new
gown: Bridge gowns are neither tea
gowns nor lounging gowns They are
intended to play a double part-to be
suited for afternoon wear and if the
game becomes interesting to be not
inappropriate for the evening They