Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-04
PALE BLUE CLOTH COSTUME WITH
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waist line, and is a very becoming style,
which certainly helps a lot.
Both with the long coats, those made to
look like gowns and the short jackets made
TO wear with skirts to match, the rule Is
very strict that the waist line Snail not be
fnterfered with, and that especially at tie
side as longwaisted effect possible
must be obtained. The fashionable figure
is slender one, with small hips and broad
shoulders. and with a mucn smaller waist
measure than last year. The new corsets
add Immensely in carrying out these latest
laws in fashion. and drssSmakers and tall
ors are expected to do the rest. Very few
skirts are finished below the real vnIst line
they must have bodice or girdle effect
and be 50 designed that the sides shall be
long. There is more fullness in The skirts
directly in the center of the back, or, to
speak more correctly, more width; but the
fulIness is turned in so that Il docs not
to perfection over the hips, never be too
tight, and at the same time never be too
wfde-and the problem is not an easy one
for the average dressmaker TO solve. On
some of the newest gowns the trimming IS
arranged to help the difficulty or the Jacket
is cut SO as to hide all defect-shangs looee,
and yet the side seams are indicated-sll
very wearisome details 10 The uninitiated,
but all absorbing to the woman who really
loves clothes and takes a pride in Being
turned out according 10 the latest fashion.
There is a great war on as to whether the
short skirt should be banshed for all time
and the long skirt be brought in again for
all street gowns. There is so much to DO
said against the long skirt, especially now
that such good short skirts are turned out
that 1t seems a great pity there should be
any question of the return OF long walk
ing skirt. On the other hand. no gown
made with short skirt is anything like an
becoming. and no elaborate style of cos
h. fo.
a short skirt. A short skirt in an evening
gown is always ugly, and even for young
girls ball gowns made short are not salts
factory at all. 1t is to be hoped that the
difficulty win be solved by having elaborate
costumes intended for afternoon or evening
to be worn by women who can go about in
their own traps made with the long, grace
full skirts which are so becoming, while for
morning wear. for shopping. for travelling
or for walking, the short skirt may be left
as 1t is, short enough to clear rho ground.
and made with q perfection of cut and f1t
that renders II becoming both to slender
and stout figures. Fashion has advanced SO
far in a practical direction of late years,
and women the world over seem to be ar
irving at a more sensible and rational be-
lief in the fitness of things. that what ia
practical must needs be fashionable. This
would save the long skirts. costly material
and expensive trimmings for the gowns to
be worn on formal occasions and by wo-
men whose wealth and position entitle
them to dress of this sort, while a palmer
but not less smart style Of dress would be
chosen for more practical purposes-for the
street gowns to be worn either morning or
afternoon. Materials could be handsome
and yet not conspicuous and conspicuous
dress of all kinds reserved for housewear.
This might mean the millennium Of dress,
and. judging from the number OF gowns
necessary for the fashionable outfit of to-
day. the millennium.