Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-12-05
new YORK FASHION LETTER.

New Yor-, Nov. 29--The long and short
coat-it sounds absurd. does it not? The
picture of n woman so dressed without
she has the figure of Venus is ludi-
Crous-yet such is the mandate of Dame
Fashion and the designers and makers
have followed her laws only to outwit
her. A certain line OF cut and finish
and disposal of trimmings has made such
a decree possible.
Assurcdly skirts are short, that Is tho
trotteur. or sidewalk skirt as It Is varl-
ouly called. Is short-.thoso for the house
are longer. This new short skirt is not
OF the variety we have had, It In grow
ing shorter and shorter and now It is
thought only fashionable for the length
to escape the ground by five inches.
II IS a decidedly trying style for the
short woman, she who has long hips or
over large feet. It was better In euch
cases that woman be little conscrva-
tive lnd have the length of the old two
inch from the ground variety"
Much care must he given to the style
md condition Of the shoes for this rca-
son. aud for many years no grea ter at
Ienton has been given to footwear
While the walking skirt is short. It
may he of the plated, the circular or
,.,a.s.i.,1 ".u u"o i'Forlto
''''''S are t"e WORKSHOPS chevlots
, 'i''''tnS' 'a'.o r-su'tinss whi'h
w .'dUe up III ''e MOST severe
S'E'e' nc ''i"'erla's mentioned
I'""u ~ STRIPES 'nV'Sipie piaId
W." 'l"o', over PialoS ana
-, Nc 'i'' s0o"S are 20 nc Iounc
r,,y,.,.',.,. t .'''N LIS
g.. NV H'Ior. skirt except
...r.o a..',.' WIN 'i,ouiu "Nolo cross
,1,.-, ~I'',' ''..''S from the
,,t..- VI tn' longer
and ~, a,,,..t.' ~ "''''" 'u'NS
t,,,7 a,.-.,-I "''' '"o use oi
NJ. ~, r.. .,Ii.., ooA- i,''i' PaheIS.
900 g., N''' - ""I' HHreu
,,,i,r "''' '' ''o "'"er
B,,i,, Of 49,, ,o.,,,-- ~
INN MN br,iss - 49, 20 ''"
rrIulp,ioc, for si,i,,, -. 49,, "''' ~
Tho radirr,s ,,.b,,h ho,.. -
4urr,co oro ,,,,,,t, 60, N'''S
- ho e.,,,, IT, '"'U''u Us '"'F are
nullo1 into boortfc.., $50 ', n,' may 10
80 sni, hn.,.,. S's''S' ne novel;
,if,,I color con,,,,,a,t,,,- Wv. '.'..I n'au.
for +h, -,a,., "Ie ''uNh HNeh
eI,ir,e -. ,s... 80. -" S"i"e ne"
t.ds ava .a.,.'. ,, ,'''''' P''I" "orS-
frttr ton,
tho bfos, ,,,ar, ,,,.o,, "'"uS cur on
'u' "'dS were uS"d as a trimming. ppcd
r.i,t, ~ l"'o'' grey was pped
.ro,,.,,, "'ue surge WIN a chintz
,-roa,, ,,.,.,, "''u uU' green UNITS a
.o+ o1ot,, 49,. ''nUN win rus
~ loa,bor ~ ... i'' LILY piping
An o++r,o+,,., 49,.
q. sr,oi.,.. was utN'Iop'd from
,locl, c,u. ,i.,,. S"'P'" WIN q
.doa lus, ,,,,,. NJ I"N"I''7 pattern
sl,~,,, c,,,,, ~. ''' P'''''ou SAiIt was
oI,ar,,a.t,,,. -. -5'reu model each
tr,o-irch ta,,s- h'eu win lhree
women bands of the cloth and piped
suit is vow, .h... ~ jay" 70 inns
distance bo1or. ~ p"' "'le
tho or,,s a -. 'u' w" ,'nuer
roeo vol,.o. ,.,,5a., i., WI vi o!u
braid ,rbo sIas,.oa ~ S""'acHe
or +,o ra,.,,,a - '.'i' an" snort
hands of tbo o,atf, ,, a"yNH "'ei'' ana
Of Tho e1o,,.,s ..a .I, we p"'to'h
rinad u.i.t ,to "a '''' ""h cuIis
same foebior me- ~. >einr' IN inc |
v..e &c soe+ rN', T. ne blouse !
neck, with co,iar ,, 1T inc
Taco ro,,e, ,,.o,. '''N J"oot OF cream
shoes 80, were worm grey |
'"'eS' grey felt hat trimmed with a |
hat and olo'.a u lose v'lV't loops The
black '''oes may be IN
drosev s1.,,4 a..
good sc,.,.,o, aa,.,, would 90 muoh
ecrpo y is 49,. T., ii'''ue from blue
front ronc, nh Eoio7 WIZ |
mining vl,tby o.p ',,. -, p'a]"' Inc re-
uro hy side r,o,.s ....a, u IN" hS-
4 prettv arr.rr,a,,,o,t |" mp uepth
morts ,l,o ,o-,.o,, VI .ucNs orna-
Other r,o,ori,ra Nv" o' 'he skirt
nuns veilire oo,I, c'Sslnere
hands r,v Ia -. U.s." ana the
,ll, nl,td ro,o,.,. Janus or checked
Lon. VI N'''ee I'D
For an oa, ala.