The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-28
TEE SHORT SKIRT lind LONG Gl
Ne Fssoq Letter
BY lEANNETTE II. WALsH.

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NEW YORK, Nov 2Ss2The short
skirt and long c%oat--lt sounds absurd
iloes It not7 The picture Off woman
80 dressed Without she has the figure
6t a Venus IS ludicrous-yet such Is
the mandate OF Dame Fashion and the
designers and makers have followed
her laws only to outwit her. "a cer-
tain line Of cut and finish and dis.
posal Of trimmings has made such a
decree possible.
Asspredly skirts are short, that Is
the trotteur, or sidewalk skirt as tits
Sarlously called. Is short--those for
the house are longer. This new short
skirt Is not Of the variety we have had
It is growing shorter and shorter anil
nowi 1t is thought only fashionable 70.
the length TO. escape the ground by
FIVE inches.
1t is a decidedly trying style for the
short woman, she who has large hips
or over large feet. 1t were better in
such cases that n woman be a little
conservative and have the length Of
the old two form the variety"
Much care must be given to tn,
style and condition Of the shoes for
this reason, and for many years no
greater attention has been given to
footwear.
White the WALKING skirt is short. Il
may be of the plated. the circular or
plated gored variety. and the favor.
lite materials are the worsteds. chev-
lots. serves. mohairs, t~nllor.suitings,
which should be made up IN the most
severe tailored style. The materials
mentioned are to be found In stripes,
invisible plailchecks with extra over.
lines, over plaids and over checks.
Plain goods are to be found as well
as some mixtures.
Trimmings for the short skirt ex-
cept for very tall women should avoll
crosswise patterns which dctracts
from the height OF the figure. For the
longer skirts bands will be used or
blind tucks and an attractive idea was
the use OF bands on alternating box
plalt panels. Many of the plated
skirts have mitred or fleured.lis de.
signs, On the wider plaits.
Braid of the hercules, soutache or
rndium pull braids are the most fa-
vored trimmings, for skirts as well as
for coats. The radiums which have a
very glossy surface are much favored
US they are to be found in many
widths and may be pulled into beauti-
full designs. The novelty silk braids.
which show many beautiful color com.
binations are much liked for the plain
suitlngs, One some new skirts Of re-
cent importation plain worsteds anil
serges had been used in the construc-
ton and cross wise bands cut on the
bias were used rs a trimming piped
with a brighter color. A grey was
piped with orange. n blue serge with
q chlntz showing rose and dull green
tints, n green with white and a black
with russell cloth. A few suits hal
tiny piping Of leather or chamois.
An attractive skirt was developed
from a smoke-grey melton striped
with a black silk hairline, a favorlte
pattern idea just now. The plated
skirt was shaped from an elcven-gored
model. each alternating gore was dee
grated with three two inch bands Of
the cloth and piped with old rose vel.
vet. The Jacket to this suit Is very
short covering but a little distance be-
low the waist, curved under the arms,
and showing n vest OF old rose velvet
braided with black soutache braid.
The sleeves are full and short Of this
regular Japanese adjustment and
bands OF the cloth decorated the bot
tom OF the sleeves, the shawl collar
and are piped with the old rose velvet
in the same fashion as the skirt. The
blouse was Of soft grey silk ginished
o. 80 -.
at the neck with n collar and jabot
of c lace. Long grey gloves were
worn, grey shoes, n grey felt hat trim
med with n greet breast and rose vel
vet loops. The hat and gloves AMI
shoes may be in black,
A dressy skirt that would do much
good service could be made from blue
serge. 1t Is cut in seven cores with
a front panel. The panel is plain the
remaining widths are adjusted to the
figure by side stitched to hip depth.
A pretty arrangement of tucks orna-
ments tho lower portion OF the skirt.
Other materials such rs wolfe, cash
mere, nuns yelling could be used and
the bands may be OF bias bands of
checked silk, plaid novelty braid, or
velvet ribbon.
For an odd skirt to be worn with a
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