Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-26
Charming Devices at the
Tailor Skirts Main
tain ! Sensible Length
trimmings are Compli-
Gated and Elaborate :
Footwear an Important
Factor Hats That APP
preach the picturesque.

With ths early spring weather. when
fpr coats and fur-lined wraps are put
uside. the tbree-piece tailor-made costume
springs into prominence once more. This
esaSon IL would seem Is though the tailors
had been trying to improve upon their
winter reputation for elaboration. for all
Of the new models are trimmed after the
most epmplcated fashions, e
Tho materials IN themselves are such
that theF clever manipulation leads to
Trimming effects that demand the highest
class Of skill In handling. Stripes, checks
and plaids-those latter chiefly of the
nondescyipt and broken varieties - are
mostly In favor. and there is no limit,
save that set by the ingenuity of the de-
signs 20 the trimming effects that can be
wrought In the use Of the material alone,
tthont any extraneous help from braids,
veiyets and other trimming novelties.
IN tie coat and skirt suit, which -four
ishes nightly In spite of the vogue of the
separate wrap on the other side Of the
OCEAN, sorns charming devices are set forth
y which this appearance Of an elaborate
trimming Is effected In the use Of the ma
teriM ID bias bands and folds, In con-
trasted perpendicular and horizontal lines,
IN stripes that meet In q Y line apd other
duff mRnipuiations that are common to
the clever taiior's art
In coat shapes everything from the most
abbreviated Elton jacket-and some of
them end their brief career somewhere In
the vicinage Of the shoulder blades-down
to the long-Htted garment that follows
Chesterdeldian lines and extends well-nigh
. to the hem Of the skirt, each and every
one seems to be just as Fashionable and to
receive as full share Of modish atten.
ton as the others,
But among the younger sets there is
evident very pronounced fancy for a
little coat shape that cleyerly combines
the fitted Jacket and the loose pony cont
to perfection. This sets closely to the
lines OF the figure at the back and sides
the fronts are adjusted with single dart.
while the center fastening follows loose
straight line that cannot fail to prove be-
coming to the slender erectness Of a
youthful figure Below the waist line
those little coats are cut with fullness
IN the seams that gives slightly ripple
effect, this emphasizing the hip line and
BY force OF contrast making the waist all
the more slender.
Time and again has the deathknell Of
the little Elton been sounded, fully as oft
% that Of the separate blouse; but those
self-appointed executioners notwithstand-
ing, both OF those dainty items OF the
wardrobe continue to flourish nightly,
Some Of the new Etons are long call
md Jar cry away from the original
Elton; but no matter under what name or
: title they make their bow, they are fully
% fashionable as they have ever been. and
that's saying good deal.
Some very smart loose sacques are dis
played, those coming but an inch or 80
beiow thu waistline, and making not the
slighteSt attempt TO dedne the figure at
any point. except across the shoulders.
And, By the way, the coat that has the
sleeve attached to the outer material, as
we'll as TO the lining, Is distinctly In the
minority this year, the great majority of
models having the sleeve attached only
e the lining, and the outer part Of the
garment built out to cover the sleeve
and shoulder seam altogether. A good
stin canvaa interlinipg is necessary to
the correct carrying out OF this idea, and
the best tailors reinforce 1t by a second
lnyer, IN which the thread Of the goods
runs counter to that Of the top layer,
and row after row OF machine stitching
Is employed to hold the two In place.
Anticipating the warm weather, many
Of the new models are cut extremely
low and round at the neck, many Of
line. Much trimming Is disposed at this
point, and then carried down the front
OF the coat. mostly In semblance Of vest
effects. In goodiy number there Is the
design Of an under coat carried out,
usually In goods OF contrasting color, this
also appearing In the cur, which then
takes the form Of On undersleeye.
As for skirts, they are many and yari-
IONS. and yat all alike II the one point-