Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-04
Fashions Dictates.

skirt, made with yoke, such as was
| worn a few years ago, now is the time
to bring it forth. The yoked skirt is
| seen nowadays in greater variety than
| ever before.
And a pleasing style it is-that is, if
the garment is well made.
The yoke, whether long or short,
whether pointed or Of even depth
must fit well. This is the all-import-
ant requisite. There must be no full
ness discernabe at any point, else
| it's beauty is destroyed.
The paits in the lower part of the
skirt may be arranged in almost any
| way, in groups or equidistant, but
they must be devoid of all fulness on
the underside. They are stitched for
a greater or less distance, and, where
stitched all fulncss must be cut away
| on the under side.
Yokes Suggest Princess.
| To return to the yokes. Many of
| the skirts suggest the favorte prin-
cess gown of last season. The panel
| is there; sometimes, indeed, there is a
panel on the back, as well as down the
front, the yoke and plaits appearing
| only at the sides. In others there is a
| front panel only.
An extremely pretty yoke is that with
four points, the points at either side
being not quite 50 deep as those in
| front and back. There is a decided
curve upward between the points, and
| it is where the yoke is narroWest that
| the groups of side plaits come. These
plaits are stitched down six inches, fall
| ing loose below that point to give re-
quisite fulness to the skirt itself.
Finishes With Stitching.
| Most of the yokes are finished with
one or more rows of stitching at the
| lower edge, though braidins and other
| trimming may be seen on some.
When the skirts have the panel in
| front or back, the lower edge of the
yoke is parallel with the wais. line in
some instances: in others, there Is a
decided slope toward the back. Ones
figure must be studied carefully that
| the lines of the yoke may be becoming.
| Many Wide-aWake women have
| found one advantage to the plated
skirt, with the yoke effects.
| 1t is a comparatively simple matter,
if one can match or has some of the
| goods like her skirt of the past sea-
| the latest fashion.
BY cutting off the side cores of the
skirt, to stimulate a yoke, and insert
| the effect is quite as satisfactory as
| though the garment had been recently
made as a whole.
Black Fishnet.
Black fishnet in coarse heavy silk
mesh is used for the all-black blouse
and trimmed with black grosgrain
ribbon in several widths from quar-
| ter to an inch.
They are lined with lusterless black
| silk, except their collars and wrist
| bands, which are left transparent.
Touch of Color on New Stocks.
Every new season brings it's own
exclusive touch on neckwear.
This season it is the touch of color
on the new stock cravat and iabot.
Among all the charming variations
of tone and tine black comes nearest
to the Frenchwoman's heart.
The mcrcst cord of satin fastened
under a cravat gives the black touch
to the Pierrot collar.
It's construction is the simplest pos
sible, being merely a fitted collar with
sewed-on yoke piece. both opening
at the back and made of sheerest lin
en- slightly embroidered.
The frills beneath the top and bot
tom scallops are made of hand-hem-
med linen.
A Black Season.
Paris dins it into our ears that we
are facing a black season, and the
makers offer an unusual number of
fabrics in this somber shade.
There are great displays of black
in fur, in lace. in evening and day
time materials, and for kowns and
wraps alike.
Black fur coats are most inter-
csting outlook for the practical wo-
man with several frocks and one coat.
The black evening wrap although
it may be gayly lincd), is no less a
ton.
Hints.
Handbags are growing larger.
Sable is the leader among furs.
Few browns are seen in the new
styles.
the hour.
The prevailing hat is the large black
velvet.
New waists are built upon the most
generous lines.
Muffs are to be used as large as they
have ever been.
The days of the black and white hat
are numbered.
The scarab again has a prominent
place in jewelry.
The wired net bow as hat trimming
is revived again.
Lynx is very scarce, and is generally
replaced by black fox. fz& ! ~
The new green's are the tpost vivid
that fashion hassevers kn0wrN
Picture effects abound in outer COW
erings for handsome toilets.
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