Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-03-05
FADS AND FASHIONS.

EADS AND Fashions.
The season for winter styles will soon
be thing of the past and women's
thoughts naturally turn TO the coming
spring and summer styles. or course
winter Is not quite pasSe. but little of
any consequence is developed at this
late day and no more interesting models
of winter costumes are imported from
the great fashion centers of Europe
Nothing but a review of the closing sea
son 5 styles is now in order. 1t is un-
douhtedly true that few styles equal or
ever equaled in beauty the graceful lines
of the best models of the empire or d-
dectoire styles, but it is, unfortunately
equally true that probably not more
than one woman in a thousand looked
well in the costumes of these styles.
Leaving aside the much discussed uues-
ton of modesty or immodesty in con
nection with the sheath skirt there is
ample ground for its condemnation on
the score of its lack of beauty in connec-
ton with the average figure. The figure
OF the American woman is not built
upon approved directoire lines. 1t in
clines to be eXuberant and in spite of all
that beauty doctors can do, hips win
not down, boldly sweeping curves will
persist Corsets will do something to-
ward the desired results, but they have
their limitations and. really, are out of
tune with genuine empire ideas
That "A gradual departure from the
prevailing empire and directoire styles
of the winter is imminent in the spring
and summer, is beyond doubt, but il is
not likely that the change will be radical
and sudden. \ writer on fashions in
Paris strongly hints at an impending
change of style but adds the following
warning: THE skirt buuffant is not vet
within sight and will not be within
sight this summer The same writer ad-
mits that the tide is beginning to turn
and that the petticoat is not on the r..
tired list in pcrmanenCy,
The turn Of the tide shows itself in
many unObtrustiyc ways. though it takes
woman sire Of her authority To act ma
pioneer of new STYLES. The whist line
has unquestiOnably been lowered in
most of the new models recently import
ed from Paris and the natural waist
curve is emphasized very often. especial
ly in the onc-piecp and drapcd models.
hut there seems no reasonable doubt that
waist line slightly shortened will he in
evidence IN many summer toilets. and
even the very short Empire waist may
be retained for evening and other drrSsv
wear by women To whom it is becoming
That there will be more fullncss of the
skirt is inevitable. summer fructS of
practical sort viii not admit of tho
treatment that has been accorded to the
winter skirts and with the change will
doubtless come some relief all alG..g the
line, not in the subtle draperies If which
mention has already been made. but in
inserted paits and folds mt least slightly
more ample
The sleeves Of most Of the wash fruck4
already displayed in the shops are long,
just like those of the prevailing winter
style. Rumors from Paris are to the
effect, however. that there is rebellion
against the idea Of uncomfortable Eons
sleeves Tor hot weather and that Ger.
tain great dreSsmakers have vowed they
will insist upon short sleeves. In the
meantime designers. afraid to trust these
rumors, are making long sleeves for fheIr
first experimental models. In many
case in which the material is heavy, Hs
with the linens, an oycrslecyeE only is
made of the material and "a transparent
undersleeycs Of net or lace is u.s. as
concession 10 comfort But TIA sheer
materials are usually made wiz long
sleeves Of the material inset with lace
or embroidery or merely relieved by
tuCking.
The plainly tucked sleeve -n ubiquitous
among the winter models has given
place to more original tucked effects,
Often the groups of tucks de- not run
all around the sleeve. hut are set along
the inner seam Will" line of trimming
guns from shoulder tp wrist down th"
unlucked outer side of the sleeve. = bis
bong line Of trimming down the outside
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