Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-13

The woman with a good figure has now
Ian uneXamped opportunity to wear
gowns that will exhibit any good line to
perfection. At the same time there are
still remaining plenty of the kindly fash
ions that are adapted for women whose
figures lack or exceed those proportions
declared absolutely correct according to
accepted standards.
There are strangely diverse styles in
skirts-those that are quite full and gath
cred or pleated at the waist and those
made with the smallest possible amount
| of material. Skirts of heavier materials
and certainly all so-called tailor costumes
should be scant rather than full, and the
newest pleated skirts are not in as wide
pleats as they We're, but have the pleats
In clusters, with space between, or if the
entire skirt is pleated all material between
the pleats is cut away SO that there may
be a flare, but rot of too great width.
Short street skirts are to be extremely
fashionable this spring and summer, and
the long skirts are reserved entirely for
afternoon and house wear. Women have
learned by experience the comfort of n
short skirt for walking and shopping, and
there is much to be said in favor of a
fashion that is both so practical and
smart.
EXAGGERATED SHORT SKIRTS.
Exaggeratedly short skirts will not be
popular They will be worn by some
women of the type which delights in being
conspicuous, but the most fashionable
length skirt will just clear the ground, at
the same time hiding the feet, or, rather,
allowing only glimpse of the smartest
OF shoes to be seen. The unbecoming
| round, so-called short skirt that touched
the ground everywhere has been relegated
to its deserved place in obscurity. Surely
never was there more senseless fashion,
for If had 0ll no had Iitiaa Of a lnnO
skirt and none of its grace and charm.
The long skirts for the more elaborate
gowns are very charming and graceful;
not in the least exaggerated but long
enough to give good lines, whether plain
or draped. Only the most elaborate ball
gowns have the exaggeratedly long trains,
and the palmer dinner and theatre gowns
are of most practical length. There are
still to be noticed few of the strangely
eccentric trains of last autumn's designs
the fish tail and the long and excessively
narrow model. These are only possible
with the most eccentric models-so-called
picturesque. The double skirt or tunic
effects apparently tend to shorten the
skirt by cutting the line from waist to
hem, and for this reason great care has
to be taken in the choice of a model, for
| if it is just few inches too short or too
long it will utterly spoil the smartest
gown.
just douDle the amount OF trounle as
regards the skirt question is the constant
complaint already heard on all sides, but
Dame Fashions orders are very strict
this season and she demands of her wor-
shippers that they spend time and money
in following out her command.
| The looped folds of trimming in many
of the new skirts is fashion Of the late
winter now brought forward for the
spring. 1t is quite difficult to copy, and
while certainly original is not attractive
summer the hounces of embroidery or
lace on all wash materials will be used
and in the same manner. All wash mate
rails and all the thinnest materials are to
be fashionable, and if the summer of 1910
proves to be O. tropical temperature at
J least the gowns will for once be suitable