Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-09
Autes uf fashion.
CHANGING STYLES.
Pointers to the Women on What to
Mear and AnNn To Wear Il.

Pointers to the Women on What TO
Wear and How to Wear It.
The hobble skirt may be superseded
by still more ridiculous fashion, II
the new uneven" skirt wins a place.
Before the skinny thing that has ham,
pered women's feet and endangered
their very lives got foothold, one would
have felt justified in declaring without
modification that anything so ungrace-
full and absurd as skirt that dipped
at the front and back, and hung short
at the sides, or dipped at the sides and
was short in the back and front would
never be countenanced-not even by
the class which always goes in for any
thing to attract attention.
But as a fact, a number of such
skirts have appeared on the other side
of the water. Enough to show that the
style is bidding for favor.
The front and back are made long,
sometimes touching the floor and the
sides are short enough for the entire
foot to be seen.
It may be imagination that street
coat suits are more dashing and sty-
lish than ever before, but if it is a
fancy, it is assuredly suggested by
fact. 1t is a graceful compromise be-
tween the entirely plain suit of other
days and the dressy affair that the
French tried to foist upon us last win
ter.
The we'll dressed American woman
does not care to wear conspicuous
coat suits between 10 in the morning,
and 8 in the afternoon, and she has
now adopted the French custom of not
wearing a coat suit after that hour, If
she is on pleasure bent.
The American tailors understand the
American woman's needs better than
the French tailors. The French claim
they cannot give the snappy lines, and
that their traditions make them build
the suit into something distinct and
ceremonial, when only plain suit is
wanted.
UP until two years ago, the Amer
lean woman wore a distinctively plain
coat and skirt without braid or elab-
oration Of any kind. She then took
up the French idea of trimming. She
adopted coats with quaint collars and
waistcoats, and many bands and but
tons. Her skirt were overturned and
swept the ground. She lost her indi-
viduality, and yet gained absolutely
nothing from the French.
She was absurd in her long skirts
during the day hours, attending to the
street errands of her busy life and her
Directoire coat, with it's flaps flying
in the wind and it's tight sleeves was
incongruous. If this suit had been kept
for afternoon calls, luncheons and
weddings it would have been more
suitable, but with the advent of the
French coat suit had come, also, the
adoption of a one-piece dress and long
coat for all indoor afternoon wear
The latter fashion was correct and in
good taste, as it is more complimentary
to hostess and the social condition in
general to change from street gown
into a house gown, when you become
a guest. We have eliminated the long
skirt and we now omit most of the
elaboration.
The main addition to the present
street suit which gives it smart look
is the extra wide, loosely woven silk
braid which is both expensive and
perishable. This must be added fol
truths sake, for while it is perishable
it is an admirable trimming, so far as
artistic result goes.
The only smooth fabric used this
season for street wear is blue serge
and really one cannot call 1t smooth
1t is only so by comparison with the
other clothes that go to make up this
seasons suits.
The skirts are shorter than even the
| first models shown in the autumn
Evidently the smart tailors were lit
tie afraid to produce the excessively
short skirt that Paris offered, but they
| needn't have been, for the American
women have decided on it for them
selves. Most of the skirts are now cut
off four inches from the ground, ant
two inches from the ground has beer
the accepted length before.
With the extra high boots of tan ant
black kid that women wear on the
| street, the effect is not immodest. Ol
course it is very unbecoming on g
stout woman, but most things are hare
for her this winter.
| A handsome black velvet coat ant
skirt costume, the coat short, and moi
too tight, the skirt straight and very
narrow, accompanied by good looking
blouse of some very sheer material !!
a most satisfactory thing for dressy
afternoon wear. The coat and skir
are usually trimmed in the stunning
black silk braid and fastenings or may
have black satin for trimming with {
touch of fur.
One piece frocks of black or darl
colored velvet made up on exceedingly
simple lines are very modish fol
wear, under the separate coat. Blacl
satin trims many of these little frocks
being used in bands, buttons, cords
ETC., and often both the velvet and sa
tin are combined as trimming. Agail