The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-29

soau," 0aid bride tho other
6ay, whose wedding fnery
had, indeed. seemed 70 IN.
eluds svsrytAing that tssta and beauty
and comfost demands. II had gowns
and coats and tailored suits and morn
'iag drssnss and neSiigcss and 81 the
rest of Il. But In my rash young fool.
1ahneas I absolutely tabooed any odd
akirts or waists And would you be-
lieve Il. my dear. but there were scores
and scores Of timer when I needed
nothing In tho world 10 much as just
q separate skirt and waist-timcs
when ! didn't care to wear my suit,
skirt. because you know how much
more quickly they begin to show signs
OF wear, anyhow. than the coats;
timss when the little wash morning
dress II too informal and the for.,arti
frock too dressy, or when everything
else in ones wardrobe needs stitch
here or a fresh ruche there. Take my
advice and stick TO the odd skirt and
blouse like ri ~
There You are. There's no getting
comfortable garments are here to stay
apparently till the crack o doom. So
let's sec what new ideas the shops are
Offering US this season for wear dur
Ang spring and summer months.
Perhaps there Is just one thing wo-
man won't do to he in fashion, and TINT
80 break her neck Though. indeed, some
of them have almost hobbled away to
Join the angels) ~ that on account OF
this fcssy notion Of hers the newest
akirts are considerably wider about
the bottom. They are by no means
voluminous. however. 2A to IA yards
being the favored width. They must
above all be cut on straight lines and
allow the wearer to present the mar
row silhouette that Is the keynote OF
the present styles.
Into somc Of the skirts are clevcrly
introduced a couple OF small pieats In
the back or front panels or in the
side CORES which give added freedom OF
movement without In any way affect
ing the style Of the garment.
Many Of the skirts are trimmed with
wide folds Of the same material put on
four or five inches from the bottom,
and some models show revival Of
the high waistband. with the waist
line about two inches above tine nor
NAL. For later wear the silk skirts
will be much worn. but Just now the
worSteds. serges. voiles and panamas
IN black and blue. particularly. are In
demand. Quite a few nobby styles are
shown In grey mixtures. and the hair
line stripes are also returning to favor.
The veiled effects that were SO uni.
VERBALLY employed for the winter blouse
have been carried OVER for the spring,
with only slight notifications In ma.
terials and styles. Lighter weight
fabrics Of course are desirable for the
foundations Of these dressy little
blouses. and silk null. net and china
silk. with chiffcnA marauisettes. net
or any Of the transparent materials
for yelling them. make up most at.
tractiveiy. They are often very simple
In design, the only ornamental touch
being in the lace collar and. perhaps
tiny underslecves. One charming
model intended to he worn with a blue
tailored suit was made In the popula,
ana becoming style with sleeve ant
blouse In one Over the foundation OF
white china silk was laid doweret
chiffon with white ground ovel
whlrh were scattered tiny nosegays II
soft shades OF blue and green and ros,
color. Over this again was chiffor
matching the blue OF the suit. which
was also used to form narrow pleatet
ffil6 about the white lace collar am
at the elbow above the narrow lac,
undcrslecve. In the more elahorat,