The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-30
One-Piece Frocks Show Decided Changes Warfare
Being Waged Against the Narrow Skirt Little
Touches Which Mark the Toilette of
the True Parsienne.
the True Parisienne.

Obviously the band defining the nor
mally-placed waist line and conceal
ing the left side placket cannot match
either blouse or skirt as it would then
be merged with one or the other of
them. Nor could it be of velvet be-
cause to wear that material in the
morning is bad form, but Hercules or
any other fancy silk braid perfectly
solves the question of the girdle for
the before luncheon or travelling one
piece tailormade and a strip of it
four inches wide by three yards long
is sufficient to swathe the waist and
make two even ends falling straight
to the left knee.
Combinations of Silk and Wool Gain
ing Ground.
The use of silken and worsted fab
RIGS in taiIormade for mid-autumn is
rapidly gaining ground for the fash
ionable woman is tired of being
quoted as being "mannish" of ap-
pearance. She may subscribe to the
cause of the Suffragettes, ride astride
or smoke a half dozen Egyptians
daily, but she does not mean to sacri-
fee her dainty raiment and so she
orders her second best" tailormade
suit to be developed about equally of
charmeuse, npessaline or meteor.
These costumes are charming because
they are so distinctly feminine in
character. Their silken underskirts
nearly always are bordered with a ruff
fle or a putting and rustic ever so
softly with the wearer's movements,
the tunics are gracefully draped and
the jaunty little coats fit closely
enough to prove that the craze to at
tain the stovepipe silhouette has not
robbed the fair sex of its character
istic curves.
Threats From the Atelier of French
Artist.
HE means to put crinoline upon
us, that determined Monster P-P-l''
cried a leading American actress who
landed last week from an ocean liner
In his atelier I saw the satin skirts
of tailormades lined with crinoline,
and one of his manikins said that
within six months every woman would
be wearing them upon the streets Of
Paris and New York, at the races and
at country clubs. And now we shall
all of us have to learn the art of sit
ting down, for it's one thing to sink
on to a seat as we now do and quite
another thing to arrange ourselves
upon a chair or a sofa But there is
som ething to be said in defense of the
couturiers. Were no novel fashions
brought forward women would see no
reason for buying new costumes until
those they possess begin to get shah
by. Moreover, the fabric manufac-
turers should be considered. In erin
oline days twenty or more yards of
material were put into a skirt and
now ten yards are sufficient for an
entire costume. Some business house
believes that there is just as much
Righteousness in the warfare that is
threatened against the continuance of
the narrow skirt as there was for the
war against Spain after the blowing
up of the Maine. and that there must
soon be a radical change goes with
out saying.
F'ringes Play a Leading Role on Tail
ormadeS.
Fringe bordering the skirt Of a
tailored costume is not a novelty
since the fashion came in fully six
months ago, but it is so fascinating
finish for the hem that it we'll de-
serves to flourish for many moons
! to come. Naturally such a trimming