Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-28
Odd Fabrics For Street Wear

general hard service between now
and next April. In these also are to
be found the purplish shades that
came in with the coronation reds and
blues, and seem to tc in no great
haste to depart, but they lose some
OF their distinctiveness because OF be-
ing interviewer with black, white or
taupe, and they certainly promise the
interminable wear which a high-class
wooden material should give. Like
a great many of the dark blue and
dark green serges, some of the
smartest of these tweeds and home
spuns are made up on over narrow
skirts of cOlored velvet. That is, the
casual observer is expected to believe
that the material is of velvet from
hem to waist, and although every wo-
man suspects that a satin drop is
bordered widely with velvet and that
the wooden costume is built upon it.
The accompanying coat barely es-
capes being close-fitting, for it marks
the bust and hips to some degree and
yet gives no indication of a waist.
Sometimes this sort of coat has rev.
ers reaching below the waistline and
again it is buttoned on the left side
from the shoulder to below the hips.
The best models have full length
sleeves of conventional shape and
their collar and cuffs are of velvet
matching the grounding color of the
fabric.
Royal blue hair stripes on black
smooth-surfaced cloths, are among
the smartest of the fabrics made up
into demi-toilettes of the best sort
that may be worn upon the street.
Taupes and browns are also striped
in this manner and most attractively
combined with charmeUse, messaline
or satin. These materials are chief
" used for the welI-kncwn one-piece
frock, whose lines suggest a jacket
or full length coat above a skirt.
one model which is meeting with
immense success consists of royal
blue-striped broadcioth tunic, beIted
at the waistline with a black char
meuse girdle and, while partially
buttoned over at the left side. is
sufficiently cut away at intervals be-
tween the throat and the feet TO re-
veal black charmeuse slip, or an
Underskirt and blouse. Small jet but
tons are put on q number OF these
really dressy-looking costumes and
they are cheek by jowI with Tom
Thumb and even longer fringes Of
silk an exceptionally smart-looking
frock of white hairline striped taupe
over taupe satin, has threa-tier
apron of the cloth reaching to with
in four inches of the skirt bottom at
back and front and on the satin slip
at either side OF these tabliers run
rows of tiny buttons OF cut Jet. which
scintillate with every movement Of
the wearer. The upper portion of the
frock consists Of satin blouse with
a smack or oyerblouse Of cloth ter
minating ar the upper edge Of the
draped girdle OF satin and this queer
little garment is. like the th-ee-tiers
of each tablier. edged with short
black fringe Some dressmakers be
lieve that the long tablier is going 70
pave the way for the more general
adoption OF the side-openiDg skirt
which occasionally reveals the leg for
few inches above the ankles. This
really is not nearly so shocking as
It reads. for not scrap Of lingerie
shows. and whenever hizh-.oppeG
boots are not worn there are cIosel-
woven silk stockings OF precisely the
shade Of the satin split" s,-irt.
Poplirs and English moha'-s A.
ured IN self-tone are most atcra otive-
y made ND IN Quaker fashion rft-
the straight round skirt (as narrow