Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-10
BACK TO THE HoOPSKIRTS?
~ Modest, Almost TImorous re-
Vival Of the Ancient
style

Does any woman. al least any woman
his side ~ the Atlantic ocean. think
,hat the great moRul" dress is TO be
Ne coming fashion, that already foolish
artisans, whose souls are bound up in
ashions, talk Of nothing else? So a
ondon letter 10 the New York Times
avs. Poiret. the great French costumer.
lns invented a new French gown. moth
ng less than the great fuogul" The
dea Is that OF modified crinoline. not
,hc outrageous fiamboyant. fitting skirt
OF the 60s. but a Ear more decorous one.
That is what this Frenchman says. nut
On the other hand person who Is
darkly alluded to only as "a London
dressmaker" says. and says boldly. II
don't believe In the great mogu dress
at all and proceeds with the crushing
assertion, 1t viii never be worn in So
ciety In London" OF course that set
ties IT, Besides II Is said that Poiret
was largely responsible" for the harem
skirt. and what is condemned so loudly
az that?
To return TO the question Of crinoline
It Is referred 20 as "a modest almost
tImid revival. measuring mere two
yards around the bottom" hut, and here
comes In the chill horror OF my tale. Il
Is rumored II will grow The crinollne
has actually been seen IN Bond street
London. and Is spoken OF as graceful.
"rhe beauty OF the reformed crnollne
which "as most inapproprlately been
named the great mogul is" Nine. Tay-
lor said, that II preserves all the charms
OF the present tight skirt mode, and gives
a much more beautiful line from the
hips TO the feet. The wearer is also
allowed far more freedom to move as
the bottom OF the skirt has two-yard
circumference instead OF the IA yards
OF some of the extreme hobble skirts OF
today. The actual crinollne Is fitted
into the bottom OF the skirt. The stiff
fehing Is a secret process which do
not care to reveal, at present, and It's
great charm is that It avoids the ugly
line 80 frequently noticeable In the or
dinary tight skirt"
For those who take the question 10
heart there Is comfort in the testimony
OF Lady Dorothy Nevill. the wit and the
one-time fashionable beauty. No. better
guide could be desired Lady Dorothy.
who has been one of the most popular
hostesses OF her day, has herself worn
a crinoline When told that crinoIines
might become fashionable again in Lon
don, she raised her eyebrows In aston
ishment. Surely not" she said. II
thought we had done with those things
forever. remember the days when
used to wear a crinoline," she continued,
smiling at the thought 1T was such a
big one. and ! found II very troublesome.
1T measured"-and Lady Dorothy
stretched out her hands to their fullest
extent--"ever so many feet around 1t
was very difficult for one to get up-
stairs, still harder TO get into car
rlage. was glad when the fashion went
out but now. you say II may be revived
again. Now our skirts are straight
down and sensible Why should they be
made bigger and uncomfortable? II is
better that skirts should be skimpy. as
have seen them than that they shouiu
be filled out with a hoop. No. / do not
approve OF crinollnes at the present day
remember how troublesome they were
when wore them. and 10 modern women
they would be ridiculous A"