Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-04-14
FADS=m FASHIONS

New York. April 1.-THE Spring
fashion returns from faris are all In
and from them It may be inferred
that the change toward greater full
ness predicted earlier In the season
has been fairly launched and is max
ing steady progress. Steadily, though
impalpaOly, this change has been
coming, until now no one is surprised
to hear that flounees are back in IA
yor. skirts are a trifle wider. belts
have returned and panniers arc
among the prospects of an Immediate
future. These PAINTERS are the first
note that Paris has struck In Tn,
Dolly Warden type Of coI'Lmc Win h
some observers predict viii soon be
among us. OF course the new Ian
niers are little more than draperies
that cling closely to the figure, but
they show, without any manner OF
doubt, tendency to add little more
tullness at the hip than is apparent
al the foot of the skirt.
One French designer has brought
out very decided pannier model
which has volumlnous skirt drap-
cry startlingly at variance with the
narrow little petticoat beneath. This
frock is built of blue and white spot
ted foulard in combination with 'filet
lace. The narrow petticoat OF fiie'
lace shows as tar as the knee Above
1t Is the pannier drapery Of blue and
white foulard which Is gathered ra
Their fun az the waist line, so that at
the knee the pannier must measure
at least three years around. over q
yard more than the lace skirt be
meath. The silk is gathered and turn
'ed under, falling over the lace tn 81
deep puff which gives the pannieI
effect
The bodice Of this. froCk is half o.
lace and half of blue foulard, drapca
across the lace at one side and las
tcnius under the opposite arm wit
a flat rnsette one sleeve is OF lac
and The other of silk, and both sleeve.
are short enough TO show TO the ell
bow the long gloves of faint tan sill
iclicately embroidered in blue.
The vogue of one-sided effects Is
another interesting style feature OF
the season Extremely graceful Ell
tccts in drapery are achieved by cross
ing one fabric over the other In this
one-sided fashion, and usually the
fabric used underneath is lace OF
some sort. all-over laces being tire
mendously fashionable just now.
The lace skirt flounce has assured
~ come into it's cwn once more. but
IL is, like the panniers. subdued and
ciinglng. made OF sort, cUhwebry
laces and giving no crinoline effect
to the skirts upon which II is used
Double and triple flounce skirts OF
lace are shown by some OF the great
est designers. Enormous quantities
of the fine laces are being used for
TUNES, skirt flounces. bodice draper
les. etc. and also all of the elaborate
evening frocks call for such trim.
ming.
The type Of frock which has a di-
agonally draped princess front ef-
feet. with a pettiooat showing some
where about the foot and the dag
onal drapery clevery maneuyered in-
to train at the back, Is we'll rep
resented among the new handsome
evening frocks and, always dirnified
and beautifully IL sklllfully made, is
made to have an air OF novelty by
new tricss OF sleeve and trtin anc
bodice details ana by the wonderful
new materials employed The chit
fon taffetas in changeabIa etfcc. and
In light hues and the changeable fail
le bancaise are very successfully
used for such models. the silk being
draped over fine lace or tulle with
lace border. But the marvellous Dor.
iure materials OF the season are par
fitted for such handling and
the dcsignGs have appreciated It's
Chlffons with border design. uf
which there Is an unending assa-