Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-01
FASHION HOLDS TO MODEL
OF TIGHT FITTING SKIRTS

PARIS. Oct. LIN an interview on
M. Gliding, head of the firm of J. M.
Gliding & Co. of New York, said:
During my tour of the principal
Paris shops to buy models for New
York I found that the shape of the
skirts has not changed greatly. The
tight fitting model remains; perhaps
not to the hobble skirt extreme, but
Dame Fashion will still see to 1t that
women does not take too long STEP"
Redfern, the Napoleon or Dress
making declared in February last
that the tight fitting skirt was a thing
of the past and described it as "the
late" fashion.
II am always made to say things
never said" declared Redfern. when in
terviewed later. "You will remember
that l have always been opposed to
dresses making the hips appear wide
and that 1 said nothing but evil of the
pannier skirt. My opinion has always
been the same, and have never hesi-
tated to express it. At the time re-
ferred to I said that women no longer
wanted dresses tight around the an
kles and that they sought freedom OF
movement impossible with the hobble
skirt. 1 also said that lace fiounces
and trimmings would be much worn,
and l was not mistaken. Take dance
costumes, for instance.
II furthermore said that the paniers
| would fall and be transformed into
drapery and say today that, no mat
ter how clinging The drapery may be,
it will always leave something to the
imagination. If, however, you take a
| sack, dress woman in it and tie a
cord around it, you certainly will see
very pronounced lines, but lines that
are neither esthetic nor graceful.
THE result is that dresses nowadays
| are made tight around the hips. There
| are no m ore panniers, but considerable
! drapery and lace. The material en-
ployed will be velvet, brocade and
| other soft cloths.
"As for what 1 think of the Ameri-
| can dressmaker interviewed, l may say
that he naturally saw the material We
are showing this year. I therefore
| share his opinion on that point. I al
| ready gave you my opinion on skirts
at the outset. With regard to tailor
mades, I do not think the least indi-
| cation can be obtained at the present
! moment. We must await the opening
of the Paris racing season to see what
! will be worn. The American dress
makers opinion of the pannier skirt
| is very good, but / do not agree with
him regarding evening toilettes, be-
| cause I do not think the corsage will
be cut higher for receptions"
| As an example of his views
| Redfern displayed several manikin.
wearing exquisite evening dresses. The
corsages were cut very low, both in
front and in the back and the skirts
| worn tight at the waist, were draped
| in very pretty manner, 50 as to leave
on the side slit which opens in the
| walking. Some of the pleated under.
skirts are very graceful and show ur
the slender figure without hindering
| the movements of the limbs.
| "All tailor made SKIRTS" continued
Redfern. "have also this slit They
| should be larger at the bottom and
not at the top, as was the case with
| the pannier skirts. l maintain that q
| dress should be practical for walking
Its fashion cannot last if it is not You
have proof of this at present. won
| ans form should be outlined in grace
full movements without evidencing the
shape and above all, without the
nudity of the past season. The figur,
| is just as slender in this way"