Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-04-07
FADS

New York, April THE import
ers and the large shops have had
their spring openings and even The
most fastidicus women must admit
that the displays we're unusually in
teresting and attractive The STYLES
shown promise a season of charm
ing toilettes The modes show
enough OF change 20 make them eX-
ceedingly interesting but these
| changes save In exceptional instances
are not Revolutionary. do not run 20
bizarre extremes. Even the most
distinctive innovations are more Of
ten gracefully picturesque than the
freakish. and a decided majority Of
the models from the most authorize
tive Paris makers are exceedingly
wearahle frocks, lovely without being
sensational
II is among the evening frOCks and
the dressy afternoon frocks that one
finds the most daring experiment
ing with new ideas and. az The same
time. the most wonderful of the new
materials. All the skirts have add
ed fulness. but there are varying
grade so TT. and fulness does rot
by any means necessarily imply dra-
perry Tailored skirts are, with few
exceptions, almost as STRAIGHT OF line
as they were last season. though they
are not so narrow, thanks TO skill
fully introduced plaits and tunic ar
rangements. \ majority of the sim
pier short onc-pieCe frocks also re-
tain a straight and narrow skirt out
line The skirt, If the material al
lows, is fulled into the waistband,
but II Is so weighted and drawn down
that II hangs Comparatively straieh.
and even when il Is flounce trimmed
does not have a bouffant effect
Paquin has sent over some OF tho
most interesting az tho coQLof,isl
skirt draperics, aud also has launch
lea q number of accordion-plaitel
skirts in very soft silks. falling per
ioCtly STRAIGHT and limp 20 that the
outline is narrow Co.'S that of a plain
skirt. yet perfect freedom of move.
ment is made possible one OF her
tailored models has appealed 10 most
; an the importers and is tremendous
ly clever IN its adaptation Of dar.
cry on the pannior order, 20 n ma
tcrial as heavy as serge and to tail
ored finish.
e A very chic little GETAWAY coa'
whose tail is slightly draped belongs
: with the skirt, and though very few
women could wear the model well
II bespeaks cleverness One import
or shows this model in a black SAITH
frock and red cloth coat. and thougl
one cannot imagine a fastidiOus won
an wearing II, II is exceedingly pic
uant.
, Red is by the way a very impor
| tant item among relieving colors an
In bright shades such as gerannn
anu fdIuiildl lldhHts III ulNAI''
, touches even upon the most conser
, vative frocks With white an
, black combined II is particular
; pleasing. Some admirable re
, suits arc obtained by usin
1 sheer white lingerie material sue
2 as marQuisetie or wolfe or batist6
y embroidered in red and black in com
2 bination with solid black.
{ Serges, Bedford cords. whipcord
{ and tweeds are the materials mos
frequently used IN the wool tailore
models and the cutaway coat is frs
favorite. though often the front
| slope away but slightly There ar
plenty OF coats In which they do no
slope at all. a fortunate thing 70
the woman who has failed 10 SUI
press her hips TO the proper una,
| sertlveness
J Belted effects in coats, as I
| frocks, are extremely popular hut th
belt need not 90 all the way aroun
| the waist and NAV be loose or Nmpl
! drawn, so II can be- adapted TO ,wld,
! ~ different STYLES. II Is undoubtcdl
:. true that In large majority OF m