Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-03-21
LAST YEARS. SKIRTS
EASILY REMoDEiED
Judicious Draping Will Help
Out Wonderfully = One
Color Economical.

"A woman who is clever with her An
gers ma even be able to make over the
skirts che has now into the new forms.
In some, the addition of a flat pannier-
nothing to a the hips look big-will
work the marvel. Or il the skirt can
be so adjusted as to bring a little full
ness just below the belt in back-a
scant shirring-it will at once take on
new life and be up to the minute. A
bit OF width is allowed around the feet,
but this, as often as not, comes from Il
slashing of some sort filled in with tulle
on the thin frocks. with taifeta. OIL with
a contrasting fabric on the silk ones, SO
the transformation is not difficult here.
Ever the hip s%lashing. which is newer
than the foot and may be seen in con-
Junction with he latter or extreme
models, is not beyond possibility for an
Old dress. In this a petticoat of con-
trasting material is Worn and the frock
is slashed at the seam over the hips,
caught at about the knee. and allowed
to open again to the foot of the skirt.
One sid or both may be treated this
way. Where the skirt seems otherwise
hopeless. a judiciOus draping may
make all the difference in the world.
The drapery must not make the figure
look thick. 1t may be of the founda-
ton material, or in an evening froclS
it may be- of lace or chiffon. AT any
rate. 1t swirls about the figure and
makes one side different from the other.
1t may be full over the hip or it may
loop low and be caught up at the knee.
The upper part of the skirt may be
plain and tight and then be cut off
short at one side to allow of full drap-
cry which emerges at the knee and is
pulled around and up over the other
side.
The gathering at the back of the
waist line is perhaps the one most sig
nificant point. II can hardly be called
fn11npSS for the n1na1 1n01i9felV hQ>
low hugs the figure closely. The nat
ural waist line is used in this conec
tion-and let 1T be said that it looks
abnormally long on most women after
the long reign of the pretty Empire.
and the waist is we'll defined with a
belt OF the material or one of leather,
or on the DRESSER froclSs. Il girdle of
velvet. Serge is the material used to
the greatest extent il this new fashion.
though cloth and even raffeta have sue
cumbed in a few instances. One cos
tune of dark blue serge has 81 yoke at
the back of the skirt about four inches
in depth, and at the bottom of this the
skirt is slightly fllled in for the join
ing. The skirt yoke closes diagonally
at the left and the blouse closes dag
onally in the opposite direction. Me-
dunn sized smoked pearl buttons are
used.
1t is not only politicians at elections
and racing men who ADOPT certain COL
ors for their own. Many Il pretty wcm-
an elects to keep to one shade in her
wardrobe, and the plan is economical;
but it needs an artistic sense of the
effect of color, or it is apt TO become
monotonous. To %relovate last years
garments is far easier when this plan
is pursued. But you must be very GER
tain in making your selection that you
have really chosen the hues that suit
you. for color affects the whole appear
ance to the greatest possible extent.
You must consider YOU age. There
comes a time when the shade which
suits youth becomes unsuitable. and
stout figures must adjure light tints
1t is a plan which greatly interferes
with the charm of bargain hunting. for
it is difficult to get what you want in
one particular color.