Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-04-23

brought some uamiStakahle changes
in woman's fashion, vet the changes
are by no means of n radical nature
Tailored costumes Of conservative
type. for instance. do not show very
decided changes of line. \ woman
may have almost any sort OF coat
that Is most becoming to her and ye.
not be consplcuously out OF style
Generally speaking. however. cut
away models which are most success.
tul fasten down to the waist line or
2 little ahoye and are slored away
gradually from there. In this model
too there Is often a waistcoet. hut l.
appears above The button line. not
below Il.
Eelted effects are popular IN suit
coats as IN frocks the belt sometimes
encircling the waist. sometimes show
iug merely in back and front or IN
the back only. Some soft silk coats
actually blouse ever the belts. Others
are drawn down smoothly. helted In
snugly revealing the waist and hip
curves which recent modes SO sternlv
suppressed, and still others fall loose
and comparatively straight their belts
being for ornament rather han SER
vice.
On fhe Whole. mere is mere shape
illness. more concession 10 curves In
this seasons suit coat than in that
OF last wear. and since frocks also
show q tendency to lessen the wals'
side and admit the existence OF a hip
curve, 1t seems likely that a change
in corsetine is az hand. Il will come
gradually. Of coarse. Women have
enloved the freedom Of the large
waist aud the uncorseted figure aud
vii be unwilling to give II up. Prob
ally they will never AGAIN accept
tight lacirg In its very strenuous
phases, hut tie modes Of this spring
both In hodices and skirts are surely
BLAZING a trail 90 q changed Silhouette
and The autumn will doubtless bring
trim waists. more definite curves ami
more elaborate skirt drapcries.
Bedford cords. heavy cord diacon.
.als, vhipcords. serges. wool sponge,
tweed and various mixtures in light
tones are 'he materials Nest usel
fer the wool tailored costumes. while
for the silk two-piece Of three-piecu
mstume ta'feta. the duh finished
satns a heavy cord surah or serge
several ribbed silks OF zengaline or
pophn charaiter and tussof are all
available.
Many combinations Of serge and
taticta and OF serge and satin are
among the more practical OF the
three piece costumes and these ma
'erials are combined rs much as ever
for the one-piece trotting frock
Smart coats and frocks Of black tat
ieta the upper part OF the frock be-
inr almost entirely of chiffon or mar
qu's cite. promise good summer ser.
vice 4 clever French idea is tho
hraidirg Of the black silk in biscuit
soutsohe and using for the bodic,
chiffon and lace partly yelled NV
black chiffon.
The biscuit champagne and kind
rcd shades running down to khaki
tones are very successful In al mn.
ter.als from chiffon To tweed and the
linen and cotton stuffs in buff and
biscuit colorinrs are particularly At
tractive Linens are more thar ever
popular and tho variations upCH
the one-piece linen fock are numcr.
Gus As rule these frocks are sim
pie and not greatly CHANGED from
the models Of last season, though tho
skirts are SLIGHTLY widened often
Nv insert, hut hardly noticeable
plaits.
Linen Ike most NJ the wool tail
rr suitinps does not lend itsolf grace
fully 10 dranerv and n llrcss and N
DESIGNERS have very wisely loft Tho
models In those materials 20 STRAIGHT
lines Vet even here there are SON
changes In detail a LONGER and MOI.
acceutuated waist. q sloevc set into
an 'rmhole or belted effects HEAVY
lacos trim some ~ the best l1rk'n
linens and II Is worth noting that
there arc exceedingly effective iri.
tatIons Of Irish macramc. fllc'. Cluc
etc, ~ prizes surprisingly moderate
Quite as chic as any ~ these lace
trimmed linen models are other linen
irpcks. dcmurelJ simple. but wits
distinctly ORIGINAL notes IN calla-
"rayat. belt and buttons which A.
more effective than any amount OF
elaborate trimming.
Felis, girdles and sashes are stron,
features NJ the fashions this snrins
Narrow belts of patent leather or o.
leather combined with somc one o.
the costume materials or colors havr
a decided vogue and the importer
who will carry models into whlCi
such belts enter have bought Owe
quantities ~ the belts 70 he uscl
reproductions OF these models
Ono Of the fads OF the season r.
.he towelllrg material In its many
variations II goes under variona
names. SPONGE. Turkish cloth. cot.
ton ratine. Tyityl Prt. whatevo-
the namc. towelling Is the family and
n Is extensively used for whcl