Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-28

New York. May The pannier
sgirt has evidently come TO stay-at
least for while and II is the most
talked of feature of the present sea-
sons fashion. The success OF the
pannier skirt depends mainly upon
keeping its fullness at and below the
knees. gathering It to one side and
draping il irregularly Some OF the
fullness comes from the waistline,
more from the length, but there are
no set rules TO follow. Sometimes
there are three side plaits at the
wastline on each side. and these drop
70 the lower edge Of the tunic. about
one yard. affording material to drops
on each side.
Another model has the plaits in
the center. front and back. and the
fullness drawn to the left side low
down. Such plaits are slightly dag
onal. so that the fullness will appar-
emily fall toward the back. II plain
! " shows that all these variations OF
panniers must be OF soft fabrics. al
/ though not always transparent.
The most difficult part of fitting
an overdrapery Is In keeping the sides
straight and slim in outline. The
slit skirt Is now accomplished with
an over-effect that conceals the rea
slit At the center front. where the
supposed foreshortening takes place
a plat Is folded In the skirt only e
reach the tunic that hangs over tn,
slit. yet the latter affords relief from
tight skirt. At the back the slit Il
longer, being eight inches deep will
n box-plaited panel stitched five
inches below the belt. hanging loosel,
over the slit Even with skirts meas
uring two yards the slit relieves on,
when stepping mp.
There is every indication that IN,
short fanciful little coat in silk o
one kind or another Is To be an i'm
portant item of the summer outfit
this year. The eton. the bolero ant
host of models more or less relate,
to these two old friends are alread!
in evidence. the less closely relatei
coates showing leaning toward alb
breviated mantel or dolman lines, n
keeping with the ubiquitous taffeta
and their bouillonees. ruchings AM
quillings.
On the whole these little wrap
-a-s picturesque and piquant Per
haps some OF them are a trifle toe
odd. but that depends great dea
upon the woman who wears them.
Taffeta Is perhaps more used thar
any other kind Of silk. for this sea
sons little coat. though the soft sat
ins stubbornly retain their popularit.
here as elsewhere in fashions realm
Many of the costumes sent over b,
the best Partisan designers show fan
ciful little coats associated with one
piece frocks In the more conserva
tive models the coat is in the SANE
tone as the frock. though IL is likel'
to bee In contrasting material, bu
perhaps more frequently the coat con
trasts In color with the frock, thougi
its color may find an echo In some
trimming note in the frock
Soft. shapeless little boleros reach
ing only 10 the waistline, coat sharp
lly cut away and fitted I'm a. the waist
line DireCtoire models with higl
lcollars around sides and back, man
telets crossing fichuwise in front am
either falling 10 the waist line In The
back like a loose cape. or beltcd 20
with coat tails Of some kind below
the belt. short prussian coats. fas
tening down the left front. bette,
and with short coat skirts all around
sleeveless bolcros, straight loOs'
Louis XIV coats with neck frills. but
tons all the way down the s'raigh
front. waistcoats and other detail