The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06

short. There Is radical change In
skirts. The straight line IS continued
and the impression Of narrowness at
the bottom IS retained, but some subtle
| changes have been made to facilitate
walking. Many models cross over IN
front. and this produces a raising or
slashing that disengages the feet, On
evening gowns this effect is much ac-
centuated, and the skirt is frankly cut
off, to show the ankles.
II am using every sort OF silk al
though my preference is for charmeuse
or nekeor, both of which give essen
tally the effect of youth. White leads
for the evening. but cerlse. yellow and
green are in favor and the use Of brill
liant colors Will confer upon the COM
ing season exceptional distinction and
! hriHiancy. Excuse me from those bru-
tai combinations called 'criard.' consist
ing of q marriage Of two bright colors!
l prefer one bright and ono duh hue,
to create harmony,
"And one discreet word--a woman
ought always TO appear on the street
in sober garments, reserving her allures
OF coquetry for the salon"
! Redfern predicts that the styles Of
tomorrow will but make moro definite
the abandonment Of everything rigid in
favor Of what is swaying, lissome and
enveloping. He is delighted with tne
tendency to leave the feet of women
free, by the slashing of the skirt Elk
tcessivey narrow skirts are absurd, and
women of taste have now altogether re-
nounced them. No ungafnly amplitude
Is advocated, but such a cunning cut
that both an appearance of narrowness
and actual freedom shall be accom-
plished.
Let lis have the Illusion of narrow
ness, said Redfern. And here the In
terViewer obtained the catchword of the
present mode: illusion, No matter what
sort OF cut the skirt has. make 1t ap-
pear TO be clinging. Here is where art
comes in and genius is shown
The last authorities consulted were
Martial and Armand, whose creations
nave been eagerly sought this year by
American women Of fashion. They
launched out Immediately upon the
great subject of collars.
1t is to be observed" they said
that however light and vaporous the
gown the collar is heavily garnished
with braiding for the day time and with
gem embroidery for evening. cos
tune Just made for Mile. Norma
Delza is a tailored suit of serge, with
the skirt Of Scotch plaid, as masculine
as possible, but on which the little
jacket runs into an exquisite appear
ance of coquetry in the white tulle
collar floating against the face.
AS to the colors we are using, the
new tone, biscuit, Is a favorite Beige
and red are much in vogue among our
patrons. We are using the crossed
skirt. which gives the effect of thinness
to the stout woman. while it admits of
perfect freedom of movement"
| The skirt is round. short and slashed
on the right SIDE the siashing having
an appearance of reason on account OF
| the garniture of four large buttons on
one side with the support opposite of
| four tailored open loops or buttonholes
bound with the material, 1t is as If the
buttons had just become unfastened
| The jacket is cut away IN the front and
slashed at the sides. the tails being
rather square and not at all long. The
E~colIag. u the lang shawl model With tha