The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-01-30
M|SSMORT|MER
; WRITES FROM
PARIS
BY MAYBELLE MORTIMER.

PARIS, Jan. 13, 1913.-The
new spring styles will usher in q
number of seemingly original
ideas. For instance, you i'm Amer
fca will surely see a number of
odd 1Oopings of the narrow skirts
which form draperies only on one
side of the gown.
l saw the other day q frock
that consisted of an underskirt,
half panier and half an over
skirt, and over all this q whole
Russian blouse. This came from
the house of Marital & Armand,
and was made of pink tussore.
Pink, however, except in the deep
er coral and American beauty
shades, will not be used quite as
much for frOcks as i'm seasons past.
Yellow seems to have taken a
new lease of life. You see 1t in
every kind of fabric, and very
springlike it is in appearance
when combined with green in yell
lowish olive shades.
All shades of yellow will be
worn, from the faint tint of
cream to the yellow brown of the
,under-side of the autumn leaf.
Many of the new alk-over designs
are in yellow brown or cream
yellow.
One of the new shades, which
will be much in evidence this
spring, is the yellowish green one
sees in the pussy-willow, when 1t
first puts out it's catkins. This
shade, however, is very trying and
. should only be worn by the wo-
man with the irreproachable COM
pleXion and dark eyes.
Brown will be worn more this
spring than In many seasons, and
1t will almost always be combined
with some shade of yellow. There
is also new shade of blue, which
will be very popular, little pink
er than the blue that was worn
80 extensively a few years ago.
Taupe has run its course during
the winter. This color has not
enough life in it to be chosen for
spring costumes when all nature
is waking up to Joy and love.
Green also will be relegated to
the background, which is a pity,
as green seems to breathe the
very fragrance of spring.
1t looks now as though we are
going to have a white summer,
the shops are full of exquisite
lingerie costumes of hand en-
broidery and real laces.
The woman who thought sh !,
had seen the acme of luxury in
. last years filmy frocks will gasp
when she realizes the time and
money expended on those which
are being made for this seasons
wearing.
Chinese crepe is beginning to
make strong impression upon
the woman who likes Individual
fabrics, and l have even seen a
number of gowns made of the
very noticeable blue and white
Chinese cotton crepe, that We use
in room decoration. There are
also a great many all-over de-
signs in cotton, some of them
looking like the old fashioned
chintz which we saw in grand
mothers bedroom.
Rough weaves will predominant
for silks, -eflecting the popular
Fy of eponge and ratine that have
been so fashionable this winter.
Cotton ratines and eponges will
be used almost to the elimination
Of linen for heavy tailored tub
gowns. Cotton crepe, however,
will be the popular novelty for
wash gowns this summer. Some
of these crepes are made of a
heavy, finely twilled thread that
gives very decided character to
the cloth and increases its coat
clinging effect.
Everything must cling, even
ones tub dresses. Starch has
gone completely out of style, and
women who are planning their
summer wardrobe will do we'll to
include at least one of these cling
ing wolfe or crepe dresses for
dressy occasions.
A great variety of belts are be-
Ing used. 1t is only a few years
ago that We were all wearing one
piece dresses, and to such an ex-
tent did this style prevail that
there were number of failures
among the belt manufacturers
However, you seldom see a gown
from the best designers, nova
days, without some kind of a belt.
Flat collars turning away from
1.-The neck with frills and jabots
will be worn as well AZ the collar
less and Dutch necks. No one but
a woman with long, ugly neck
will wear high collar this sum-