The evening world., 1913-04-02
The Navrov, Draped Skirt
VIII Be the Favorite Ex.
clusiUe Model-Waist
VIII Be Three.quarter
-Sleeues will Remain
SIM all-Low Collars
VIII Be Generally Worn.
Slit Skirt and Extreme
Hobble Tabooed BY the
House Of Worth-Cor.
sets Not to Be Discarded
Women Are Not Go.
ing to Wear Trousers,
Hoops or Balloon
Sleeves.
Marguerite Mooers Marshall.

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jacques Worth Of the House Of Worth.
which dictates the dress Of American
women and indeed Of all civilised women;
has just arrived 70 pay his nrst visit to
New York.
And the sartorial prophecy and phlios-
ophy OF jacques Worth, as he unfolded
them for me. should be OF tremendous
interest to the feminine half of New
York. In a series Of articles for The
Evening World ne discusses what TO wear
and how to wear II as only he or
member Of his family is able to do. He
Ii the grandson Of the man who went
&c France as boy OF sixteen and
founded the House Of Worth. and his
uncle. Jean. II the present head Of the
famous costume house. It's influence
may be traced not only IN the ward
robes OF wealthy women. but in the
styles we all adop.. down TO the umpty-
'steenth ready made copy
The first questions put to ". Worth
concerned the ever-absorbing problem Of
what they" are going to wear this
the most interesting announcements NJ.
Worth had to make for thcse who are
purchasing their new outfits:
"Ths narrow, dfspsd skirt viii b
! the favorits exclusive model, pre-
serving the long, slim linss Of the
figure ana eliminating hips.
"Ths waist line will not 10 high
mp under the bust, nor viii Il be
quite natural, but just between the
two sxtrsmss-what Ne call the
thrse-quartsf. "'''t
SLEEVES viii remain small and
the long sleeve, hanging loose from
the shoulder ala ending IN . point,
Will ~ popular for evening wear.
Low collars Will be- generally
worn."
But what about the slit skirt?" In
au!rcd. 80 many women are wearing
! Il In New York"
VI. Worth leaned back and his natur-
ally arched brows described a yet more
,baraboilc curve. also his double set of
extraordinarily white and regular teeth
showed In a fieetins smile.
THE HOUSE OF WORTH DOESN'T
MAKE THE SLIT SKIRT.
I'VE do not make the silt skirt" he
enunc!a,ed. the emphasis on the royal
nronoun au!et, yet marked. But ! do
mot wonder that Il IL worn by some.
What else was there to do when the
hobble skirt was drawn 30 tight as to
prevent all movement!
aye. the House OF worth. never
made the extreme hohble. How could
we? II - SO ugly. 80 ungraceful. 50
utterly Impossible. binding the feet OF
the wearer In such u way that har-
monious movement Is out Of the Gues-
ton. She had to walk this way"--and
N. Worth executed q pitty-pat shuttle
of his ehapely patent feathers. which
had been curled up under the rounds
Of his chair. He II much taller than
the average Frenchman, also much
slenderer--not a bit the bon papa
comedy type However, he has his full
share of national politcness. l know
for he talked to me In the Plaza lobby,
though he was yearning both for break
fast and for q shave. II Is a moment
when the average man rsverts to print.
tive savagery.
BUT THE MARROW SKIRT WILL
BE WORN.
But the narrow skirt" no resumed
after his imitation OF . hobhle-ist, the
narrow skirt 10 charming. 1t will bs
worn for q long time to come because
IL makes q woman look slender. Prop
erly out and draped. 1t makes even Z
stout woman more psrsonsble than she
could be many other sort OF dress.
~ think that the American
woman has naturally the iovelisst
azure Of any woman In the world.
She u tail and long Of LIMB, With
slopang shoulders and narrow hips.
She has . beautiful neck ana arms.
believe that she oen wear bsauta-
) ful clothes moro beautifully than
the women Of any other lara, ana
prefer TO dress her. Dvsa the