Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-04-22

I 'it''h anu rII Aift comparative
ease in wslking This Is done b.
draplng the skirt so az 10 give full
ness al the knees and then lntroduc-
ing foot pleatt "a the hem
The idea that in order 10 walk
easily one must have very via.
skirt is exploded anyway Such skirts
have a disagreeable habit OF wrap
ping themseiFe- around the knees
and ankles. sometimes actually bring
ing the wearrr 10 standstill 4
skirt Two yards ZOO width allows step
of average leuetn and does not have
superfluous material in which 10 be-
come enianglc1 " one wants morr
room 10 may Boz comforting 10 remem-
Der that groups OF side pleats are
introduced in many OF tho Paris mod
els American women. however.
though they admit that these pleats
give ease In walking. do not seem in
clined 10 accept them THE season. eN-
copt FOR short chiffon skirts These
are generally made OF solid side
ploating. with yery narrow under
skirt 80 narrow. iu fact. that ID &.
absolutely necessary 90 have it
slas he'd
Long Russian llouscs OF chiffon OF
lcfepe are being shown with many
models These. too are generally
side pleated. either entirely 500 OF
simply below the girdlo a variation
OF this style. seen az Fifth avenue
importers. wa an afternoon gown o.
deep shrimp ping crepe de- chine In
stead of beius side pleated. the long
Russian blouse or tuuic. was laii iu
box pleats about an inch In width
These we're merely pressed. not
stitched I'm place of the usual belt
or narrow girdle there was a choruit
sash OF the same material as the
dress. This vas wound around the
waist. then carried Co the back and
loosely knottc1 little al one side.
about half wa 20 the knee.
Some Of the ples,cd chiffon skirts
have a contrasting band OF silk
around the bottom one In dark
blue. for Instance. has lu-iuch band
loi Scotch plaid at the hem with
/ this skirt coatee or Russian
blouse OF the plaid would be worn
Waistooats of an kinds. either act
ual or simulated. are extremely popu-
lar this season Most of the waist
coats are merely simulated That Is
70 say. they are not a separate gar
ment hut are merely fronts. or even
/ fragments of fronts. attached TO the
coat itself The genuine separate
/ w1istcoat however. b. a feature OF
many Imported models and deserves
especial attention. u il both practi-
pa and attractive Practical. because
Iit gives additional warmth to q lirht
/ weight suit In the cool weather o.
early spr.ug. and also because. when
left OF entirely, Il makes the same
suit possible for warmer weather
wear
lu Paris they are wearing slocted
Wa.stcoats so that the outer Jacket
can bee removed. which is scarcely
possible when the vest Is made like a
mans While this garment les called
a waistcoat and. when The actual
vest Is on. really appears 10 be- only
that. IL is more like an under Jacket
Amons new wooden materials for
tailored gowns. is the accordion
/ pleated effect. which 20 seems no
amount of pressing can destroy
/ plrquct is the name OF q lovely
soft wooden fabric that has raised
designs exactly resembling an inlaid
! flood Bigoadina. coarse and
heavy IN effect. but really beautifully
light. woven In crooked. fine and
coarse threads. something after the
manner of 'zab-zig is an ideal fab
Uric for summer tailored costumes.
The same Endorsement can be given
to WOODEN fabric with a surface like
uncut velvet, woven IN cool olive
green and white with white facings
and white buttons for trimmings. the
lrcfiued effect OF this material is cas-
liy imaeincd.
with the same delusiye effect OF
heaviness is a material particularly
good In q deep rich violet but which
also appears In all other shades OF
the season These new materials will
Boz used AS faoings for collars and
reyers as veil as for entire costumes,
although they are rather expensive
Tho p'gated or fluted idea is very
popular iu Paris this season and j.
gaining favor also In New York En-
tire dresses In mousselinc. liberty. or
Ieolieune are pleated IN this way. the
Iploats sometimes marked vide apart.
sometimes as aCcordiln pleatine
The lighter the goods the finer the
pleats 4 pleated dress seen recent
.ly was in china blue liherty. with a
wide swathed belt OF old gold satin
The fine lace which fell about the
neck. the iecolletage being pointed.
was OF yellow ochre Ia color This
particular corsaFe had the lace wired
10 stand up slightly. but in other
cases the ace falls softly about the
neck and bust.
So many OF the best evening wraps
are trimmed In fur that one mighi
imagine the season that Of Autumn
or Winter The fur l. always chin
chilla. ermine. or golden taupe. but
% Is fur nevertheless. Furs are Just
as fashionable at present as they
we're q month ago. and the ruling
powers OF fashion declare that pei
ira viii remain fashionable until