Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-07
WHY THE FROCKS
ARE EXPENSIVE
Partisan Gowns Cost Much
Money to Acquire.
BUT THE DEMAND GOES ON
Here Are Some De,aiis Of the Present
and Coming StyIes-Waisteoat
Seems likely Again to Be
Received With Favor
by Fashion.


American women sometimes pause
In their feverish search for the RAIN
ent wherewithal they shall be clothed
to wonder feebly why the cost OF
raiment-to them. at least-should be
so high They reflect that the retail
er's rent is probably mountainous and
that he has large assortment OF
other expenses But they still feel
that 1T is to wonder"
There is one factor affecting the
cost OF their apparel about which most
women have very vague idea. That
Is the expense OF pursuing fashion to
Its European lair and capturing 1t for
their benefit. A single New York de-
partment store sent 80 buyers TO Eu-
rope this winter to obtain models and
materials. All these people command
good salaries, and all have a liberal
expense account When one takes into
things they bring over. and adds to
that the duties contributed to Uncle
Sam. one gets a total which helps to
explain the prices which later con-
front u.s.
Paris is getting richer every day.
thanks to the American woman. Cal
lot did business of about $4,000. 900
last year No wonder that Callot
Soeurs issue "decrees," No wonder.
either, that the French model houses
are up in arms against the pirating of
their designs The whole business of
bagging the fashions at Paris Is in
quite a mess just now But the Amer
lean woman won't much care what
comes of it II only the strain of buy
ing for-her necessary clothes may
be eased a tribe. One is inclined to
be hopeless, though. Prices seem TO
be among those things that won't
come of"
All Kinds Of Vests.
In the meantime, since clothes we
must have, no matter what the cost.
we may as we'll continue to study the
many tempting specimens with which
we are daily being enticed The sub
ject of waistcoats. vests, and vestees
demands more than mere casual men
ton. Almost every description of
coat or waist has something which. IL
1t isn't an out-and-out vest, Is a hint
more or less pronounced, OF that par
ticular feature.
The genuine waistcoats deserve to
be received with favor. Some years
ago the waistcoat was so in fashion
that a "three-piece suit" meant coat,
waistc5at and skirt. Now IL means
either a coat, waist and skirt. or a one
piece dress and coat. The latter is a
genuine example of that rare mathe-
NAUTICAL occurrence where one and one
make three. for this combination OF
dress and a coat is called a three
piece costume"
Most of the waistcoats are merely
simulated ones. That is to say. they
are not a separate garment, but are
merely fronts. or even fragments of
fronts, attached to the coat itself. The
genuine separate waistcoat, however.
Is a feature OF many imported mod
els and deserves especial attention.
II is both practical and attractive.
Practical because it gives additional
warmth of early spring, and also be-
cause, when left of entirely II makes
the same suit possible for warm days
and the later season.
What One Woman viii Wear.
A Woman who is always noticeably
well dressed land on a limited In
come. too. said the other day that
she was planning for her suit a tail.
ored frock of blue Bedford cord, with
very slightly draped skirt and
a hip-leUeth coat, fastening high on
the bust From this closing the coat
is cut away. but In a long. compare
lively straight line. so that 1t does not
give the barn door" effect
She intends to have several waist.
coats to wear with this suit. A charm
ing variety OF them is to be had ready
made at the best shops. But one may
prefer to choose ones own materials
and to have them made to order by
the tailor. They may be plain or
printed silks, lowered cotton fabrics,
brocaded crepes or poplins. piques---ln
fact. the choice of materials ia 80 fas-
cinating that one would like TO have a
dozen of these waistcoats at the very
least
They are made either OF single or
double breasted. and In most cases
end In two points below the waist
line, just as in mans evening dress
When the coat is fastened at the bust
these vests show below t. Often, In
deed. they are visible both above and
below the closing. And when the coat
ia unfastened not only is the effect
pleasing. but the coat itself sets better
than It does over Just soft blouse
In Paris they are wearing sleeved
waistcoats. so that the outer jacket
can be removed, which is scarcely pos
sible when the vest is made like
mans. While this garment is called
waistcoat and, when the actual coat
Is on, really appears to be only that.
It is more like an under jacket An
imported model was in that delicious
fabric. silk Bedford cord. The color
was flame" the wonderful red with
Just a hint OF yellow.
There is a decided tendency 10 Dor
Rug Selling Up-to- Date.