Imperial Valley press., 1913-03-05
Importance of Drapery

NEW YORK, March 5-The wo-
man who has not reconciled herself
to the draped skirt is going to have
rather q hard time of it this season,
| for every new model that comes out
! but emphasizes the Importance of this
IDEA.
All the pictures that one sees of the
| latest French frOckS. as we'll as all Of
! the models one observes in the salons
of the exclusives on Fifth avenue,
show drapery in some form or other.
| If only one side of the skirt has to
he cut longer than the other and the
| fullnesS lOopcd up in some artistic
way, the draped effect is introduced.
Happily the great variety of ideas in
| draperieS gives an almost limitleSS
number of dainty m0dels for the well
dressed woman to choose from. Unless
one goes out of the way to seek eX-
| treme models. it will not be necessary
the smart spring or summer frockS.
As a rule all the new forms of trim
ming are graceful and refined
One could hardly desire anything
more charming than a little frock in
white crepe de chine. trimmed with
embroidered lace and bits Of black vel
vet ribbon. or black satin, as the wearer
prefers. The skirt is gagged about
| the waistline to a belt of the black
trimming and the simple bodice blouses
| slightly over the same trimming. There
| is a narrow front panel of the lace, set
into the blouse and extending down the
| skirt almost to the knee, where one Of
| the side front panels is lOOped into the
other with dainty effect. There are
| little shaped bits Of satin stitched on
either side of the lace panel on the
| front of the bodice and the round neck
Is finished with a stitched collar of the
same. below which is round collar Of
lace bound with crepe de chine. EN-
hroidered in little patches of French
knots.
Plated SKIRT effects are growing in
! favor and some of the best models for
spring are shown with these new skirts.
| Any Of the soft fashionable fabrics of
| the season may be used for a design
which has the lower part Of the skirt
laid in narrow side plaits. Over this
| falls tunic made in one with the
an inverted V at the front and drOop-
| ing to a point at the back. The tunic
has the effect of being put into the
| bodice Independently, and this is en-
| phasiZed by a heading made Of narrow
folds of the dress material, plated with
| 8 little inexpensive fancy braid. The
| N-shaped neck is outlined with some
dark silk or braid and the vest and
collar are of lace. The long, narrow
sleeves are wrinkled below the elbows,
an idea that always works out grace
fully. especially on slender arm.
Finishing the sleeves at the wrist are
depp ruffleS Of plated net. These
| frillS may be bought independently with
! stocks and collars at the collar count
erS and fancy shops, and are desirable
| features Of dress trimmings.
If one is looking for something dainty
| to select as an Easter gift, nothing
would be more appropriate than one Of
| the smart frockS. or some other dress
accessory The shops abound in novel
| ties. GirdleS are worn OF every mate
rial and they seem to have little in
most ALWAYS an elaborate part OF the
gown. Ribbon girdleS are made in
lowered designs. in black and white
and cOlOred SatinS. and in designs of
oriental cOlOring and figures. Some Of
them are shirred' and fastened with
rhinestone buckles, some in folds ap-
parently have no fastening, but look as
| if they were staying together because
they wanted to do SO: in reality these
apparently careleSSlv made girdleS are
sewed strongly and fastened with hooks
and eyes The ends of some ribbon
girdles, which hang at side or front,
occasionally in the back Of the dress.
are decorated with wreathS and feS-
tOOns Of chiffon, maline or satin ribbon
| flowers.
The velvet girdle is apparently to
| be feature Of the new lingerie frOcks.
Velvet Of any shade which carries out
whatever other color scheme the. max
ers Of the frock may have in mind is
fitted carefully in soft folds. rather
tightly drawn about the waist, and
sometimes in high V-shaped point
inverted reaching well up over the
bust The embroidery Of the gown
partly hides the outline Of these vel
vet girdles usually. but they show forth
| in all their sOftnesS and brilliancy at
! the waist. in front or back