El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-19

soutache and very effective trim
ming it is.
Suit coats this season are, as a rule,
in the vicinity Of 26 inches in length.
The skirts are plain at the top and
flaring out to an eight-yard hem, SIX
inches from the floor. In many of these
skirts there is an underskirt of not such
huge measure
This naturally shows the crinoline
tendency in our clothes. In the early
part of the last century, when these
wide skirts were worn, there were
hoops beneath to keep them standing
out and to show their entire width.
Imagine a woman getting into Tween
rieth Century street car or a Fifth
Avenue bus with a hoop skirt today!
Still. with skirts widening rapidly
there is no telling quite what to expect,
for when Dame Fashion gets to moving
she does not always stop at mere con-
sistency.
The latest skirts are faced up with
hair cloth for the depth of from twelve
to fourteen inches to give the proper
stiffness. And one charming gown,
which L saw worn not long ago at
hotel where the faithful followers Of
the tickle Dame assemble for tea and
TO dine was not only faced up very
high but was also corded with a thick
cord which made it swing attractively.
Worn with these skirts are bodices
which cut off straight around the
waistline, in the old-time basque style.
Sometimes they are corded on the edge.
The sleeves were some Of them very
long, and others short and puffy. The
line of the low neck of these bodices
ware long over the shoulders exposing
the tips of them in the fashion one
sees in daguerreotypes. Others where
they are not wanted so low are fin
ished with a fichu Of the same material
CHI 1ar a
giving the long line of the shoulders
but showing only the Y of the neck.
Another crinoline type is the dress
with mauy flounced or ruffled skirt.
This last with wreaJhs of tiny roses
woven among the ruffles and possibly
carelessly catching one up is a most
fascinating style for the girl of 1.-THE
and slender lines.
The trim short basque buttonlng
straight up the front. and ending at the
waistline, except for two short points
below, is very smart when worn with
the full skirt The illustration is a
model which shows an idea of an
American designer. The yoke and front
panel of the skirt are in one, while the
fuIness is placed at the side in wide
side pleats, thus giving the smart out
Sine of the winter. flatness, front
and back and flaring at the sides
Fur is used extensively as trimming
Q
! the bottoms of tunics and skirts, at the
lower edge of cuffs and around the
necks of suits dresses and separate
coats. Fur is soft but scarcely becOm-
/ ing to the average face and requires
] something to give a bit of color, so the
/ artificial flower was placed, usually al
/ the neck. and 10, it made the fur vastly
/ becoming.
! The flower whether artificial or nat
ural, is a most important accessory OF
! a woman's toilette this season. The cor
! sage bouquets of violets are alwayi
! good but the very smartest and new
! est thing in the way of natural flowers
\ is to have them made into a tiny stiff
/ boqUet, like those pictured in the day
! of our grandmOthers- Stiffy packed to
| gether, rising in the center and sur
! rounded by a stiff fTill of paper lace
! In the artificial flowers this SAM
] thing is carried out, only the leaves ar
used to simulate the frill of lace. On
/ charming boquet had three frosty pinl
! leaves placed together in such a wa.
( as to form a triangle In the cente
/ of this triangle was a stiff little buncl
| Of berries of a deeper pink than tn
| leaves. A half-blown rose is among tn
I newest of the flowers in pinks and dee
/ reds. Another flower which is havin
! a great popularity is the water lily il
! white or pink with a large yellow cen
ter These are shown with long stem