Evening star., 1914-11-15

-,SHION usually defeats the wom-
an who wants to wear hef
~ clothes for long time Wy
II changing just enough o. '"t
details to make altefati"h "'i-
fcult and new purchases deS'r''"'e
When she is satisfied to let IN" Sithou-
ette remain as it vas, she VIII chahGt
the sleeve rearrange The neck !ne. I'M
pose a new waist line and the deed o.
destruction is done. Afte: these fca-
lures are established. every woman
knows that her worst work has begun.
She NAV not mind wearing the wrong
kind of skirt. but she distinctly objects
to wearing the wrong kind OF sleeve.
This season fashion changed $" much
in the matter of womans apparel
that many feel it Is the hest
economy to discard or sell all one 5
possessions hanging in the closet and
buy one entirely new costume, II tfsst
is all that can be afforded. This is
discourag ginS outlook. 1t was not Iull!
seen when September opened III" sea
son and brought out the new clothes.
There were rumors of change and eN-
ploitation OF clothes that were start
lingly different from what we had
worm but, somehow. no one seemed TO
realize how drastic the changes We're
and how difficult it would he for wom-
en- to ignore them
1t might be extravagant to say that
thousands of women bought new au-
tumn clothes made on the same models
that had prevailed all summer. because
they would not lend ear to the TACT
that Paris had established Il new line
and that 1t would become Il law when
the season advanced. 1t was impossible
to preach the full skirt with any effect
in September. because the majority OF
dressnakers and shops did not offer Il
or advocate it, and the women them
selves did not care for it, AS much as
we had abused the narrow skirt Tor
four years. we did not show the sight-
est disposition to give 1t up when we
had chance. We had grown accuS-
toned to its slimness and had learned
TO walk within its narrow confines, ana
We were not sure that we cared to
change our silhouetteS or burden our
selves with heavy clothing.
So while we knew that the Wild"
skirt was the coming fashion. and
while we eheerfuliy accepted the long,
full tunic, we clung to the narrow hem
and believed that it might win out
The tendency is all against it today,
but alteration is easy when the narrow
skirt is overtopped by long tun.c.
The lower skirt may simply be dropped
and the tunic slightly heightened by
band Of velvet. silk. taffeta or fur And
of fur hens there is no end.
It may be that the majority OF wo.n-
en- will never accept the wide ripping
skirt introduced in the autumn, but it
is more probable that they will. The
past has proved that every decided
fashion has it's own way sooner or
later. 1t is TO be earnestly hoped.
however, that the American woman
of her cloth skirts and wait until next
spring to accept the five and six yard
width. At that season she can use
thin material. and two or three yards
more or less will not matter in the
weight of the garment.
Satin. or whatever it's equivalent by
next March. looks Immensely well
when draped into ripping circular
fullness: cloth does not. There is no
reason why a woman should ignore the
new fashion that calls for Il full skirt
merely because she does not approve
of a hem that flies out with every
wind of heaven: she can reduce the
fulIness. especially at the front and
back and give enough flare to the sides
to keep her in touch with the new idea.
There is decided tendency TO mold
the fuiIneSs to the sides in even the
most eYtrerne skirts and il is probahIe