The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27
IMPORTANT is THE DANCE FROCK OF THE DEBUTANTH
Dainty Short Evening Gowns in Great DenadVarey If
Skirt and Second Empire Ideas Revived
-. Is the White Muslin With Blue Ribbons to Return?

discover the possibilities in those mod
els as well as the models themselves.
Premet launched the long waist or
basque bodice and combined 1t win n
draped up skirt. II may have been
chic. but it was ugly and unbecoming.
Cheruit launched the long tunlc and
combined it with a normal waist The
two consorted badly. Some one who saw
both models went to her own dress
maker and said: Make me frock with
the premet bodice and the Cheruit
tunic"-ahd fashion was created
which has not yet been wholly lived
down.
This season there are no French
races. the tea shops and theatres and
restaurants of Paris are empty. French
women are giving little thought to
fashion. We shall have some new ideas
perhaps. since few houses have an
nounced their intention of having spring
openings, but the inspiration is lacking
and the usual deve.op~,ents will not fol-
low the first essay. so II adapting is to
he done we will very probably have TO
do II ourselves
And 1t seems very probable that there
will he need of adaptation and COM
promise If spring m des develop along
very short skirt vii, not find general
acceptance. though 1t will undoubtedly
have great influence Already one be-
gins TO realize that the day OF the tunic
is rapidly passing and the day 1f The
narrow skirt is pas; and forgotten
The radical circular skirt has not
made rapid progress. II is hard to
handle hangs badly is not very h"com-
ing. is impossible in hin stuffs. NJ diff
cations of it have been many. We are
all beginning TO blow a hit around
skirt bottoms but we cling to cores and
plaits and circular sections.
/ Ii seems quite on the cards that the
/ full straight skirt Will he many a
! woman's compromise. The nscrvatiN -
/ woman will consent to fulness. hut sAc
! vii, not cut her skirt too short. nor will
she Jet il fare too widely AT the bot
tom. and she WI find ways of con1ni e,
/ 1t enough around the hips % keep il
| from making her tublikc.
\ popular actress who has gore ~
J enthusiastically for the very full ~: rtcd
/ cocks. both circular and straight or
/ slightly gorei, wears with every one OF
her new frocks some sort OF loose. mar
I row but heavy jewelled or metallic
eirdle that drops from he normal wais;
the widest hip curve in front and .olds
the full SIX folds carcleSsly but he
Comingy. The fad Is not So expensive
nor so conspicuous as il sounds. :
simple cabochons Of jet or Of imitation
lapis or Jade or coral or other stone
serve the purpose. and even narrow
beaded girdes are effective.
i good fuii SHIRT model has a iitir
cord of the material run through eye
lets N the skirt about six inches below
the waistband and loosely holding the
skirt fulness at the hip line. Another
has a corded stirring. the very full
gathers Of the section aboV" i giving a
hir yoke effect. while below the full
folds fall free.
For heavy materials there are the
hip yokcs. when one does not want IN,
fitted top. circular lines, and then there
is the deep girdle, though its vogue
like that of the elongated vast and
overhodice. has waned.
And this brings us back 10 the dance