Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-14


With the vogue for the basque and
polonaise come many styles which
have their origin in these but are mod
| itied to suit the women to whom the
mentioned styles are not becoming.
These last are moyen age in type, be-
ing long of waist and loosely belted in
at the waist with belt or sash. One
stunning dress of this variety is of
white silk with a chiffon overwaist
which hangs straight from the Shout
ders to the depth of long tunic, but
held in by sash which runs through
Sits made in the chiffon. This is a
style which is easily applied to cotton
materials, such as crepe, batiste and
others.
The simple but dainty designs called
the polka dot and the ring have had a
long period of being unnoticed or, at
least, not noticeably smart. But this
summer they are to be seen in foulards
in wash silks in cotton crepes and, of
course, percale and calicos. In the H.
lustration is a simple and attractive
dress made of percale with blue ring
strewn across it's surface. The waist
shows the new tendency of the arm
hole which is growing smaller and the
skirt has two circular dounces Crisp
white collar and cuffs and crushed
girGle are the finishing touch. This Is
dress which can easily serve as the
model by which to plan dress. With
waist and skirt of striped material and
f1ounces Of plain it would be unusual
in it's attraction. Another way of fin
ishing the dress would be to bind the
ruffle Of the sleeve, the collar and the
lounces with color matching the fig
ure In the percale.
Never was a style revived In greater
completeness than the basque. In the
tightness of the armhole and the but.
tons down the front, and the points at
the waist this modern basque is an
exact replica Of it's ancestor. The plain
fitting long tunic skirt is conserva-
tive model Of it's type and one which
the woman of full figure can easily
wear.
The armhole of the basque waist is
snug and certainly looks almost queer,
after the looseness Of the k1mono
blouse we have worn so long and
which gives so much freedom that II
almost made one wonder at times II
there was al arlnhole at all. Waists
of different styles are already showing
that this has an influence upon them,
an dare appearing with smaller arm
holes. A strong tendency exists to-
wards embellishing seams in some
way. For instance, sleeves are put IN
with cording around the armhole or
narrow lace or beading is used. This
is a very pretty way of making SIM
ple-waist attractive.
From all sides we hear rumors OF
wider skirts and yet when we examine
the models we find the largeness con-
sists il. large quantity of material In
draperies, IN flounces o. tunes, while
the underskirt or foundation remains
as narrow or narrower than ever. The
tendency of these tunics is to widen
out, measuring about 21a to yards in
width. with the fulness gathered in at
the waist. This style is practical to
develop in sheer and summary mater
ials and later possibly for the devel-
opment of the heavier fabrics. "
The tremendous popularity of lace
is evidenced in the wraps and gowns
displayed of these materials for mid
summer. Long tunics of lace are worn
over underskirts of satin, taffeta and
chiffon. Coats and capes of lace have
superseded those Of chiffon and taffeca.
Skirts are made with ruffles of lace
from hip to hem. If one is fortunate