Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-05-20

waist and an exquisite, fullbIown rose
in the new shade of cyclamen-pink
was thrust into the soft folds of the
eross-over corsage.
The queen of Spain, like Queen Mary
Of England has set her face against
exaggeratedly decollete evening
dresses. 1t is said that Queen Mary
has gone so far as to request, pri-
vately, of course. certain ladies to re-
tire from her presence when they
have presented themselves In corsages
cut down to the waist line in the
back.
The young queen OF Spain is devoted
20 all the soft shades of blue. for day
as well as evening gowns, and Worth
has lately made several lovely cos
tunes for her and also for her conSin-
the crown princess of RumanjA.
The natural corset is more popu-
lar than ever this season. On that
subject, at any rate, all the leading
dressmakers seem to agree. The waist
line OF today is practically that OF
| the famous Venus de Milo.
No sign of pressure is seen any
where. The bust and hips are made
to melt into the waist, and the whole
feminine form presents an appearance
of natural grace and charm which is
admirable from every point of view.
Natural" Waist.
Paul Poiret. in particular. is very
| strong on the subject of natural
waists. He has recently designed cos
| tunes for two--if not three-new
pieces at smart theaters, and in all
these gowns he has shown his deter
mination to turn his back on any
thing like a small waist
The ultra-long tunic, or double skirt.
introduced by Poiret this season. may
be said to be sensational" This is
really curious fashion. which recalls
the three-quarter length coats of the
year 1880. These coats, or double
skirts. are very long, reaching nsarly
to the hem of the skirt proper.
They are shaped in umbrella style
and lined with beautiful brocades. or
with printed silks showing eccentric
futurist designs. In serge, silk-fin-
ished linen. brocaded silk, etc, these
double skirts are distinctly decora-
| tive; some OF them are buttoned right
down the front, others are opened
little way down on either side. hand
some passementerie trimmings cover.
ing these openings.
II may be remarked that many OF
| the new tunics are three-Quarter
| length. and that in almost all cases
these tunics are full at the hem and
shaped at the waist.
One Of Nine. Cheruit's latest mod.
els is an evening gown with the ultra
| long tunic which is now so popular
The material of this gown was she'll
pink charmeuse and ivory-white tulle
and the tunic was slightly stiffened at
the hem
Early Victorian Copied.
! The picturesque corsage fell OF the
shoulders in early Victorian style and
there was folded waistband which
nodded the form. Cheruit-vhose
name stands for everything that is
smart and originals making a great
many models in the form indicated in
my sketch. The draped skirt gives
curious Turkish-trouser effect,
though the skirt is really an ordinary
one.
These long tunics are likely to be-
come very popular. They rather cut
the figure when the wearer is not tall,
| but for slender women OF good height
they are very becoming These tunics
can be worn without any stiffening
at the hem, the material being quite
full and finely gathered at the waist
and the frills or ruches at the border
keeping the fragile material in cor
rect position.
Plated tunics, in chiffon or tulle,
are also very popular. These tunics
look well when worn over clinging
satin skirts. in such colors as Lam
cret-blue. japonica-pink. lemon-yellow,
tango-orange and in all the crude en-
pire shades of blue and green. A
black satin skirt looks very elegant
when accompanied by long plated
tunic in black tulle. with the corsage
in silver and flesh-pink chiffon, with
touches OF black at the waist
corsages for Evening.
Ii is still the fashion to wear light
evening corsages with dark satin and
mirror velvet skirts. There is always
clever touch of dark color intro
duced in the sash and. perhaps, on
the front of the corsage, but the lat
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shade OF pink or in oyster-white en-
/ broidered in silver.
| The couture shown in the sketch is
revival of the early Victorian styles.
The hair is slightly waved and drawn
back from the forehead. At the sides
1t is loose and two kiss curtis" cover
/ the ears.