The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-17
WAISTL|NES RETURN TO
THEIR NORMAL PLACE
Corsets Nipped in at the Sides, Accent
the Natural Curve of the Figure. Cos
mopolitans Follow the Craze
of Blue Taffeta

waists, definitely marked. Whether
you are summering at Hopatcong, es.
Gaping the heat at a beach resort or
passing the early season in town, It
is impossible to be oblivious to this
one feature, at least of the mode.
Again and again, fashion repeats her
self in the ever prevalent blue tat
feta dress. Wherever the New York
er goes, you see it. II any one thinks
she can dodge the clothes issue by
packing up and hiking off to the coun
try, the mountains or the shore, she
Is sadly but surely mistaken. In the
Adirondacks you'll find all the style
Of the Avenue. There are the girls
with their summer furs, wide sailor
hats and Japanese parasols, trans.
planted whole from New York without
the veneer Of style spoiled or blem-
ished.
At one hotel, three hours by bus
from the station, girl from the me.
tropolis wore taffeta frock that lit.
orally followed letter for letter the
Victorian mode. II was made Of the
perpetual blue taffeta with waist nor.
NAL, and skirt sectional, formed of
seven tiers, each successive tier full.
er than the one before, gathered at
the top and corded to the section
above; the bodice was plain save for
an inverted v shaped vest of organ.
dy, and a soft organdy collar; this
was a product of New York dress,
maker, perfect so far as style was
concerned.
So incessant Is the demand for blue
taffeta for these dresses, that the
stores have difficulty in keeping It in
stock. The craze is apparent in every
department. Hats are of the French
sailor type; on these the brim is
slightly wider at one side than on
the other, and they are worn trifle
tilted. OF blue straw, blue taffeta, or
blue French crepe, they are trimmed
with wings, a single bead ornament
or gauze flowers, wired in shape
Pumps are shown in navy blue leath.
er, smartly piped in white, and even
dark blue gloves in gauntlet style
have been introduced. But these are
not as popular as the white silk
gloves, nished with the Queen FL "a.
beth frills, and worn on the outside
of the dress; for even blue, to be re.
ally chi, must have a dash Of white
for contrast.
The fancy for the popular blue will
be restricted, however, by the short.
age of dye material in this country.
One manufacturer made the state
ment that We may be thankful to get
any color at all If the war continues;
and this, no doubt, accounts for the
makers of silks trying to force black
and white effects for midsummer and
fall Already we are seeing, here and
there, in these new, normal waistline
dresses, smart black and white eff.
fects. One silk manufacturer is
showing a great variety of Grecian
designs in black and white, and black
and gold. So unusual and original
are the patterns, that they have TAX
en- the trouble to have each copy
righted, lest manufacturers of inferi-
or materials duplicate the designs.
II this house successfully launches
these silks on the market, and from
their record in past seasons, they
undoubtedly will, women will soon
be wearing frocks with solhoutted
Dicky birds and checker boards the
conspicuous theme of the material E.
This dyeing and manufacturing
question, however, is a chapter by