South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-15
Flaring Petticodts
Return to FAVOR
Tatfeta Skirts Are Ruffed
and Bound to Hold Them
Out; Colors Are Bright.

PetticOats return 10 style. Taffeta
dnuersklrtS with five gOred tops and
with I2-lnch circular ruffies at their
mems have a hemmed or fringed rucb-
ing at the top and bottom OF the ruffie
mat helps hold il out. They came in
bright cOlOrs-red, cherry, kings bIue
violet, etc. Both striped Roman silk
and the black and white Pekin strines
make pretty silk or satin petticoats
These are made with two-gored IONS
ana Il or 20-inch ruffle. One striped
undersklrt has a top and lower edge
1rlll or double box pleated tulle. A
black and white skirt mas a frinred
ruche, rather heavy, of the material
Another taffeta underskirt of very
SOFT silk has two ruffles of the mate
RAJ, one longer than the other. The
lower edges are cut into deep seal
Tops and OVerbOund with a bias fold
OF the silk. All this ruching and over
binding is to hold the skirt out from
the feet 50 as to add to the flare of
the skirt
An unusual variety in footwear is
without doubt caused by the shOrtness
or the fashionable dress skirts. Boots
remain In style and will be worn more
or less throughout the summer. Where
we had light topped boots last season
as a novelty we now have a light boot
OF highly glazed kid. This comes in
OIner
tral tones that look well with any
type of dress. Sometimes. as in the
Whlte boots, the tips, heels and but
tons are black. The all light boot has
matching buttons or inside or front
Iaclngs match the color Of the kid
exactly In some of the lace boots the
laclngs are put in horizontally and the
metal eyeletS show only from the
wrong side. In the two-tone boots the
tips, heels and back vamp are Of
patent leather.
Other Fashion Hints.
Low shoes are more slipper than
shoe shaped. A few models lace up
the side. as in the high boots. but
most of the low shoes seem to be cut
on the slipper plan-rather high and
pointed in front, so that a gaiter would
fit smoothly over them.
Wells are veritable cobWebs. For
those who like very fine veil there
are the new square and hexagonal
meshes that have the appearance of a
hair net.
Wells with these same fine meshes
have allOver designs, considerably
spaced, of black velvet diamonds or
squares. both solid and hollow. They
give the impression of little beauty
patches scattered over the face at
little distance where the veil mesh
dos not show. In another style OF
this yelling a running straggly design
which looks like a wandering basting
thread takes little unexpected twists
and turns that shape into leaves and
flowers seemingly drawn by a childish
hand.
Wide borders of this kind are placed
on the lower part of wells of the float
ing type Sometimes the leaves and
flowers are filed in with a sort OF
darning stitch.
Many of the waists have q high col
lar that opens in front, and an en-
placement that forms 81 round yoke
and descends into a wide front panel,
decorated by flower clusters of hand
embroidery
Lapels are also seen in the imported
models-large soft ones that drape
across into surplice fronts and are
decorated with hand embroidery in
the corners. A rather wide beading,
a shade off the white, is seen in some
new blouses.
Lace bIouses have a bOlero over
blouse of lace and touches of cOlOred
satin in the vest or girdle The col
lars are high in the back, but descend
into an open V front. Silk blOuses
often match the coat Innings. Those
on tailored lines make a great deal
of their fancy buttons, which follow
right up on the military collar.
A bit of color is used on the white