Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-05
| FASHIONS AT THE
HORSE SHOW
Dresses in Princess and Scmi-PrinCcss
Effect the Seasons Latest Mode
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A BELGIAN HAT
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them. On all were deep bands of
, something, fur usually and braid
sometimes, to border the bottom of the
tunic and skirt. This fur was often
skunk, sometimes fitch, kolinsky or
sable, but the most popular was
beaver.
A sand-colored broadcloth suit,
made with a coat close fitting at the
shoulders and flaring out at the knees,
had a skirt with "a band of beaver
around it at least fifteen inches wide
and possibly as wide as eighteen
inches.
The fuller skirts were in evidence,
showing that there is no doubt about
the revival of the straight full skirts
of crinoline days, and among the coats
was one which reminded me of the
old-fashioned dolmans.
A semi-fitted effect is to be seen in
dresses that is distinct reminder Of
the princess dress The illustration
developed in sand-colored broadcloth,
although far from being a princess,
shows a combined yoke and girdle
which fits around the waist and hips
in a princess manner. The dress, is
made without trimming, the only vari-
alton in it's simplicity being the chif-
fon sleeves and the fiaring collar Of
chiffon. The skirt flares out in the
accepted fashion at the ankles, show
ing the new breadth skirts are taking.
Cloth-covered buttons trim the yoke
under the arms.
The second illustration shows a
dress made on lines more similar to
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blue charmeuse. with skirt and waist
in one. At the waistline 1t is shlrred
into the outline of the figure. A sash
of a darker shade of the same material
is brought around the front of the
waist and tied at low waist line and
serves to break the princess effect.
Buttons covered with the same ma
terial as the sash fasten the dress
down the front.
Sand color was the shade of many
of the most stylish suits. One suit OF
sand color had a jacket that was rath-
er close fitting. quite tailored in its
effect. the skirt was mediumly full,
cut circular and without any trim
ming. It was trinity short and show
ed shoes with the uppers and backs
of sand-colored cloth to match the
dress and the front Of the shoes OF
black patent leather. A cunning little
round hat of sand-colored velvet trim
med with narrow band Of beaver
fur was worn with this suit which all
in all was most complete from the soft
crown of the hat to the sand-colored
heels of the shoes.
Velvet was in evidence in black ana
midnight blue. This fabric has been
most fashionable all fall and winter,
for both evening and afternoon
dresses, and is much less trying in
the deep blue which is so new, than
in the black. The soft quality Of the
velvet, which is termed chiffon vel
vet. is much more adaptable to drap-
ing than the velvets of old.
The black velvet hat has been ex'
tremely smart since last summer
when New York startled even itself
by wearing velvet toques in brolllng
weather. The black, however, is CIV
ing way to the dark blue velvet The
hats are made in just the same way
and trimmed in the same manner. me
sailor shape is the most popular, and
the ostrich fringe is taking the place
of the fringe like trimmings of mon
key fur which was the rage in the fall.
The Belgian soldiers cap has been
used as the basis for charming little