Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-01-15

oppoSlHg pellfleS. fOf instance, snort
cape coat of sealskn has collar and
cuffs of ermine edged with black
broadtails and there are huge buttons
Of seal surrounded by broadtail and set
in gunmeta rims.
Where there Is so much fur floating
about, it Is quite natural that the odds
and ends of it should be utilized as
long as fashion permits women to put
it on their clothes without apparent de-
sign.
Lovers knots, which have come into
fashion again, are made Of fur, for in
stance, and are attached to the cuffs.
to the front of the collar and some
times used as substitute for buttons
down the front of velvet bodice or
loose Russian blouse that is belted In
with peltry.
Wristlets of Fur.
The sweeping demand for wristlets
which has been made by the fighters
has introduced new fashion in fur
among women. Possibly, you have not
seen these medieval bits of arm cover
ings? Some of them are shaped like
the lace mitts worn in the Civil war,
with slash at one side for the thumb
others are made very much on the pat
tern of the knitted wristlet desired by
the Red Cross.
The Blouse of the Hour.
The second fact of Importance in
fashion which was stated in the begin
ming of this story is the furtherance of
economical Ideas in dress by joining to-
gether whatever materials one likes to
accomplish suit or a fr0ck.
In this one respect, fashion has
turned somersault over the interven-
ing decades between a fashion that
was and fashion that is. Those who
were shrewd enough to foretell scar
city of worsted materials in the world
warned us that a season would soon
break In which the uniform line of
color and fabric from chin to ankle
must be abandoned. That hour has
approached more rapidly than even the
prophets foretold. At the moment, we
are not aware that there is any exas-
perating need of such economy, but
preparedness is the best way to face
an approaching truth.
Therefore, the world Of dressmakers
has given women to understand that
1t is no longer necessary to have coat
that matches a skirt or blouse that
matches either, no matter for what oc-
casOn the costume Is intended. Even
for the most ceremonial hours, such as
the opera, dinner or dance, there
are black and colored velvet skirts with
bodices that are as remote from the
skirt as though they had been bodily
lifted from another costume.
The Peasant Blouse.
For the house, and for all manner of
usage under a coat, there is another
kind of separate blouse which is, at
last, serious rival to the white shirt
waist
There is nothing new in it. 1t has
been worn for centuries by the peas
ants of every country. 1t was adopted
In America by minority of women
over year ago, but 1t is now offered
as the most pleasing contrast to a
skirt that has nothing in common with
1t as far as texture and color go.
The host of women who have worked
in the arts and crafts department of
dress, and those who have catered to
the artistic element, offered these sep
arate blouses with persuasive words,
but 1t was only when the shops took
them up that the public accepted them
as leading fashion.
1t is quite easy to see how they sim
plify dressing They are made of soft,
colorfu fabrics, the lining may be
added or dispensed with, they manage
to blend with any kind of separate
skirt thats the wardrobe affords, and
they permit woman to remove her
coat at luncheon in the afternoon,
which was a permission not given by
the separate white shirtwaist.
Copyright 1917 by the Mcclure Newspa-
per SyndicateO
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