The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-01

ed. The rustling of the ed-
i Vancing feminine hosts will
be subdued to soft swish
tngs. fitting hoops will be dis
carded once for all. Panniers will
9lowly descend to lose themselves
In SHIN mering folds OF material
and how could pannier of satin
way?
Yes. silks must give way to sat
ms. Though there Is undeniable
Charm and pertness in the crisp
lines OF taneta. nothing can equal
the dignity OF clinging satin: nor
gan taffeta hope to compete with
II In simmer and sheer beauty OF
texture.
Surely. there is much in the soft
glow of a well woven piece OF
and a halo of romance about sat
In that taffeta can never hope TO
achieve.
Yes. satins come into their own
again. With satins comes the at
tendant train ives, they are to be
worn AGAIN. of charmeuse. satin
radiant. messaline. peau de cygne,
and all the other members OF the
satin family.
p0ssbSS r'r iS buy vas msss shesr % Or
satins in any shades but the staple
browns. blues. and blacks. Now
the dealers are discarding taffeta
from their shelves and substitute
ing the friendly messaline once
more.
II any further proof that taffeta Is
steadily retreating from the field Is
required. let 1t be remembered that
all the shops are selling out their
taffeta dresses at ridiculously low
This winter the fiirtatious little
maid Of last year, who Is thirty and
appeared thirteen. will give way to
the girl who Is eighteen and appears
thirty-eight. This will be accom-
Hlishsd by the simple shma feat OF lower over
inches and adding. in many cases. a
train.
Train Defles Age.
Now, a train seems to be the sym
Dol of grown-upness to the small
girl who borrows mothers clothes to
play In, but, as a matter Of fact.
train adds years TO ones appearance,
and its adoption shrieks defiance to
age.
OF course, this descent to a train
u coming gradually. Just as 1t would
be impossible to have cut OH our
skirts so abruptly as to make us all
into the famous Mother Goose old
lady who squealed. "Lawk a mercy
on me. this Is none of IT, exactly
a. impossible would 1t be for us
to wake suddenly sometime and
ind ourselves stumbling awkwardly
over trains as we did Ave or six
oh. no. The change will be
gradual, but certain. We will go
down an inch. then in a week or
two We will let out the hem. and
then still later we can start facing
the hem and attaching bias bands.
Yes, there are plenty of ways open
70 the thrifty when II comes to maxi
ing two inches where but one existed
before!
= It's going to be another thing when
We try to transform taffeta into sat-
in. Just now 1t looks as though all
our taffeta dresses would have to be
relegated to petticoat duty and bear
UP the satin dresses into the light.
Fashion loves to appear econom-
teal. II she adds inches to her skirts
she begins to make the waists
skimpy-and so they are to be this
winter. 1t isn't the out-and-out
skimpiness that contents itself with
emitting sleeves and cutting the neck
extremely low.
Bodice to Be Worn Tight.
Nothing like that. The revival
OF the tisht-fitting bodice suggests
gussets and darts and a plentiful
Dupply ~ u 'hSo
Of every woman standing for her
self, too. for these bodices are pitt
lessly snug and most uncompliment-
airy to an unbeautiful figure. There
are no yagrant ruffies and floppy
blouse effects behind which ones de-
hciences may Turk In safety. and the
mode will be no respecter of persons.
Trimmings will be sparingly used.
the beauty of the fabric-how IA
miliar that phrase sounds - atoning
for lack of adornment. This ought
not to be much OF a surprise. for a
minute of retrospection will give the
assurance that the evening gowns OF
last winter were not deliberately
trimmed either, but depended largely
on the beauty of the wearer for the
finishing touch.
Having sketched the salient rea-
lures OF the mode We would present.
. two honest to-goodness examples of
what we have been saying: It's all
very well to assure the Magazine
Page reading public that skirts are
to be worn long and bodices tight.
but will they believe It until they are
given ocular evidence that such
state of affairs exists: Never.
One frock is of yellow satin-didn't
we say satin? The bodice is tight.
The skirt Is fully two inches longer
than we have been wearing. The
lines are straight and full. There
III OIlt lHlllE VIC uluIl TAIN hp'u'' anu
that thing will be very prominent
next winter-the overskirt.
The yellow satin dress has an over
skirt of cream net edged in crystal
beads The sleeves are also or the
bead-dotted net. Could ANYTHING be
simpler Could any trimming ne less
eiaboratef
The second is a voluminous crea-
ton of stiff satin that Is borne up
Nv substantial foundation petit
coat. 1t Is of orchid color Most of
the bodice Is OF orchid tulle edged
with narrow velvet Of deep mauve.
The sleeves are no more than ruttles
attached TO a mid ictorian make
believe tichu of tullc.
1t will ne noted thar the bodice Is
even more pointed than that Of the
most picturesque vatican shepherd
ess. 1he skirt Is punched up AT the
sides and caught with clusters OF
mowers In cerise; orchid, and yellow.