Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-18
SEPARATE SKIRTS.

Separate, skirts viii be more popu-
lar than ever this coming season. and
merchants are showing splendid
styles in bewiIdering assortments Of
materials and colors Silk skirts
seem TO lead by big majority. skirts
Of serge and gabardine holding sec.
Ond place. That only the silks will
shine seems to be generally &C.
cepted.
Silk manufacturers seem to be de-
reloping into wizards so marvellous
aresome. of their productions: we look
at their offerings in simple wonder.
ment. Chief among these beautiful
patterns is crepe with heavy rip
ping weave, called Roshanara. 1t
has literally taken the fashion world
by storm, as has the famous dancer
for whom the silk vas named. This
silk is offered in every conceivable
shade and is adaptable for use both
in making street gowns and evening
dresses. A stunning separate skirt of
this fabric was shown at recent
opening. IL was made of taupe col.
ored Roshanara. The new apron ef-
feet tunic hung loose over the skirt
and came only TO the hips. II was
cut away about three inches below
the top OF the belt in a narrow elipse
about nine inches long, allowing the
skirt to show through. The wide belt
was cut in one with the tunic and
buttoned in the back The skirt
proper WAS plain in front under the
tunic, and pleated in the back. a
bias cuff of the material was turned
over the pleats above the belt, from
the line Of the tunic across the belt |
closing. +. IL.
Pussy willow silk is being offered in |
beautiful printed effects. as well as |
In the new Pussy Willow satin, which |
Is extremely lightweight. This satin, |
together with other lightweight satins /
such as Satin Patria, Satin sIilitaire
and Moon-Glo Satin-all fabrics of ex.
quisite weave ard texture. and soft, |
iustrous finish-is used in modelling /
fressy skirts. They follow straight /
lines mostly, although some of the
tunics and skirts are finely machine I
plated; others are broken by low
draperies on the side, and a few
showing the latest innovation, "the
hustle silhouette" of almost three
decades ago.
The smart street skirt of figured
pussy willow" QeftD should attract
much attention. 1t is the beautiful
pattern of the silk, as we'll as the rich
simplicity of the cut, that makes this
skirt so appealing. The background
of beige is frightened by deep violet Il
stripes, with delightfully."- quaint al.
ternating stripes that suggest the IA
nous Paisley shawls" The ca
pacious pockets are quite a feature OF
this chic affair.
Another interesting silk for street,
wear is Kashmefe kloth, a wonder
ish. This fabric is one of the new,
Corners, and as II is exhibited in eighty
different shades one need not worry
about having trouble in securing de-
sired shades.
Among the fashionable cloths are
Featherweight, Nanken, Glove Skin
and Reindeer and Serge. This last
named fabric should really be put in
quotation marks, for though the Amer
can woman has often signified her
WEAKNESS with the temperance Of
this familiar cloth, upon finding the
Paris Endorsement she has become
reconciled to its prolonged vogue.
Probably for this reason we find the
trotteurs of serge just as popular now II
as when the season first opened,
Serge is best EXPRESSED in tailored eff.
fects, although as a rule they are Cup
posed to be in more plain and severe
models. designers have found a way
TO make them more attractive to the, /
average woman who has been more or
less spoiled by the frocks-and-frills Is