The Coconino sun., 1917-08-17
The Tie-On Skirt With Draped Waist
 Makes a Modish Costume

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 Makes a Modish Costume
 weight wool frocks of serge and wool jersey which should always be on hand for cool days are not too heavy either to be draped; in fact, they are very successful in this style. And so, you can simply suit yourself as to the material you should use for your draped dress, for a draped dress you must have, unless you are willing to admit frankly that you are not in the swim of fashion.
 The new draperies take many forms, but the most popular is the kind illustrated here. Sometimes the material is draped about the hips, and at other times the drapery is placed very much lower. In skirts of this kind the width at the hem is narrower than usual so as to obtain the drawn in appearance at the ankles. The width varies from about one and seven-eighths to two yards, making these skirts narrow enough to be smart yet not too scant for comfort in walking. There seems to be g tendency in most skirts toward the narrower effect at the hem, especially in the new tailored skirts.
 The afternoon dress illustrated above is of black satin, the skirt show ing the new side drapery, and the waist, the tie-on style which goes ex- ceptionally we'll with this type of skirt. Surplice lines always have q certain fascination and the waist in style is especially modish now. The crossed ends either extend into sashes which are tied at the back, or they are cut off at the back and buttoned in the center.
 Dresses That Button at the Back
 We have had dresses where buttons. to act as fastening, have been entirely dispensed with. These dresses we have been able to get into by slipping them on over the head, then adjusting the waistline by an elastic. Now, in direct contrast, comes the dress with a row of buttons down the back. One of these very smart frocks is shown in the second sketch. The buttons are covered with the cloth which makes the dress, in this instance, but on many serge and gabardine dresses bone buttons are used. This frock of serge is embellished not only with it's self-covered buttons, but with braid- ed trimming starting from the highest part of the drapery and proceeding downward to the hem, accentuating this new outline. Another important feature of this dress is it's high collar. As to the front, the waist is rather plain with a fairly deep yoke. The skirt is draped with just the same narrow sash shown in the back, and the narrow sash belt which crosses at the back is brought to the front and tied loosely. .... ...... ...
 Long Sleeves and High Collars
 New notes in sleeves are beginning to appear already, and especially worthy of notice is the new long, close fitting sleeve which reminds us that hte coming autumn season is be, ginning to cast its shadows before it. Sleeves made of transparent material, which we have had with us so long, are beginning to give way to those made of the dress fabrics. While we still have the transparent sleeves, the dresses made of one material, sleeves and all, are appearing in greater num- bers.
 Some of the new sleeves are made with narrow insert sections at the back extending from just below the elbow to the wrist, others have far ing cuff section slightly above the wrist, and there is still the perfectly