Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-23

generations since then. out Of the
odds and ends of material whicn
they were able to procure. They made
striped silk skirts me fashion, skirts
so narrow and slim that only their
length redeemed them from ugliness,
and yet when they added the velvet
coat with It's position back, the splen-
did waistcoat with its great friilS in
front and the long sleeves that
reached over the wrist with their
dangling muslin ruffles, woman be-
came picture Of cnarm and interest.
She was the product Of conservation
OF material
II was the necessity for abandoning
unnece, sary yardage for women's
costumes that brought about the
elimination Of the hoop and the vas,
flounced skirt, and we thereby be-
came a better dressed planet OF wont
en- thru this measure.
There is still plenty OF silk in the
hand, hundreds OF yards of jersey
cloth. velvet and veivcteen in quant-
ties. Georgette crepe. chiffon In diff
ferent weaves, and. threfore, no
woman reed suffer either I'm her APP
pearance or her health by abandon
ing wool garments altogether. If she
chooses to go to that extreme.
It may sound fantastic TO advise
that women wear furs II they cannot
find wool. but peltry is not over-eV-
pensive and. so far, 1t is plentiful.
Semiprecious furs are warm and
cheap. They cover gown OF thin
material which has not n thread OF
worstcd in it. ard they keep one
&c mfortable in the winds and snowa
of late winter and early spring.
Little by little, as the war pro-
crosses. woman can abandon the use
of worstsd clothes to large extent
and they can find other means of
keeping themselves well and health
| fully dressed
Wool Skirt; Velvet Coat.
| one Of the quick ways which ha'
conserve wool for the army is the
Use of n short slim separate sklr'
with "A cutaway coat of Nelvetccn
| heavily lined. Women who have such
| costumes declare that they will wear
| these skirts with corslet blouses OF
soutached silk and satin In the spring
thereby saving cotton for the gov
ernment.
Hats made OF worsted have already
been replaced by those of satin ana
velvet.
Entire coat suits made Of worsted
have narrow bias flounces mounted
on a taffeta or satin foundation. The
short Jacket which goes with these
skirts is so heavily trimmed with fun
| and has such wide WaistCoat o
satin or mateIasse that ii can be cont
| sidered a bit of camOuflage.
one of the very sioart gowns made
| for bridal troussedu, which used W
| less than 4 y yards OF thin WOODEN
material, had two bias flounce
across a taffeta skirt with deep hen
Of peltry and blouse. Of embroid-
cred satin with wristlets of peltry
over which was a coatee of the WOO
with wide Chinese slceves-the onIy
bit OF eXtraYasance-edSed with
| poltry and lined with colored satln
There was a sailor collar of peltrl
and a Japanese bow of satin pulled
| thru two loops in the back of Tn,
! coat to flare from the waistlne.
I There Is another coat suit in which
less than four yards of wool have
been used. The skirt is narrow and
| slim and extends into n loose corslei
effect over the waist to the bust
Above that is a chiffon yoke with
long sleeves I'm the same color. The
outaway topcoat, which drop be
low the knees, is loosely hung from
the shoulders and made of dun green
velveteen with an immense cape col