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

SEPARATE SKIRTS.


Separate skirts viii he more popu.
lar than ever this coming season, and
merchants are showing splendid
styles in bewildering assortments OF
materials and coIors Silk skirts
seem 10 lead by big aiority, skirts
OF serge and gabaTdine holding sec.
ond place, That only the silks will
shine" seems to be generally &C.
Cepted.
silk manufacturers seem to be de-
veloping into wizards so marvellous
are some Of their productions; we look
At their offerings in simple wonder
ment. Chief among these beautiful
patterns is 4 crepe with a heavy rip
ping weave, called Roshanara. 1t
has literally taken the fashion world
by storm. as has the famous dancer
for whom the silk was named. This
silk is offered in every conceivable
shade and is adaptable for use both
ina making street gowns and evening
dresses. A stunning separate skirt OF
: this fabric was shown at recent
opening. II was made of -taupe col,
ored Roshanara. The new apron ef-
feet tunic hung loose over the skirt
and came only to the hips. 1t was
cut away about three inches below
the top OF the belt in 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.
Pussy willow silk is being offered in
beautiful printed effects, as we'll as
in the new Pussy willow satin, which
Is extremely lightweight. This satin,
together with other lightweight satins
such as Satin Patria, Satin Militaire
and Moon.Glo Satin-all fabrics of ex
quisite weave and texture, and soft,
lustrous finish--is used in modelling
Iressy skirts. They follow straight
tines mostly, although some of the
TUNES and skirts are finely machine
plated; others are broken by low
draperies on the side, and few
showing the latest innovation, "the
hustle silhouette, Of almost three
decades ago.
The smart street skirt of figured
pussy willow" (left) should attract
much attention. 1t Is the beautiful
pattern Of the silk, as well as the rich
simplicity OF the cut, that makes this
skirt SO appealing The background
OF beige is frightened by deep violet
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 Kashmeref Kloth. a wonder
fully soft satin with o cloth-like fin
ish. This fabric is one of the new
corners, and as il 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
as when the season first opened,
Serge is best expressed in tailored ef-
feets, although as rule they are sup
posed to be III more plain and severe
models. designers have found way
to make them more attractive to the
average woman who has been more or
less spoiled by the frocks-and-frills