The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
MARGARET MasoN's
FASHION LITTER
III Margaret Mason

. written for The United Pfesss'
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ones breadth of waist or lack on ~
This year will safely hide,
Concealed beneath the chemtse ifoeA'
So straight Of line and side
All. would that all ones surplus ehihe
Could thus SO smaltly hide,
NEW YORK, Feb. 2s.--it is IN
deed fitting in this period 81 ~
cessiyely costly living that there
should be no waste but not quite 50
fitting that there should be no waist
Iii truth you could hardly cali =
gitting at all the way the new froehs
and suits hang straight aud severe
OF line With no hint or dent %
cure Or gentle intake.
We have had hips, my dear. ana
hoops, my dear, but now nothing put
straight long lines will do. It's Ger
tainIy going to be Iumpy going Tor
pudgy persons.
With their clinging ways coat
dresses and chenise frocks tried aw-
fully hard to get around us all TINS
winter but while the many fell for
their straight lines straight away
few Of us still held out for and on
to our semblance of waist line.
However this spring and summer we
must all capitulate and Kiss our
waists goodbye That is OF course
If we are equal to such an acrobatic-
ally agile stunt.
GirdIes and sash effects are om-
niuresent on all these starlight line
garments but you mustn't care to
pull them in a bit 10 break the rig
lid outline of your silhouette In
deed it would seem that Dame Fash.
ion were striving to emulate Puck,
that saucy spIite Of Midsummer
Nights Dream in his famous beast
"In put girdie roundabout the
earth in forty minutes. For she has
Ieertainly put a girdie around at least
the feminine portion OF the earth
in less time than that.
| Most Of the girdles are flat bands
| Of the same material as the suit or
gown that Imply cling around the
spot where ones waist ought to be,
without giving away its location by
any undue pressure Some of them
| are deliberately embroidered oIt the
ends and almost to girdle are fin
ished with tassel or two.
There's a mad taste for tassels too
and they bangle from pockets, col
liars, cuffs, aud most every available
{ spot.
Pockets aren't the fayorites they
once were and are found on very
few of the newest gowns. Possibly
| because they break the slim contour
of the straight line and in order to
accentuate that same straight line
the skirts are all forgetting their
shortcomings Of the last few seasons
and deeorousiy Sinking anklewards
/ Henceforth you may be short OF
breath, short Of cash and short OF
stature but never short OF skirt
/ that is. not much above the ankles.
And since our conversation has
reached the ankle level 1t is not al
together footless to remark on the
new spring foot gear. At last after
chic Parisians, smart Londoners and
lFrenchy Argentine beauties have
worn the short vamped snubnosed
thigh heeled Paris shoes and slippers
for two whole seasons they are moi
at our tagging feet Whether We
viii kick up much fuss about BEING
shed in these long they~are-bro
effects Is yet to be seen. Truly after
the long, long vamps or the long.
long winter our pedal extremities
are TO be driven to extremes it seems.
Footsies really look much TIMER in
these new French foot fashions If You
don't mind looking a bit as if you
had club feet. Up-to-date / haven't
glimpsed any on a real American
foot but there are lots on hand ia
the smartest Fifth Avenue ghops
Battoned, laced, Strapped and in
all colors of suede Hid SILK, satin
and patent leather they are like tho
shoes OF another Season save for tha
abrupt difference Of absolutely round
stub toes where heretofore our vamga
were as long and pointed as Mifelv
curtain lecture.
Since Fashion has put har foot
down in short vamps ga long yamBs
however ii looks as IL there woam
be nothing for US to DO bat toe the
mark In these round toed boots
Verify the FOOTPRINTS on t}te s.,..f.