The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-09-06

One of the new black taffeta gowns
that is far from commonplace. The
skirt is a series of small ruffles
edged with white silk cord and cut
in peg-top fashion. The slim bodice
' is mounted on a yoke of taffeta
braided with white cord, and the
short sleeves are cut in one with the
yoke. There is pink rose with
green leaves at the waist, and there
are green shoes and stockings.
of the world, because it is plentiful.
There is no trouble about getting all
the taffeta one wants, and 1t is best
that we model our wardrobes for the
near future on the materials that can
be bought in this country in sufficient
quantity to correspond to our needs.
Much can be done with this mate
rial that will result in a gown out of
the ordinary and conspicuous for
charm and cleverness. If you could
have seen woman who came into a
restaurant for dinner wearing a GER
tain black taffeta gown, you would
have been convinced in the twinkling
of an eye that the fabric matters moth
ing if the designer has cleverness.
The skirt was made of narrow
ruffles that extended from waist to
ankles, each ruffie edged with white
silk cord. The hem was excessively
narrow. The foundation for these
ruffies fitted the figure like a sheath.
There was bodice, straight and SIM
pie, and the major part of it was a
yoke with short sleeves which was
braided with white cord in a fantastic
design. At the side of the waist was
deep pink satin rose with green vel
vet leaves. The slippers and stock
ings We're green. There was nothing
demure about this black taffeta gown.
Treat blue Serge in Various Ways.
Blue serge is fabric that will al
ways be with US, as far as the manu-
facturers and the war board can look
ahead.
1t is usually midnight blue, and,
given few yards of it in this color,
the designers do not want to sit down
and turn it out into insignificant
frocks and inconspicuous suits.
A woman who came to defense"
luncheon one day wore blue serge
gown that was the product of a clever
designer and it surely turned our
ideas about suits tnpsy-turvy.
The coat was split up the back as
well as the front. 1t was worn over a
long cuirass blouse, the kind that
gains in Importance every day. The
blouse was made of richly embroid-
cred tricOt in blue, black and dasheS
of dull red. 1t did not cling tightly to
the figure, but outlined it more than
usual. Over it hung the loose blue
serge coat, opening in a deep V in the
middle of the front and the black. 1t
was closed at the neckline and had a
collar OF the serge. There was a loose
belt of the material, and the skirt
was exceedingly narrow and short.
BY the way, it is wise for any wom-
an who orders new suit today to see
that the skirt has a sizeable hem, for
the new order to the shoemakers,
given by the government, which de-
mands low shoes for the duration of
the war, may change the SKIRT length.
/ doubt it. The length may be
changed, but it will not be because of
the low shoes, for CATERS, which are
made of fabric, may be as high as
desired, and women prefer them to
high boots.
We may also adopt the French FASH
ion of wearing serviceable Oxford ties
with straight heels and rounded toes.
The bootmakers say they have more
orders for these today than ever. With
such shoes the average woman does
not care whether her skirt is eight
or ten inches from the ground, unless
she is given to suffering from exposed
ankles.
Copyright, 1918. by the Mcclure Newspa.
per Syndicate,l