The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-01
EASTER FASHIONS INVITE
CONTRAST WITH THOSE OF
GODEYS LADY BOOK

In the spring, especially at Easter
time, the young maids fancy mot
always lightly turns to thoughts of
clothes.
Apropos of new clothes, fads and
fashions, a comparison of styles OF
nowadays and the days of long ago
might not be so bad The compari-
son is induced by the discovery of a
long forgotten copy of Godey's maya
zine for 1895. Godey's magazine had
by that time changed its name from
Godey's Lady Book to the more mod
ern word magazine.
Its fashion discussions might in
some ways be mistaken for glimpses
from the fashion magazines of today.
Yet talk of nine-gored skirts, when
we of today are asked to conserve
cloth, sounds ludicrous, and remind.
ers of the enormous sleeves of the pc
Rod fill us with joyful derision, yet
.affeta and foulards were the goods of
that day as today, and Godey's mag
azine speaks of the one-piece dress as
more popular than the suit.
Just here fashion editorial
/ from Margaret Wade of Washington
! is not inappropriate, as it furnishes a
delightful opportunity for contrasting
styles of today and then. Miss Wade
says:
| 1918
American made calico, at IS cents
a yard, and sport satin at $3.50 are
receiving much the same artistic
treatment in dyeing, printing and
finally in the making of summer
gowns destined for the most fashion
able women in the country. There is
nothing cheap about these patriotic
fashions. The calico is likely to be
combined with organdie, while the
sport skirt will be killed, or pleated
in some other fashion to use up as
much material as possible. It is con.
sidered truly patriotic at his writing
ito wear calico or silk leaving WOO
in any and every form to the men
! particularly for our soldiers in
France who, according to Genera
! pershing, have not been given the
proper protection from the elements
Now that the senate is taking a
hand i'll the making of uniform cloth
with the chance of our army GETTING
WOOL instead of shoddy, more wom-
en- may be willing to forego the prac.
teal tailored suit of lightweight wool
which at this time of year ordinarily
! receives the best attention of every
l1dios'' tailor and his patrons. 1t is
hardly conceivable a lady's tailor will
cut and fit calico. although in past
years they have not despised giving
their best art to linen
1895.
Writing fashion story In Godey's
magazine the Countess Annie de Mon
taigue says:
Dame fashion has been less capri.
cious than is her wont this season
ard there are fewer radical changes
observable.
In spite of the fact that there are
few noticeable changes, there are
many little touches, which proclaim a
gown as belonging to the past or the
present season. While sleeves re
main as enormous as ever, skirts as
vide and hats as eccentric there are
novelties i'll cut, trimming and mater.
ial. Five, nine and fifteen gored
skirts are the thing, and the much
coveted flare is accomplished by spe.
cial methods of cutting. Never put
two bias together was an adage Of
the old-time dressmaker; this idea
like many other oat-of-date ones has
been exploded.
Tailor suits, as rule, are shaped
with nine-gored skirt, each one Tapped
and stitched; these suits when prop.
erly made are the embodiment OF
style allied with neatness and natti.
ness.
For skin silks, gauzes and mous
seknes de DIES, the flftseu-gsred SKIRT