Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-04-13

Otherwise, there is much novelty In
the frocks, and the combination of
materials which the conservation OF
wool demands, brings about an mp
pearanee Of novelty that sometimes
does not really exist.
The young generation has grown up
in the belief that gown must be
made OF the same material, and there
fore, whatever deviates in fashion from
that accepted principle, is looked upon
as dangerous experiment or as some
thing unique to be instantly accepted.
There Is no doubt that the one-piece
costume is no longer necessary to
fashion or good taste. Danger lies In
these piece-meal gowns, of which all
writer's have warned the public. Yet,
the fashion is here and must be reck-
oned with.
What About the Fabrics7
The shops over this continent should
find JOY In the fact that the French
gowns are not built of uncommon and
difficult fabrics. What was on the
shelf last spring can be brought out
this spring and sold to the most fasti-
dious. customer. The dressmakers are
not In such good luck, and therefore.
not in such high feather.
The casual observer, looking over
the French display, may say that
gowns have changed SO little that
women need not put their hands in
their purses.
But the dressmakers and the report
ers know that this Is not so. Parts
has changed everything sufficiently to
lure women into renewing their ward
robes The shops should reap nm
abundant harvest from this move In
Paris. The minor dressmakers should
make a great deal of money. AS to the
exceedingly hlgh-priced dressmakers
those who begin at two hundred and
fifty dollars for a gown--they are still
nervous.
There Is so much lace that we may
be dressed In It every day from four
o'clock on The Chantilly shawl has
come back into fashion, and It is an
easy prophecy that every woman who
owns one will be trying to sell 1t be-
fore this month has turned into April.
All the colored woolens, serge, jer-
sey, Cheruit twill, gaberdine, satin,
chiffon, and tulle are just where they
were last year
What of the New Suits7
The American woman has revived
her interest In coat suits. She went
on one-piece frock debauch a year
ago and is slowly recovering from 1t.
France turns out an astonishing
number of gowns that are dclectable,
yet the suit Is shown more considera-
ton than has been accorded 1t for two
years. In America, 1t will be more
worn than in France.
The tailors should have enough to
do this spring to keep them from
financial trouble. On every side smart
women and others who are engaged In
an kinds Of office and open-air relief
work insist that they need today
slim coat and skirt of wool, They
know they can be patriotic enough tt
keep within the four and half ward
measurement as the new silhouette
does not demand more.
They are eagerly accepting the fash
ion for checked skirt and plain
coat, for satin Zouave Jacket and
wooden skirt, or the other way around.
A vast number are demanding suits
of twill gaberdine and serge which are
made on severe lines, and this return
to the early American fashion of
mannish costume for the open air
should be encouraged by every power
full means,
In all the suits, no matter what
the material or the choice of color or
combined colors, the skirt is narrow,
although 1t need not be tucked in at
the hem, and the Jacket is short. 1t
reaches the top of the high girdle. 1t
just escapes the curve of the hips, or
1t rests on the bone of the hips.
Copyright, 1918, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate)