Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-25
With Women SHOPPERS
HINTS ABOUT STYLES. NOVELTIES. ETC.
Some Spring Modes Of the New Suits Shown

Women's suits have their establish
ed place in milady's wardrobe. And
are being accorded more important
position each season. Their popular
ity with tho American woman never
wanes. no matter how charming or
chic q substitute Is offered by foreign
fashion directors. Nowadays the
American woman does not feel that
her wardrobe Is complete without
suit, and no one knows better than
she the particular need II fills.
Like in all other garments. suit
styles change each season. but their
mode this spring seems to be more
suitable to each and every ones per-
sonal taste than for some time. Suits
are not fashioned very deliberately
this season. but those with trimming
are lovely enough with an exquisite
blouse to wear to AN afternoon ar
fair as women so like to do. The
plain styles are fashioned on tailored
lines, with edges finished with silk
braid, and few silk arrow heads as
the only trimming to relieve their
secerity. Other suits, while not any
more deliberately trimmed, are cut or
different lines to make a little Dress
Ter garment. Nearly all have the
fashionable narrow belt, sometimes
all around and again just In the front
or back. Even the tailored ones
show this popular fancy.
For those who do not care Tor tall
cred lines, a little ripple at the bot
tom of the Jacket seems 10 be moic
favored. Then there Is the Elton ef-
feet, which Is becoming to only few
forms. The short waist line jacket Is
best suited for young women. White
there are some that give the same
effect and yet are regulation MP
length jackets. The Elton effect is
obtained thru having the waist part
Of the Jacket hang loose over the
belt There Is also a full pc rlum be-
low the waist to give the required
length. Other styles Of which a rev
models are shown include the I'M
beIted ripple back and the s,mi-nt-
ted style.
Especially Good Materials Used.
Serge is the material most COM
monty used and it must be or eNcep-.
tionally good grade to compare IA
rorably with sucn lovely materials as
tricotine, poiret twill, velour. silver
tone or silver tipped tricotine. F..
This latter material Is new being
a combination Of the two fabrics, s'i-
yer tone and tricotine.
AS for the colors this spring black
and navy blue seem to have become
as well established as the suits them
selves. Local merchants have In
their racks four suits in these colors
TO one of any other. and the other
colors shown are only direrent
shades Of brown and tan and a bright
blue. with few combinations or
these with black in checks. Suit de-
,partment managers agree that no
color will ever supplant black or blue
in the making of suits. And every
one knows that for better service ana
appearance there are no other colors.
The navy blue Is the more popular
of the two colors, probably because
it is more youthful looking and more
suited to the women who wear suits.
Another fashion new this spring Is
the cut of collars, which remind one
of the Tuxedo suits worn by men.
The collars take the name Of the
mems suits. =.
Stores Show Attractive Models.
An exceptionally big supply of suits
Is in the local stores this spring. Be-