The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-08
Fashion Letter
Written for
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
BY MARGARET ROBE

New York, Dec. Fifth avenue
windows of today look like lawn fetes
or Easter bazaars. Fluffy, crisp and
cool organizes, embroidered nets and
laces, sunshades and bathing suits, and
leghorn and maline hats have routed
the sterner fashion stuff of winter.
The Palm Beach-Hot Springs crowd
zone raiment, and the Stay-at-homeS
cast no less ardent orbs. For, be it
known, it is this advance summer re-
sort clothing that sets the style for
northern. spring and SUMMER wear,
and it is an open secret that manu-
and summer clothes along the very
same lines indicated by the resort
finery, which is now doing a thriving
business for the retailers.
Flower effects in both color pattern
and line hold sway in many different
ing a window of soft crepe silk skirts
adorned with hand-blocked flowers
that swirl about the hem. There is a
white skirt, bordered in gay black
eyed Susans. Another shirred model
of canary yellow crepe uses a motif OF
gorgeous nasturtiums. Plain cOlOred
silk skirts are selling very well to the
southern trade, especially modes of
cornflower blue and rose pinks.
Other nobby sl1iSts are developed in
combinations of silk and wool. One
house is showing crepe made up with
Jokes and panellings of duvetyn. jlacl
and white is most conspicuous in this
line. Even white wash skirts glow
with some fleck of color. Narrow
landings of copper color edge the
pockets and belt of many models.
Large, floppy hats in summary
shades to match. the rainbow tints of
dresses, blouses, and skirts abound
Ribbon hats seem most popular. Wide
Roman stripe ribbon fashions many
chapeaux and demands no additional
trimming. These gay hats are worn
with sport and white costumes Rub
berized silk is pressing to the fore as
hat fabric. One charming model or
rose color trimmed with flowers of the
same material is being shown.
The shiny effects given by glycer-
ined feathers, ribbons. and shellaced
braids are being resurrected for next
season Many of the most exclusive
shops are selling hats of cire taffeta,
trimmed with huge bows of selma
teriaI. Organdie itself fashions many
of the ARREST hats. Flame color is
very popular All cloth fabrics are
very good, by the way A house which
price for a demnre poke bonnet fash
Toned of porcelain blue taffeta and
trimmed with vari-colored appliqued
flowers of silk and wool.
Organize mas Deen Iounu Ill lot a
brand new fad. This is its use for
little Jcorsage bouquets. Rich evening
gowns of stiff brocades and metallic
cloths are given a wee ingenue fleck
by the flower of organdie at Shout
der or bodice. The sweet grad
uate" effect is continued by little
puffed sleeve dresses with wasted
shirred bodices and full skirts The
baby sleeves are generally of organdie
and are trimmed with eyelet embroid-
cry or beading.
Dame Fashion seems more tickle
with her warm-weather dresses than
any other part of her wardrobe. There
are Princess models with long wasted
bodfces made from organdie or wolfe,
and full skirts of a contrasting taffeta
There are tunic dresses of taffeta with
Medici collars of organdie. There are
beaded chiffons and georgettes. and
duvetyn. the winters favorite mater
ial. continues into this warm-weather
stock. There are many jacket blouses
OF crepe trimmed with gay duvetyn
collars and cuffs.
Dress, skirt, and suit makers seem
agreed on the slogan Back to the
SOIL" for all the hens show a notice
able drop. Nine inches above has
come to be the standard height. in
contrast to the winter vogue for twelve
above