The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-11-25
Grace in
the Fall Modes

trousers of the rustic goat herders
There were few women who cared 10
accept such an extreme movement i'm
dress. so these We're soon replaced by
short. tight skirt falling below a
long tunic. The tunic did not allow
more than few inches of the under
skirt To show. y great deal still is
made of skirts of this type. The peas
ant or chemise type of overdress
girdled at a low waistline has passed
through many evolutions.
There is great variety. in the en-
broiderieS from this new republic. as
many different peasant peoples have
been thus brought together. A domi-
nant note is the black and white ON
broideries, which may I've, according TO
the original Moravian dress from
which they are taken. either black on
white or white on black
We now see the influence of the nic-
turesque dress of these countries in
both tailored suits and dresses. These
ideas are carried out clearly and def
nitely. so that there is no mistaklnc
the source from which they come. So
distinctive are they that they would
be completely spoiled if combined with
any other motif This idea is empha-
sized in colorings as we'll as en-
hrOiderieS. It's influence appears i'm the
use of bright red as n trimming on
dark suits. Plentiful use IS made. too.
of the white and black cmbraideries
OF the Moravian and the brilliant red.
white and black gc0metrical patterns
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Craze for Combinations.
y strong feature in the fashions Of
the moment, which is doubtless an
outcome of the zecho-Slovak move
ment, is the craze for combinations of
black and white. This is another thing
which goes TO prove the far-reaching
effects of a fashion rich in ideas
Launching such Il style is like throw
ing pebble into pond. The circles
widen continually. EACH maker of
clothes gets her individual impression.
Very lovely new dresses for tea
dances are being developed in black
with white embroideries, or in white
with black. One of the most inter
esting frocks of this type has the
new long sleeves, the high stock col
lar and the black embroidery ontwhite.
Heavy white crepe de chine is
faVorite fabric for black embroideries.
And what could be more effective than
a simple chemise dress of this silk,
with touches of black? On model of
white crepe de chine deliberately dec
GRATED in black, the embroidery serves
to accentuate the side panels. These
lar new features in clothes. A charm
ing effect is obtained by trimming the
high collar with n band of sable. OF
course, so much embroidery adds
greatly TO the expense OF the dress,
but the woman in the home, as we'll as
the professional dressmaker, can see
the possibilities in this model. a very
simple white silk dress may be made
most effective with just a touch Of
black embroidery and perhaps a sash
OF black ribbon or a bit Of black fur.
One of the loveliest frocks that
Paris has sent US this season is de-
veloped in white crepe de chine and
black velvet 1t is made in this way:
First straight slip of the white silk
with brctelle top has Il wide band of
DIack velvet placed around the top,
passing under the arms. over this is
worn separate skirt of silk, made
entirely of loop panels attached to
belt. Each panel is edged with black
velvet ribbon. Then there is q little
oYerBlouse fitted in at a low waist
line. There are no sleeves and the
overbodice is cut low under the arms
to reveal the black velvet banding.
Hanging handkerchief points and
cascading draperies continue popular.
Skirts made with these offer an ex-
cellent opportunity for featuring con
traSts of black and white