The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-12-02
Longer Skirt Is
to Be Fashion

est feature OF the coat and ,srtainly
they are an achievement. They al
verge enough from the wrnp coat,
which has, In spite Of all our love for
II. become bit monotonous. but they
keep that ftillness Of character which
gives the grace that Is one OF the de-
mnnds.
II f. astonishing how many Of the
newer models adhere to the one-piece
Idea. Many and many of them appear
which are simply two strnight pieces
Of material sewn together-by an
artist. We add this later phrase be-
cause the one-piece dress Is the hard
est thing to mike In good-looklng
manner, In spite Of all the apparent
simplicity Of Its construction. II
there is a slip anywhere in the con-
struct;on. nlI hope Is gone. for there Ia
no extra bit Of fullness to hide the
discrepancy, no ruffle or hounce that
can be adjusted over the dlscordant
spot. The one-piece frock is not a
Job for an amateur to undertake with
confidence. and perhaps that is the
reason that Its vogue has lasted be-
yond all expectations and hopes. Il
must be done by some one who I'M
derstands his business superlatIvely
well before II Gun he clnssed among
the successes, and that fact alone
shves II from becoming one OF those
models" which become common In no
time. Then, again, figure must he
reasonably graceful and slender In or
der to carry Off one-piece dress Of
this character with any degree OF sat
Isfaction. Curves cannot be too wide.
neither can lengths be too extended,
for in either case the proportions of
the frock upon which all the art Of
the simplicity depends are thrown out
OF key and must necessarily leave
some imperfect line exposed. There
fore these little frocls de luxe are con-
fined to an extremely exclusive class.
and cannot be lured from the narrow
ness of their limits.
Afternoon Dresses.
The coming winter promises to be
one of many festivities, and that
brings the reception gown or suit TO
the attention of the feminine pOpula-
tion devoted to the pursuit OF style.
All Of the softer silk afternoon dresses
that are being designed by the smart
est Of dressmakers are made Of some
variety OF crepe de chine. Nothing
else will do II the frock Is to be the
last word In fashion. The skirt must
be reasonably full, SO that the whole
effect of the garment Is one of grace
fulness and sOftness In the most ex-
treme representations. This Is all the
restriction that there seems to be. for
there is as much latitude In the mp ter
Of trimming as ever there has been
when other materials were In question.
But trimming Is not one OF the points
upon which the interest hangs. Some
of them are entirely or nenrly with
out trimming OF any sort. The mate
rial and the line OF the garment are
tile interesting points Of consldera-
tion. Embroidery there Is plenty, but
II IL Of the sort that Is massed ovLT
some portion OF the material, so that
II becomes more a part OF the gown
! than any extraneOus decoration.
One OF the newest gowns made of
this soft and draping material wa -'''
on the One-piece lines so generally
popular. It had skirt that was COW
cred with little flounces no wider than
two inches at most. and as narrow as
one inch as the folds graduated toward
tile waist. The color was warm.
red brown. and there was only mar
row. tied belt 10 suggest nm irregular
waistline. Another was In gray. with
slde-pIaited skirt. the plnIts beIng
wider than thOs Observation-Disclosures
their run Of popularity, and the waist
was a simple affair that draped at the
waistilne and had a turnover edge Of
real Duchess lace around the oval
necklIne.