The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-14
WOMEN'S DRESS
GETTING TO Be
CONSERVATIVE
Paris Styles Show Revival Of Safe
and Sane Idea With More
Amplitude to Skirts

Paris, March IA return to con-
servatsm in woman's dress is indi-
Gated in advance displays for spring
and summer now being held in Paris.
Several hundred American buyers
who have arrived for the seasonal
fashion shows are more pleased than
they have been since the armistice be-
cause Of the ease with which the new
modes can be adapted TO American
tasta.
The Paris dressmakers continue to
show extreme effects in afternoon and
evening wear. but the majority Of the
gowns reflect a return to sanity dress
Such is the view of American buyers.
Buying, however, is restricted because
Of the general depression in the
United States. The business hull III
America has led to purchase Of tn E
most quiet models, the theory being
that American women during the com
ing season will bay only simple things
which can he Worn on many Occa-
sions.
The season is only half finished,
but a general indication has already
been given of the changes. One of
the most notice able innovation is the
| lcngthening of skirts at least one inch.
French dreSsmakers admit that this
is a recognition of American taste
which has resented the extremely
short skirt since it was introduced.
Backs are still bare This the dress
makers have refused to alter. Ameri-
can buyers are purchasing tn So
bareback models with q view 10
rigidly modifying them in America.
While the new gowns are less rad
ical, buyers say they continue to b+
reappearance of dyes of a pre-war
standard, color dominates all gowns.
The material may be simple but gold
and silver and blue and pink trim
mings are combined to make it attrac~
tive AS one buyer described il,
modern simplicity implies expense,
old fashioned simplicity dizziness.
Prices continue high. Dressmak
ers justify Them by pointing to the ar
tislry involved in their creations ami
also to the fact that materials us Il
were purchased at top prices.
For the eastern type of beauty the
season offers much. There are ORA
peries and turbans Of all varieli 5 ot
color and long strings Of beads of all
colOrs of the rainbow. Beads are to
b. worn extensively according to the
arbiters of fashion.
The season 8 effects have been built
for the normally built women and the
extremely plump and extremely thin
women will have some difficulty in
choosing gowns.
The corset has again been ignored.
So serious and consistent has become
this GOODNESS to what was formerly
fashions basic principle. that corset
manufacturers are contemplating an
extensive campaign to bring the cor
set back into its proper place. Paris
dressmakers say that corsets are
simply impossible if one desires thn
utmost smartness.
Feathers play a most important
part in the new hats. Ostrich plumes
in particular are being used on large
hats. Hats for the most part, are
small, and are worn crushed down on
the head in many shapes
Fruit is invading the realm of fash
ion. Bunches of fruit and flowers
are worn at the waist and some of
the gowns have belts or roses around
the waist. Flowers are extensively
used in many other combinations.
The prophecy OF fuller skirts is