The Ely miner., 1921-04-22
Short Skirt Is
to Stay. Awhile

woven special silks for the purpose
We have imported woolens and adapt.
ed them TO our use.
Simplicity of Line.
The day dresses for this spring sea,
son produced by American designers
are lovely in the simplicity OF their
lines and in the general way in which
the materials have been handled. The
coat dress is something which has re-
ceived the stamp of approval from
American women, and there are some
new styles in this street frock which
are very beautiful. Our afternoon
clothes and some street dresses are
partial to the use of canton crepe, a
heavier and perhaps more durable
version of crepe de chine. There are
lovely colors In this fabric, and they
have been used with great success,
the trimming being very much re-
strained, so that the lines Of the frock
have every chance to tell their beauty
to the world.
Gray is surely the color for Ameri-
can wear this season. Everything Is
done in gray from hats to shoes. And
If the creation is not all in gray then
some part of it is sure to be. Blue
capes have gray Innings or gray col
lars. Blue hats have gray trimmings.
Reddish tones of trimming are ap-
piled to a gray foundation. Gray suits
are the order Of the day. Gray stock
ings are worn with black shoes, un-
less gray shoes are used. Always
there is gray somewhere in the omng
and, since there are many tones and
shades of this one color, every one OF
every complexion can find something
in color that suits her general make
up.
Skirts here are short. Yes, they are
very short, and there seems no sign
that they will increase in length at
present. If we adopt the longer skirts
we will do it in another season, that
Is all there is to it, for now we are
delighting in the freedom of being
able TO walk about without having
the slightest restriction about our
ankles. There are absurdities in this
length of skirt, just as there are apt
to be absurdities connected with any
leading fashion.
Circular Skirt Is Seen.
Now and again among the newer
American showings the circular skirt
is seen. 1t is the only evidence we
have of any widening of the skirt, but
when it is circular it has the greatest
amount of fullness used in it's making.
There are so many capes among
the spring wraps, and these are so
graceful, that they cannot be passed
by unnoticed. They are made in every
fashion, from the cape of heavy home
spun to that of the airiest and flufiest
of taffetas for evening wear. The
cape coat has been forsaken in smart
dressmaking circles for the cape on
strictly cape lines, which sometimes
is left severely plain, and again
embroidered or heavily trimmed in
some way. One of these is made of
heavy black satin with its lower edge
embroidered for some distance with
an arrangement Of gray angora wool
embroidery. 1t has triple f1ounced
collar that is in itself almost another
cape.
Taffeta dresses are very much in
favor for spring street wear. In fact,
they vie with those of the canton
crepe. They have, usually, fuller
skirts, being made over lines that suit
their texture best.
Each of the couturiers in Paris, ii
would seem, has outdone himself in
the creation of gowns for this latest
season. The collections have been un-
usually large and the examples are
more vivid than was expected. And
the various types of gowns, 1t may be
encouragingly reported, are thorough
ly adaptable to the uses Of the Amer
ican woman.