The St. Mary banner., 1921-09-10
Hort Skirts--
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way of this period Of the season. they
! follow closely in the trail OF present
! fashions, as any wild flights of fancy
might lead them into untold paths Of
loss and unapprcciation. The duty,
and. YES, the desire, OF the New York
puhlic Is to 90 on beyond, creating new
tvpes of fashion which, In their turn,
will be followed just as assiduouSiy
by others next season.
The success OF the spring coat and
the udaptability of the one-piece dress
have Joined hands, the two making
their autumn bow as a coat dress. OF
course, we have had coat dresses be-
fore this, but the predictions are that
they will be more brilliant achieve
ments this coming season. News from
Paris indicates that We are following
! the lead right here, for many of the
wholesalers have reported that sales
! in this particular direction are going
strong.
A new slogan might be: 1T is the
belt that makes the gown" for In
many instances all else IS plain. and
the winding around the waist becomes
the center of the design Of the whole
frOck. All sorts of fancy ribbons and
brocadeS are brought into play for this
form of decoration. Then there are
cords galore, and strings of beads and
metals to be used for girdles. Any
one of them is thing of beauty all
by itself. and its association with the
gown brings both into relief with q
fascination one cannot fail to appreci-
ate.
Wool Shaws for Winter.
The desire for Spanish shawls Is
not, 1t seems, just an isolated flight,
for we are to have shaWlS for the
winter, too They are to be of wool
and embroidered, and, generally
speaking they are to retain much of
the grace and charm possessed by the
highly colored ones Of this season.
Women have found them too becOm-
ing TO part with them lightly, and they
are practical adjuncts to the ward
robe, to be sure. for they can be
thrown across the shoulders careless
ly, yet effectively, If keeping out
frigid blasts happens to be d subject |
of any moment
The Spanish influence, Of which the |
shawl is but one reflection. is trans
ferring itself to evening wraps In gay |
Paris. French ladies are taking the |
Spanish designs and the Oriental de- |
signs, and combining them to make |
have been devised for many long |
day. Women are accustomed to re-
gard their evening wraps as the most |
colorful of their adornments. and. by |
this new development of fashion.
they will lose not jot in regard to
smart and becoming establishment.
In the mountains, on the golf course,
In fact when indulging in outdoor
sport Of any kind. one wonders why
ladies' do not wear "knickerS." They
than the short. tight skirts. which
seem to be the only alternative. Be
sides, II IS SO hard to know what on
earth to do with the skirts when ac-
lively participating in sports. They
manage to get in ones way in the
most miraculous manner, while "knick-
ers DO nothing of the sort. They
keep their place and harmOniZe with
strenuous activity as though they un-
ierStood their business perfectly.
hnlckerbocFer suits are made from
The most delightful sorts of materials
all those honespuns and hand-woven
weeds which are the joy of the pres
mt season. They have about the
'portiest look of any of the newer
port clothes, and one might venture
o say they have come to stay.
Prices are dropping to something
approaching normal. Materials are
ar less costly than they were, and
ready-tO-wear garments
ire coming down 10 sympathy with
necessities wall no I,,x,,rIo.