Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-10
LATEST FASHIONS OF
DEAR OIL LUNNEN
Coming Spring Modes Call tor
Longer Skirts and Re-
yivaI of Tartan.
London Times.

AZ this time Of the year spring fash
tons are never much more than tenta-
tive Possibilities are being weighed,
and perhaps skirts will be longer. But
there will he no change TO sweeping
draperies though older women who
know that short frocks do not become
then, will be glad to wear longer
skirts without outraging fashion.
No one would welcome back the
walking skirt which swept the ground
and gathered dust and mud, but the
medium-length gown or skirt is likely
to be generally popular.
A pretty type of the stockinette
trock. which, as well as the stockinette
coat and skirt, is to carry all before 1t
this season Is made like a Cassock but
toned from neck to hem down the front,
and without decoration except for the
sash. which makes up for the simplicity
of the gown by showing as many colors
as the wearer likes.
Paisley is at the height of its pop
ularitv. and the Paisley sash may be
reckoned upon for the spring. A mush-
room-Colored stockinette gown has
Paisley sash in soft tones. but the more
sober minded may prefer sashes OF
thick ribbed silk TO brighter ones
There are also new coats and skirts
a. ataaca wool for the coming months.
The wool is in dark tweed mixtures so
mat M first sight it is difficult to tell
il from tweed.
The coat is loose and short and lined
with conhed wool. which also provides
the collar and cuffs. and there are comb
ed wool pockets on either side.
Significantly the skirt is by no means
narrow Alpaca wool viii be highly
popular ami t,nglishwomen have taken
kindly 10 vooien coats and skirts.
\ revival which is always moro vel
come in the spring than at other times,
and is already being accepted. is that OF
tartan The last word in millinery IS
the tartan straw ribbon TO trim the new
hats. and especially the Breton sailor
hats.
sometimes the entire hat IS made Of
the ribbon, and so no trimming is re-
ouired but a couple Of large hatpins
4 number of the new hats Will have
crinoline crowns and feather brtms. the
feathers being usually Chinese heron,
many of them in shades OF red and hay
ing 4 laCquered effect. The crinoline
hat j. coming much 10 the fore, al
though many. think il too light and
f,.a.sy ion the early spring and better
suited 10 a summer frock than tailor
made.
Another novelty is a ribbon formed
of strands Of bass plated in and ont TO
form n kind of chessboard design. II
mas a satin gloss on the surface and AT
a little distance looks almost like pat
termed satin. But while novelties
abound in headgear, the opinion is that
l,Fr -,s. sry-,7- N,tav-
The new hats will, however. hide a
lack Of imagination IN the gowns. and
much attention vii be given the brirns.
Instead Of a crown covered with mar
row velvet flowers. such as often ap-
pear during March and April. II IS the
hrfm which will be buried under the
. blossoms The same applies 70 feath-
ers and other trimmings. Even tho
feather porapons are placed on the ex-
IRENE edge Of the brim almost against
the face, while sometimes long strands
Of feathers fall 70 the shoulders and
frame the face,
II is thought also that the tagal hat
VII be successful: II has brim bent
well over the face IN front and at the
sides and turned fiat back against the
crown behind, where II viii be covered
with a thick cluster Of flowers.
This revival OF an early twentieth
century fashion viii simplify the dress
ing Of the hair. as Il VIII permit Of
1arSe knot on the crown Of the head.
,rbich the present necessity OF pulling
4be t,-ir, well down on the head disal-
lows.
Ribbon i. now 30 much in favor.
fro-,, the ribbon nat worn on the
Riviera TO the many ribbon trimmings
on The evening gowns, that some corr
sage Of afternoon frocks are entirely
composed Of strands and loops Of wide
satin or MORE ribbon.