Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-02-14
PARIS LOWERS EN-
BUT OTTAWA KEEPS
WEARING EN- HIGH
STYLES ADOPTED BY FRENCH
CAPITAL FAIL TO FIND WILLING
> OBSERVERS HERE-NEW GRE.
ATOMS SHOWN IN WINDOWS.

Paris has heightened her skirts and
fashion magazines have announced on
many occasions that skirts were to
be longer but from the best informa'
tion gained by the local merchants
from styles centers and style shows
in the larger cities throughout the
United States. spring skirts will not
be heightened more than an inch or
two at the most Mannequins at the
style shows in Chicago last week de-
CARED that in the midsummer girls
and young women would not roll
their own" because the shortness OF
the skirts would not permit them.
"Skirts may come down an inch
or two during the spring season, "
said one favorite model when inter
viewed last week. But they will be
short as ever in the summer
Women. American women, are said
TO have taken such comfort in their
short skirts. that they refuse TO al
low Paris to dictate to them, and or
der the skirts heightened.
New spring coats and suits are ar
irving daily in the stores in Ottawa.
giving the chilly days Of February a
balmy and dreamy atmosphere in
the ready to wear sections of the
stores. The new shades Of putty
have supplanted many of the grays
and tans and delight feminine shop
pers. Mohawk" which is usually
called henna at first sight. promises
10 cut quite a figure in trimmings,
hats and blouses for the spring sea
son.
Suit Jackets will be short, and suit
Jackets will be long and medium
length they will be box. belted and
with many other decidedly ultra fash
ionable cuts. Light colors, it is said,
will be worn a lot during the spring,
and tweeds will be extremely popu-
lar. although navy blue, the stable
old color, will be good as ever Tor the
costumes between the winter and
summer season.
The tailored suit will be greatly IN
vogue for street or sport, but for
dressier occasions plated, tucked
and embroidered suit jackets will be
shown.
Early spring hats, which have been
on sale for several weeks. are small.
and close fitting head gear will still
be shown and sold for a number of
weeks. Most OF the hats have a
scoop up in front, and are literally
covered with myriads of blossoms
Flowers OF all colors, sizes and de-
scriptions are shown on the head
gear.
Low shoes will be again worn in
the spring, as have been used almost
entirely throughout the winter. The
advanced styles, however. show a
lighter and less Substantial soles and
upper than the manufacturers placed
ON the winter walking shoes. Vel
vet and satin slippers are being
placed extensively on the market, AND
a style which borrowed its origin of
side elastic from grandmothers old
house shoes win be quite the vogue.
Brocaded satins will to a certain de-
gree supplant the plain satins, deal
ers declare.
!. Two or three weeks ago, it looked
as though all the spring gowns would
be fashioned entirely Of taffeta, al
though the more advanced styles
show thai georgette crepe, canton
and satin faced canton, together with
the lovely satin and other soft silks
will be equally as good as the taf-
feta.
Beaded and embroidered frocks
and blouses will be used extensively
for the spring and summer.
Soft materials such as have been
extensively used for two or three
years for wraps will again be the ma
terials from which most Of the cut
er garments to wear over the separ.
ate gowns, will be worn again this
spring and summer, Large sleeves
cut with exaggerated arm holes are
to be the lines along which the ma
lority Of the wraps are fashioned.
Mems clothing will be much the