, 1927-04-20
What the Styles
vii be This Spring

wilhelmina E. jacobson, Clothing
Specialist, University of Wyoming
The styles this spring are not Sc
different from those of the past
couple of years. The slender boy
ish figure still leads. Dieting must
continue it seems. The general out
line of garments is straight up and
down. That Is, the tube like ef-
feet. The curves of old are no
longer displayed.
OF course we are all interested
in styles. The question l hear most
frequently as 1 travel about the
state is: what are the styles this
spring." To be up to date one
must know what these styles are
like and to be sensible we must fol-
low these styles only SO far as they
are becoming to us. Can you e a
ture a woman of two hundred
pounds wearing her skirts to her
knees as the young flapper of to-
day does? No, of course not, the
woman of two hundred pounds
knows how ridiculous she would
look. She knows that by doing SO
she would only add to her width
and who wants to do that in this
day when youth and ~slenderness
reign supreme. Yes, skirts are be-
ing worn to the knees by those
who must always do the extreme
thing, but they are worn slightly
below by those who are more con-
servative.
How about dresses? Well. pleats
seem to be the rage. There are
pleats in front of them and pleats
behind them and there are pleats
on the sides too. These pleats are
of all sizes and descriptions. They
appear in the blouse as well as in
the skirt. To be stylish wear
pleats.
The bolero dress of the winter
has come forth this spring in great
err strength than eve 1t appears
with the Elton effect in the front
only and with the Elton effect all
around. Its lines are. sometimes
straight and then again they be-
come more coquettish as they slope
off into scallops of various shapes
and sizes.
The two-piece dress is still pop
ular. If you know the effect of
broad lines through the hips then
beware.
Suits are quite the thing. bui
alas, they are short and boyish,
They are intended for the slender
They are smart but they lack in
strength and dignity. You would
not wear one of these If you wished
to impress people with your poise
and dignity.
The three-quarter length coat i!
very popular. This is worn yer,
much like the ensemble suit of two
years ago. The short suits may be
most becoming to the slender but
the stout choose from the three
quarter length coats.
The coats are appearing with fur
this spring but the predictions are
that later ON the fur will disappear.
The coats are straight and slender
in line. They are lined with con
trasting colors. The dresses worn
with the three-quarter length coat
usually haihiohi1Co Will tiC SodL III
color.
We watch the belt line rise and
fall and we see the hem line go
down and then up. With the skirts
so short we would expect the belt
line t o rise. Well 1t has. 1t is
now most fashinable when 1t APP
pears at or above the hips. This
belt line is emphasized by belts of
various descriptions. Remember
this that horizontal lines that is,
crosswise lines. are broad and the
broader the belt the broader will
the waist line appear. Broad belts
and sashes with big bows wers
made for the slender and not for
the stout. Madam Fashion has
thought of the stout woman too, for
she offers the narrow belt this
spring.
How about the neck line? Here
we are not limited, for they are
square and round and v-shaped and
U-shaped. We know hat any fea-
ture can be emphasized by repiti-
ton or by contrast. If your a
is round 1t can be made to seem
more SO by wearing the round neck
line. 1t may also be made to APP
pear more round by wearing the
neckline hat is decidedly the OPP
posite. such as the short pointed v.
ctudu vo,,r own foca In tho mirror