Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 184, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1911 — A POPULAR SUMMER SKIRT [ARTICLE]

A POPULAR SUMMER SKIRT

Linen and Pique Bid Fair to Retain -v Their Popularity During Hot Beason.

The white linen or pique skirt bids fair to be as popular this season as ever. Nothing looks bo cool and alluring in warm weather as the costume of spotless white. And the dainty blouse could not exist without the accompanying smart tailored skirt. The skirts this year are all cut on straight, simple, narrow lines. The buttons extend down one side all the way to the hem, or the skirt may also be fastenetr down the two Bide gores just far enough to make a comfortable placket. Occasionally, one sees a few plaits inserted, to give greater freedom, but the plain skirt Is far more practical for laundering purposes. Large pearl buttons are still the chief form of decoration, though a six-inch fold of the same material stitched a few inches above the hem of the skirt may give a little variety when one is planning a number of skirts.

Another model that is attractive Is h nine-gore skirt, whose every gore had an inch and a half tuck stitched down to the bottom of the skirt This gave no extra flare, but gave stability to material that is light in weight The girl who has enough skirts and dainty blouses has a fine foundation for her summer wardrobe.