Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1913 — THIN GOWN IS THE DECREE [ARTICLE]

THIN GOWN IS THE DECREE

Idea Certainly a Pretty One, Though There Should Be Much Discretion. Exercised in Its Wear. Paris has decreed that once again the winter gown shall be diaphanous, carried out in chiffon or muslin velvet, or at very thickest crepe de Chine orßalmost gauzy satin. Except in the severest weather there is something to be said for these dresses, when they are worn by th& possessors of magnificent furs. A long fur coat is far too warm to be healthy. If worn over a thick dress, except on very exceptional days. Unfortunately a fashion may be intended for one class, but it will be copied by others, and the result of such a mode as that of the thin winter gown spells pneumonia for a good many people. However, at least the frocks are pretty, especially when trimmed with fur. Fur and. old lace combined are a very fashionable trimming at the. moment, although a far mous French dressmaker has denounced the mixture as in bad taste, and being bad art. / For the evenings, of course, thin gowns have it all their own way. Even brocades have now been brought to such a degree of lightness and suppleness that they are practically like gauze. Indoor gowns are still being trimmed with pink or pale /ground cameos, and they were also seen on hats and qoats, so those who possess these fine ornaments can still wear them in this very effective manner.