Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 161, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1913 — USES OF CREPE DE CHINE [ARTICLE]

USES OF CREPE DE CHINE

Chief Reason for the Favor It Enjoys Is Because It Drapes so Admirably. There is- a strong liking for crepe de chine, and this material has made Its outdoor appearance in Paris much earlier in the season than usual. Probably the chief reason for the favor it enjoys is that it drapes so admirably either in the cross-over drapery, which may simulate a panier in front and is then caught up in the center of the back toward the hem of the skirt, or in the looped-up skirt effect, which is so picturesque. Crepe is no longer confined to gowns; It Is used to make up costumes also, and there are also frocks which adapt themselves to outside wear by simulating a cutaway coat or basque.