Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 253, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1913 — Diaphanous Gowns. [ARTICLE]

Diaphanous Gowns.

Surely there- is no prettier picture than that made by the young girl of today in one of the fetching net frocks. The hard, titbt lines of a few years ago have been banished by the softer curves which are now allowed to assert themselves in the corsetless, or apparently corsetless, figure of the lithe young woman of these happier days. The slouch, which threatened' to gain a certain vogue earlier in the season, has fortunately not become popular, and the girl who would be considered chic holds herself erect with a ~ natural grace suggestive of perfect health and a well proportioned body. The gown, whether made of lace, net or' chiffon, is mounted over a foundation of silk or charmeuse, with a veiling of net to bring out the the lace, or, in the case of net; to give a more airy, diaphanous effect without transparency.