Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 305, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1914 — DICTATES OF FASHION. [ARTICLE]

DICTATES OF FASHION.

Black moire coats continue in favor, i Taupe 1b and promises to be the favorite gray tint Navy blue charmeuse capes lined with white are much In vogue.

Children’s frocks are made of flowered crepon, one of the loveliest of materials for a little girl’s frock. Beautiful afternoon frocks are made of taffeta, crepe or poplin, trimmed with Roman striped or plaid ribbon. One piece dresses have unfitted backs, which fall freely away from the figure without any suggestion of waist line. One of the dainty evening frocks lately exhibited showed a ruffled tulle skirt over which was worn a satin basque, with the fronts extended Into long ends that crossed In the back and knotted in a sash in the front The new sash Is made of chiffon or messaline; It is draped very high in front and plaited in fan effect In. the back it Is very Simply knotted, and the ends, which are cut diagonally, hang exactly the saine length on both sides. \ f