Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1915 — Between-Seasons Gown of Broadcloth [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Between-Seasons Gown of Broadcloth

THERE is so great a variety in the incoming modes that one Is bewildered. Many designers, working along independent lines, have launched many designs, and it will soon be left to the public to reject or favor certain styles and thus develop the fashions for spring. One authority in gowns declares that oilr waists are to be small and that we must all be recorseted, while another calmly launches adorably pretty gowns in which there is no such thing as a waist line. All of this difference of opinion among those who create styles fosters a growing independence among those who make fashions. It is for women to decide this season, with nothing to influence them' but their own likings or dislikings, as- to what shall be cor rect style. In the meantime, if it is desirable to decide upon a new gown, one may be sure enough of a few facts. One of these is that broadcloth is as safe a choice as can be made for a good cloth gown; also that gabardine and serge are in demand for tailored and onepiece utility gowns, and that skirts

may be’more or less wide, smartly short, and coats are safely cut on straight or flaring lines. An attractive suit is pictured here made of dark brown broadcloth, of a silky finish and sheen. The skirt is draped and further elaborated with a pointed tunic. It is worn with a waist of deep cream-colored net and lace. The coat is quite an elaborate affair when compared to the usual tailored coat in cloth gowns. It is short at the front and lengthened at the back, where the short portion is laid in a wide flaring box plait. A straight panel of the cloth finished with tassels .at each side falls from beneath a turnover collar inlaid with velvet. The sleeves are roomy and set into wide, turned-back cuffs finished with a piping of velvet and covered -buttons. -Two large buttons provide for the fastening at the front, in which the right side overlaps the left. This is an excellent model for a_ dress -which is to do service both as a street and visiting toilette, and is equally charming for either.