Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1916 — TAFFETA, PANNIER DRAPERY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TAFFETA, PANNIER DRAPERY

The frock for afternoon wear shown here is one of many made of taffeta that have been designed for the fastcoming spring and summer seasons. No other silk is quite so well adapted to the full, spreading skirts and to pannier draperies. The “body” and crispness of taffeta insure the required full effects in skirts without a burdensome quantity of material, and make a sufficient support for pannier draperies. These properties cause it to be used tn hands on softer materials, such as net, crepe, chiffon, and the like, and, coupled with its attractiveness, promise to make it a dominant style feature as long as the present fashions endure. ————— While one of the simplest of the pannier inspirations, and very conservative as to width of skirt, the pretty gown pictured betrays its allegiance to the dictates of the mode in every particular. The fullness of the skirt is let in, in plaits at the sides and in scant gatherings across the front and hack, the pannier draperies are cut separately and set on.

and the normal waist line sharply defined by a close-fitting girdle of the material. Wide shoulders, a skirt longer than those of the season just past, and sleeves of crepe, iike the gown in color, are all characteristics of the spring and summer styles. The simple turnover collar of organdie and the open throat lead us to think twice about the rumor that elaborate collars are about to pass into the realm of memories. But the rumor has still to be verified, and collars will not pass without regret. Many of the new gowns have a small V-shaped opening at the throat and a high-standing collar of silk at the back of the neck, with a frill of lace set in. veiling the neck most becomingly. A detail of finishing that harmonizes with the style of the model shown here appears in the very simple design in embroidery at the front of the girdle. There is very little of It, but it serves to introduce a bit of additional color, inasmuch as two colors besides that of the gowp. are used in it. .This model is shown in blue, olive green, brown, and amethyst.