Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 116, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1916 — ‘DRESSY’ PARIS MODEL [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

‘DRESSY’ PARIS MODEL

COMPREHENSIVE SKETCH OP A POPULAR DESIGN. « Fashion’s Demand for Full Skirts Satisfied, With Arrangement That Is Highly Artistic—ln Shaped and Plaited Basques. Tho sketch shows a Beer model which comes under the heading ‘‘dressy.’’ This is a very new and original design and hero you see the Bligbtly raised waist line. Nearly all the Beer models of this season are immensely wide at the hem of the skirt, and the dress I have

sketched was no exception to this rule, writes Idalia de Villiers, Paris correspondent of the Boston Globe. At the extreme hem the serge Bkirt measured from seven to eight yards, but the material was so beautifully soft and supple that it fell in grace-

ful folds and did not look unduly •’bunchy.” The coatee which accompanied this costume had one of the new, very full, basques, and this basque was attached to the upper portion of the coat under a band of lovely oxidized steel embroidery. The samo embroidery formed a high collar which framed the face and neck and there were bands on the side pockets which appeared on the full skirt. v The buttons on the coat were balls of cut steel and the lining was a handsome brocaded satin which showed bright orange designs on a dull blue ground. Shaped and plaited basques are making their appearance on very many of the new tailored coats. In some cases two basques are introduced, one slightly shorter than the other, and these are effective on tall figures. Of course a basque coat does not give the long, .graceful curve which was a marked feature of last season’s models. We miss the princess outline; indeed we miss it so much that some of our leading dressmakers seem inclined to return to it for favorite clients. It is all very well to follow the fashions to a reasonable extent, but when it. comes to accepting an outline which takes away from the grace of the figure it is time to call “halt.” It really is true that the more exclusive Parisiennes never accept a style which is not becoming to them individually. They demand, and obtain, modifications which will make the coat or dres3 thoroughly comfortable and becoming. It is only the weak ones of the earth who allow themselves to be driven this way and that by sensational dressmakers /who care little about beauty but who are always seeking to advertise themselves.

The Latest Costume Tailleur In Navy Blue Serge With Embroidery In Oxidized Steel Thread.