Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 116, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1916 — SMART IDEAS IN PETTICOATS [ARTICLE]

SMART IDEAS IN PETTICOATS

Much Attention Is Now Being Paid to Those Most Important of Un-der-Garments. A full taffeta petticoat Is pulled into a haircloth band at the bottom, and Is lined with china silk. It has practical pockets, gathered around a cord and pointed with a rosette. It is almost dressy enough to be an outside skirt. Another petticoat is taffeta-yoked, with a deep chiffon flounce made to stand out all around by means of alternate rows of taffeta cording and taffeta milliner’s folds. A petticoat to hold out the dancing frock is made of net, chiffon and crepe de chine, with a reed around the bottom. Crepe de chine forms the top, the body is of net, and the ruffles are of chiffon. ViVid-colored petticoats in emerald, cerise and purple are worn with black and white suits. Nothing looks so well with shepherd checks as these bright petticoats. It is a mistake to wear a black and white skirt with a black and white suit. One kills the other.