Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 127, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1916 — CLING TO TAFFETA [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CLING TO TAFFETA

The great artist, Watteau, Is having a great influence in the world ot dress at the present moment. We have Watteau panniers and Watteau hats, not to mention frilled sleeves and folded bodices borrowed fom .he same period, writes a Paris correpondent The Watteau dresses of today are chiefly made of taffeta.’ Indeed this silk Is such a general favorite that It seems as though it must completely thrust into the shade the soft satins and gleaming velvets of yesterday. The Parislennes have gone crazy over taffetas and this 'ls a very fortunate thing, for of taffetas there seems to be plenty, which is more than can be said of many other dress materials. All the more important dress artists of the rue de la Paix and Place Vendome are creating wonderful models In supple crepe taffetas, a silken stuff which has a surface like crepe de chine but which Is sufficiently stiff to form effective panniers and flounces. A Doucet model I saw recently Is an excellent example of a modified Watteau, dress In the silk just mentioned. The color was an exquisite shade of lavender, the old-fashioned color which used to be such a favorite of our grandmothers. The pan-, nlers were very cleverly stiffened and they looked almost like wings as they waved to and fro lightly with each movement of the hips. The skirt was short but not exaggeratedly so, and beneath Its hem a

dainty petticoat made of silver lace was visible. The corsage was quite lovely. It was entirely composed of lavender chiffon mounted over silver gauze, and the little chemisette was of the same lace as the petticoat. The effect of the silver gauze gleaming through the pale tinted chiffon was attractive in the extreme. This was an afternoon model for home wear, but it could be copied in any color with the best results, or it would look well in black taffeta, with the petticoat and chemisette in fine black chantilly lace and the chiffon corsage mounted over pale gold or silver gauze. Basket-work hats will be very fashionable this season. They will be worn In conjunction with quaint gowns copied from Watteau pictures, and they will be seen in several different shapes. The high-crowned model which I have sketched is dhe of Georgette s latest designs. The material was hemp straw in the natural color, and the high frill; which stood up at the back, was made of sapphire blue tulle, Then there was a long length of sapphire blue velvet ribbon passed under the chin and twisted Into the crown at one side, a long end falling over the shoulder. At the right side of the high crown there was a large rose, made of dull pink chiffon. These high-crowned shapes are becoming more and more popular. In the case of the georgette model th# narrow brim was slightly drooping, but many of the new hats of this genre have narrow. flat brims, almost exactly like the hats which used to be worn by Welsh peasants, I have seen these seml-Welsh hats covered with hatter’s plush and worn with a circular, very large veil. The effect was uncommon and distinctly attractive.

est part of the pot, and then allow three times that amount In length of the strip; the width should be twoInches wider than the length of the pot, so that an Inch can be folded in top and bottom. Suppose a plant pot measured 14 inches In circumference, then to make a paper cover for It the strip should be 42 Inches long. To Make: First of all turn in an Inch of paper top and bottom, then lay the strip out flat on a table and fold it in inch widths, first one side, then the other,’’So that when the”end of the

strip Is reached it Is just a strip of paper an inch wide, but thick; this strip should be put under a weight for an hour or two, and the paper will pull, out like a concertina. About two Inches from the top and bottom of the cover thus made run through the flutes a narrow thread or thin cord; for Instance, on green paper a gold thread looks pretty. Put the cover round the plant pot andsecure at the sides by tying the ends of the thread. If liked, the cover can be simply pasted up at the side— It is just a matter of choice.

Becoming "Basket” Hat of Natural Hemp Straw With Sapphire Blue Velvet Ribbon and Blue Tulle.