Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1917 — Taffeta Frocks Remain Popular [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Taffeta Frocks Remain Popular

Taffeta has outlasted several sea-sons-in, popularity, and i>resent indiea — lions am that it is fixed in the goodgraces of women for some time to come. The good-looking frock in the accompanying picture is of French blue taffeta, bordered and otherwise decorated with blue taffeta having a crossbar of white. t There is nothing startlingly new in this design, but there are several in-i teresting details in its construction. It may be confidently cbpied by anyone, since Paris is authority for its main characteristics, which are first the material itself, then the normal waistline, the open throat and the tunic-skirt effect, made by, the overdress Pm-islmsotherloves,butthis-is onetobereckonedwith. The combination of a plain fabric and a stripe or check in other fabrics is noticeable in the new spring models

in all sorts of clothes. The skirts and sweaters or skirts andcoats for sports wear are conspicuous examples, and' the afternoon frock in the picture shows how well such combinations work out in semi-dress frocks. In this model the underskirt is plain and just wide enough for comfortable walking. The overskirt and bodice are cut in one, and they fasten at the left side. The bodice opens along the shoulder and underarm seam, and the skirt along the same line at the hip. The opening terminates in the pocket. The belt is made of the plain taffeta, laid in narrow side plaits and bound at each edge with a narrow binding of the silk. Similar plaits appear in the silk below each pocket. The pockets, by the way, of the targe patefipocket variety, are genuine, practical pockets. The collar and cuffs are made of the crossbar, the collar opens in a shallow V at the front.