Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 176, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1917 — Petticoats to Be Narrower. [ARTICLE]

Petticoats to Be Narrower.

The change in fashion lines will influence a modification of various garments not directly concerned with the outer apparel. ' ■■ For example, petticoats In their latest ate cut not more than tw’O yards through the hem, and they are so contriveg that there is no excess fulness at the waist or the feet , Ornamentation there must be cause few women care for an absolutely plain underskirt, but the trimming is arranged in flat plaits or in scalloped bands which serve effects without giving any bouffant suggestion.