Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 255, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1917 — Ribbons in Afternoon Gowns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Ribbons in Afternoon Gowns

Many things are premeditated and by several authorities in style, all acting together, to create a fashion. Others just happen when some original and independent designer has an Inspiration and works it out without regard to what other designers are doing. Once presented a good idea is seized and made much of and this is what has happened this season in the ribbon-trimmed, gowns. Some one used wide brocaded ribbon In a stunning matron-of-honor gown, and wide moire ribbon to drape the net dress of a debutante, and set the ball rolling. Now afternoon as well as evening dresses employ ribbons in their clever makeup. A beautiful afternoon dress in which plain satin ribbon plays the most Important part, shows what a good designer has done with this idea. Over a brown satin r.underdress a bodice and tunic of brown crepe-geor-gette nre trimmed with ribbon bands and plaitings. The underdress is almost entirely veiled by a full panel of crepe, gathered at the top, which hangs to the bottom of the skirt where It is caught in a pretty drapery. The tunic is not so long. It is finished at the bottom with wide satin ribbon laid In plaits. At the top of the tunic another band of wide ribbon is plaited and between the top and bottom are three bands of narrow ribbon applied to the crepe. The plaited band at the top extends above the waistline and parallel rows of machine-stitching form the definition of the waist and a narrow standing frill over the bodice. The cuffs are managed, in the same

way. They are made of the wide ribbon plaited and stitched to form a frill about the hand and a plaited flounce over the forearm. Small buttons, covered with the same ribbon, finish the cuffs and are placed at each side of the small panel of embroidery at the front of the waist. Two narrow bands of ribbon, applied to the crepe extend over the shoulders and between these two, similar bands cross the bodice above the waistline at the front.