Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 127, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1918 — The Last Suits of Summer [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The Last Suits of Summer

The last efforts of the designers in suits for this summer are eloquent of two Influences. One of them is the adaptation of styles to silk fabrics —including several novel weaves—and the other proclaims the conservation of wool, carried to its limit, in suits of cloth for ordinary street wear. The result is a great difference in style between suits of silk and suits of wool. The wool suit must repress all ambitions in the direction of embellishments that use up cloth and must even curtail the length of coats and width of skirts. But the suits made of silk are under no such obligations. They may be as ample and elaborhte as the designer’s ideas. The maker of the little cloth suit pictured has accepted the inevitable gracefully and, it appears, has used something less than the allotted four yards of goods. But he has managed to put a lot of youthful style into it The short coat has a plain, unshaped, body gathered into a wide belt, and a mere reminder of a skirt in the narrow peplum. There Is a narrow shawl collar open to the belt and plain sleeves with no cuffs. Narrow silk braid bindings and bone buttons tell the brief story of finishing touches. Plain as the skirt is. it is cleverly draped and finished. Two tabs, bound with braid, are set on at &e sides and each has a small, slit pocket in it Pongee can never lose the allegiance of women. The handsome model, for a dressy suit, is made of pongee In the natural color and betrays the work

of experts in every particular. The skirt has a panel at the front and back formed by plaits that are not pressed in and is cut to ankle length. It is simple enough; but there is nothing simple about the coat. It is the creation of a master designer who was able to carry out an elaborate Inspiration. Its skirt is made in pointed panels of uneven length and large and small covered buttons serve to ornament it. The print and button ideas appear again in the cuffs. A suit like this gives its wearer the assurance of being well enough dressed whatever the demands may be.