Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 216, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1918 — Among Separate Skirts [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Among Separate Skirts

When manufacturers began casting about for other fabrics than wool for new models in separate skirts, they experimented with several varieties of silks. Soft satins, tricolet and silk poplin were among them. Probably the last, the old, familiar silk poplin, in weaves showing satin stripes and cross bars, is destined to as much success as any other. We can wear it with a clear conscience—it is not among the things needed for the army —and at the rate that wool is going we will have to look to silk to reduce the high cost of dressing. Nearly all skirts are moderate in width and gathered or shirred to the waist In-the striped silks the stripes are old style made so. that they run around the figure, horizon tally,, or are vertical. In girdles, made of the same silk as the skirt, one may choose between wide or narrow ones and have' them with or without sash ends. Very wide, crushed girdles have many admirers and many skirts have wide pockets—especially among the fancy plaids and wide striped models in sport skirts. There are some lovely skirts in soft black satin. Some of them are made with long, loose side panels ending in wide black silk fringe at the bottom. Others have panels at the back and front finished with wide fringe, with three-tier tunics at the side that make

them with or without sash ends. Very soft girdles are chosen for these skirts. The model pictured is made of dark gray silk poplin, with satin stripes that run horizontally. The odd pointed podkets are made separately and are suspended from the crushed girdle in which the stripes run vertically, as they do in the pockets. In plaid materials there is often a short, plain yoke, cut on the bias, that fits, smoothly about the hips, and the skirt is shirred to this. A sash may be added finished at the left side with a loop and pointed end of the silk.