Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 289, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1918 — Business Skirts, Sport Skirts and Others [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Business Skirts, Sport Skirts and Others

The separate skirt to be worn with a shirtwaist has established its place In the regard of business women, as firmly as the coat suit It answers the same purpose and makes opportunity for variety, which is the spice of apparel as of other things. In stormy weather the girl who goes to business relies upon an enveloping storm-proof coat since she must get out rain or shine, and wears under it the regulation and the best outfit for business—a tailored blouse and skirt or a plain tailored frock. Besides these work-a-day, utility skirts there are the very smart skirts for informal wear, that are classed as sport skirts. They meet the need of the woman who wishes to be smartly but Informally dressed and to embody much individual style in the simplest of costumes. They art worn with various coats and sweater coats, and each year sees them produced In a greater range- of styles and prices as

women are educated to their character. Just now those for southern tourists are coming over the horizon for the benefit of smart women who leave the North In January. They are in rich colorings in plaids, crossbars and plain fabrics. There are some very rich skirts in plain satins, In tricolette and heavy, fawny weaves of silk, especially effective in black and white, These are worn with blouses that match them hi quality. \ There are skirts of other thing* than fabrics; those of white, black or tan leather, which may be heralding the day of the airplane or meant for any other service, or sport, that demands the greatest strength, art’ among the new showings. The new dressy skirts of silk or satin prove th* most interesting of all. '• A