Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 230, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1919 — FALL DESIGNS [ARTICLE]

FALL DESIGNS

More Width Is the Decree of Leader* of Fashion. Extensive Choice Will Be Allowed Wearers in the Selection of Favorite Goods and Colors. The phrase that suihs, up the neW fashions for the autumn is “more width.” There is a'very distinct movement on foot to get away from the narrow, constricted styles. Paris never adopted the lead-pencil silhouette with its long tight skirt that was used by some American houses. To the easy width that they have been using they have added even more fullness; in tunics, circular skirts, '"gathered skirts and hip draperies. The most distinct departure in the styles is the tnnio, oirrnlar floance and cularskirt. This new cut hot only gives more width, but a new silhouette, because there is a flare at the bottom. For street dresses these skirt styles will be used in trlcotine,. soft twills, light-weight duvetyn, serge, gabardine, broadcloth, checks and plaids. The same materials will be used for the chemise dresses which Paris goes on creating with fresh variety and interesting details in the way of new vests, tucked skirts, etc. For afternoon dresses the smartest materials wilt be the satin-finished silks like satin, chartneuse and crepe meteor. Faille and moire will also be good, because they have a certain stiffness and body which accents the new silhouette. Taffeta will be used, but will not be as fashionable as satin. These same silk materials will be employed for evening, for the theater ahd for dancing dresses. For their most formal evening gowns older women will use the Cloths, while young girls and debutantes will use tulle, chiffon, georgette or net as well as the soft silks and sating. For day dresses there will be the short sleeve, the open neck, either; collarless or with one of the new standaway or plaited collars, the long blouse, the redingote styles, the use of multitucked skirts, versions of the vest, and the draped hip-length body that suggests the line of the figure. The wide circular skirts are used for street dresses, afternoon dresses and evening gow r ns, but not for suits. For the suit there is a slightly wider skirt with straight lines, hut with no unnecessary width, which would be burdensome in walking. For the suits the coats are also cut on a straight silhouette, even when there is the effect of soft fullness that you get in the new blouse coats. The autumn suits will be made on more tailored lines, especially when they are used for hacking and walking. You will find them at their smartest in striped and checked materials, in men’s-wear mixtures, tweed, oxford and covert cloth. They are also made of serge, poplin, gabardine, tricotine and twills. These last materials can be used for either the tailored or the semi tailored suit, and for the latter there are also the duvetyn, velveteens, wool velours, meltons, camel’s-hair cloth and broadcloth. The very long belted coat is used by the French houses and is extremely good looking.—From Delineator.