Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1920 — RARE FUR-TRIMMED GARMENT SKIRTS SHORTER FOR 1920 [ARTICLE]

RARE FUR-TRIMMED GARMENT

SKIRTS SHORTER FOR 1920

Seven to Wlm Inches From Floor, Decree of Style Committee of National Association. The style committee of the National Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manufacturers’ association in session recently at Cleveland, Ohio, recommended skirts from three to four Inches shorter than at present for the 1920 season in its report. The committee decreed that skirts next season will be from seven to nine inches from the floor for women and about ten inches for misses, as compared with four to six inches for women and six to eight inches for misses at present. I ’ . .. Skirts, the s'tyle makers say, will be “frankly short,” but without abbreviation. One thing to be avoided if one wishes to be stylish, is the extreme. Tunic and plaited skirts will be worn. Fullness at the hips will be a feature of many of the smart spring suits. Sleeves will fit snugly. Sport suits for spring and summer wear are recommended. Novel belts of leather and metal, and a new type of collar —long, slender and rolling—will be a detail of the suits. The Lord Byron and Peter Pan designs will be popular. The newest wrap for women is not unlike the old Boman toga, a graceful, enveloping garment that can be tucked up and pulled together. "Prices of coats, suits and skirts will stay up.” said Michael Prints of Cleveland, chairman of the style committee.