Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1920 — Rivals for Our Favor [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Rivals for Our Favor

IT TAKES less time than formerly to Introduce new ideas in women’s apparel of any kind. In the displays of new underthings we find knickerbockers likely to supersede petticoats and petti-bockera—their rivals forfavor with women. All three are in the race, the time-honored silk petticoat for street wear, the popular knickerbockers and that compromise that stands between the two —the petti-bocker—which is merely the knlckerbocker with flounces at the bottom to simulate a petticoat. The knickerbockers have arrived at that point of popularity where their name Is abbreviated to “knickers,” and they are shown with camisoles in wash satin, crepe de chine and wash silks, to take the place of the chemise. In dark colors they replace petticoats, and when worn with camisoles make it possible to dispense with-the chemise altogether. This is a point that

is worth considering by stout women. Even though they are gathered about the waist on an elastic band, the silks are so light and soft that they are not bulky, and- the same is true of batisteu A petticoat and a pair of knickerbockers in dark colored satin, shown In the picture above, are among the practical things for street wear that are interesting women just now. The skirt fits smoothly about the hips and is bordered at the bottom with a band of ribbon, which can hardly be called a flounce because Its fullness is so scant It is wide enough to be comfortable. But it suffers a little by comparison with knickerbockers. There Is no question of width in them, and they do not fray out at the bottom or accumulate dust