Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 225, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1920 — “In Silk Attire My Lady Goes” [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

“In Silk Attire My Lady Goes”

FORTUNE and Fashion we know are fickle, but they are too wise to turn tiie cold shoulder on a very good thing, and so those new weaves In silk and fiber silk that made their first success In sports apparel have departed from the main traveled road in several directions. They are counted upon for handsome afternoon dresses, for formal suits and especially for new evening' gowns and coats. Their high luster and their suppleness, together with tiie great variety of weaves and beautiful colorings, make them unusually effective in evening dress. Two new creations as pictured abovasbow their adaptability to formal dress. A handsome afternoon gown at the left shows a crossbar pattern In two colors made by a plain and crepe weave, in a one-piece garment with a wide, crushed girdle of plain baronet satin. The design is dlsHnctiy new with a drop skirt of the same material as the overdress and a panel « plain satin. tike the girdle, set in at each side. It opens at tits left side where a double row

of small satin-covered buttons do thelt make-believe part while the real work is done by snap fasteners. The opening discloses a narrow panel of plain satin and edges are piped with-satin. Tbe long, straight sleeves have deep cuffs that flare a little and a single row of buttons proclaims this novelty. The crossbar pattern is less pronounced In the frock itself than in the photograph, the colors Illusive and beautiful, making a changeable effect In the A brocaded and crossbar pattern, in lighter colors (American' beauty and natier blue in this particular coat) is employed in tiie handsome evening coat at the right of the picture. The big collar and side panels are of plain blue satin, and the same color appears in the lining. Evening coats furnish a promising field for these colorful and lustrous silk weaves and it bar only begun to be exploited. ri' M