Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1911 — ONE-PIECE STREET DRESSES [ARTICLE]

ONE-PIECE STREET DRESSES

Many Materials in Favor for Autumn — . Slashed Skirt Firmly Established in Paris. Navy blue silk serge, surah silk or Flench serge are the materials for the smart one-piece street dresses of autumn. Their neatness and the sense of security enjoyed in the wearing recommend them to the out-of-door girl. The waist line remains slightly raised, with a narrow belt of the material of the dress securing the skirt to the blouse. A long, straight tunic reaching almost to the bottom of the skirt is a fashionable development of both the one-piece dress and the suit skirt. One of the most popular cuts of the autumn is the slashed skirt, already firmly established in Paris. Most of the models show the slash extending only slightly above the three-inch hem. If a loj °r slash is used it extends to the knee in Directoire fashion and is filled in with a pleated drop of silk in a contrasting shade. The fashionable autumn sleeve ends half way between the wrist and the elbow. It has a six-inch glaring cuff, slightly stiffened, and is enhanced by an undersleeve of al'-over lace or net finished with a frill of lace. The Directoire period is still noticeable in wide revers. cut away effects in tailored coats and straight narrow silhouettes, and though rumor declares for fuller skirts, smaller waist lines and puffs at the elbows, fashion will not carry out the prediction for some time to come because of the universally becoming effect of present makes.