Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1912 — MADE UP IN TAFFETA [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MADE UP IN TAFFETA

CHARMING FROCK DESIGNED ON , PRINCESS MODEL. I Suggests Some of the Changes Which Are Creeping Into the Fashions— Hercules Braid Fits Well as a Dressing. The princess model with robe front, or suggested petticoat, is shown in the illustration, the model being adapted to both the finest and plainest textures. Besides the suggestion of an open shirt over a separate petticoat this design gives other features prominent in fashion’s realm. The low armhole is much admired, this device permitting the least possible shaping of the bodice material and allowing the bottom of the sleeve to fit the arm closely. Here taffeta, that newest of all new materials, is used, the color a soft golden brown. The lace front and other ornaments of the dress are of a deep cream ratine lace introducing a touch of brown, and the guimpe is of a spotted net finished at the neck with a brown ribbon with tricot edge. This dainty frock sugests in detail some of the changes which are trying to creep into dress, the fussier trimmings, the separation of the skirt from the tunic; yet it is still conservative, and by leaving off the trimmings it may be made the simplest thing imaginable. There is a very new change possible for the collar, the last notion for this being a Very deep back with a rounded bottom. All versions of the style give the proper neck and sleeve cut for each one—the fine gown is gen-

erally collarless, with three-quarter Sleeves, while the practical one is high necked and long sleeved. Another charming device for taffeta would be to have the main part of the frock in a flowered or striped design and the deckings of plain. A veiling with taffeta trimmings is also adapted to dressy effects, for most of the things which are not of taffeta will be taffeta trimmed. Among the deckings used on taffeta itself—and they are many—is Hercules braid, a number of the coat suits being trimmed in this manner. f If a simple frock on these lines is needed, thin blue serge with a touch of black taffeta would be very modest and yet smart as well. Thin dressy materials of a cheap nar ture are countless, and the very smartest of these are made up in one-piece manner, the gayer colors running to puffings and shicrings, the staid ones looking well with deep skirt tucks and a shirt waist suggestion of the bodice.