Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 104, 12 March 1913 — Page 11

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TIIE RICHMOND PAIXADIUJI AND SUN-TELEGRAM, WEDNESDAY,MARCII 12, 1913.

Skirts and Blouses

Adele Mendel.

m0 wonder that the separate I-TVT I skirt to be worn with odd I I waists is again in popular M, M favAi Tho wnm o n wh

possesses two skirts to every suit and two waists

to every skirt can be remarkably well dressed on a limited income. - An odd skirt of light weight serge, Bedford cord or any of new Spring materials, can be used with different waists, thus making a change in the appearance. Though skirts of plain material have formerly been considered the most suitable for wear, with odd waists, the season -checks, stripes and novelty mixtures are employed on the smart skirts. The narrow appearing skirts emphasizing the slender hip line are very modish. Many novel effects in Blight drapings and pleats of various kinds are introduced. The pleats, which give greater freedom in walking, are either pressed flat, or tacked down and flare only at the bottom of the skirt. Models with panels both back and front, or side pleated panels with the pleats stitched half way down, are much seen. In length the skirts barely clear the ground and demurely cover the ankles. About two inches above the ground- is a good length, though many will cling to the shorter skirt as more convenient for every day wear. The new skirts have various Bnggestlons of yokes. The waist line Is either normal or slightly raised.

wide belts, or soft crushed girdles are often added. Buttons are used lavishly on the skirts in-square, oblong, oval or ball shapes. Self buttons, ivory buttons, bone buttons, and all sorts of fancy buttons are used. A natty skirt had two rows of ball buttons all the way down the left side of the skirt Joined with loops of the material. Another skirt has a row of buttons on each of the kick pleats back and front. Simplicity, but often elegant simplicity, is a striking characteristic of the new blouses. The new waists are fuller back and front than those of previous seasons, and truly "blousy," often giving a negligee appearance. The loose effects are especially comfortable for warm weather. Another cause for rejoicing is that most of the waists button in front so that one need not depend upon others to "button them up." Crepe waists of all kinds hold full sway. Then there are waists of allover lace nets, chiffon, nets, voiles, and charmeuse for dress. The dainty lingerie waists of voile, batiste, and crepe in plain and fancy effects, are nearly all trimmed with a contrasting color, which is introduced either in the hand embroidery, or in the collar and cuffs arid small vests. Ratine and colored picot edge voile are used on white waists to a marked degree. The new waists are. identified by the square yoke back and front. The little fancy vests, the low set in

sleeves, the extra fullness back and front, and the full length or threequarter sleeves with deep cuffs. Black silk collars and cuffs are used on the white waists. These, of course, are made attachable. Crochet crystal round or oblong, pearl buttons in white and colors and amber buttons are shown on the latest models with the button holes worked in contrasting colors. The strictly tailored shirts in tub silk, silk and cotton crepes, charmeuse, pique madras and linen are severely plain in cut. Long sleeves are the rule in these tailored modes. If the material is striped, the collar, cuffs and small jacket match the stripe. Some of the models have the tucked fronts, either in small pin tucks or alternating narrow and wide tucks, simulating a man's shirt front On dresses and waists fancy collars of colored hand embroidery, of lace over colored voile, of chiffon, or of silk are universally becoming except to very stout persons. The Medici collar is taking the place in some instances of the Robespierre collar, and is shown in a new form. A stunning model of all-over lace is Hide over flesh-colored net. It has a square yoke back and front with the body of the waist shirred to the yoke, and is quite full and blousy at the waist line. The coral satin Robespierre collar, cuffs, and vestee are embroidered in a darker shade of coral and have rows of rbinestone, bnttons set In pink cuffs for trimming. A jabot of net la on each side

of the front, and the same net is used as frills on the long set-in sleeves. The very popular Bulgarian embroideries are seen in the new Spring blouses. A white voile waist has the collar embroidered in Bulgarian collars. Charming in their simplicity are the blouses of jouy crepe with Dutch collar, turn back cuffs and the small breast pocket of Swiss embroidery with dainty lace. Laces are used a great deal on all this year's blouses in insertions in fanciful form, lace collars, vestees and cuffs. Some

of the new lingerie waists are com

posed nearly entirely of band run tucks and lace with frilly jabots of the lace sometimes finished with a narrow hemstitched border of col

ored voile.

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