Newspapers / The Wilmington Dispatch (Wilmington, … / March 24, 1918, edition 1 / Page 11
Part of The Wilmington Dispatch (Wilmington, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
SUNDAY, MARCH 24; 1918. FOR. ONE REASON OR ANOTHER FASHION NEVER REPEATS : t '1 f 4 SO X - 5 8 3? j-s St ft ?4 to 1 st4 04"4 "-A 1 feSSfl in' 1 5S T v 5:.:::? : :: sSipp mmmmimm IT 'AX - A 4 DETAIL: St V wv?S ' .f.W,V.V.V.' St Above at the left is a frock which is distinctly in the mode and correct in every detail. Critics of fashion can find no fault with its design or the man ner in which it is carried out. The collar is its own partictdar new feature, however. It is pleated on a black velvet ribbon and is lower at 'the back than the front, with the ribbon tied in a bow, the ends of which fall below the waist. The pleated tunic is a graceful length, and the low waisted bodice rolls just over the edge of it, and black velvet ribbon is tied in a careless knot at one side. The wide straight sleeves end in tight cuffs at the wrist. The under skirt is fashionably narrow. Indestructible voile in black and white is, the material. At the centre above is illustrated one of the smart new details necessary to the woman who would be correct as to fashion, for one of the rules laid down is that one must wear a veil whatever else one omits. Embroidered veils and veils with thread patterns are always in good taste, if well selected and i properly piacea. i rus one is a syuu cssyitupe, wllu u uc&Lga piucea m eacn cor ner, a good selection to wear wan tne targe not. i ne not snown is of white satin, with a facing of black velvet. Above and at the right is one of the new frocks of soft fabric, which drapes so extremely well an important item in these days of close fitting garments. To carry out this straight line idea more effectively the gown, which is of white Georgette, has been heavily beaded. A panel is placed at thejront in apron style, and another panel is gathered at the sides. Wide sleeves are shaped below the elbow to give width without fulness, and the cuffs are a little wider than we have been seeing lately. The whole costume is in white, and the beading is in white rice beads. Below and at the centre are a blouse and a hat which are rather unusual. It falls in to the mode for hats, blouses or tome two ork three things which are obviously made to match most admirably. The blouse on tailor made lines is finely tucked each side of the centre, and the collar and cuffs are oddly shaped. Pussy willow, with blue and white checks and plain goods of the same, were, used with a tie of plain dark blue. The hat, in very informal, not to say coun tryfied, style, is most pleasingly draped with foulard pulled through a large huckle. In the circle at. the right is a hat which is admirable for wear, with the quaint, victuresque type of filmy afternoon frock which-is now in vogue. Its tlv bv the poke bonnet, but after the brim was rolled at one side and a few other modifications entered m it lost most of its resem blance to this well known shape. Kid flowers are used in connection with the wide pink ribbon on Neapolitan braid in tan and blue. . Below in the right hand corner is a hat with a charmingly easy droop to the wide brim. Its simple treatment recommends it for the youthful face, and the simvle wreath of flowers is in keeping with this effect. The brim, which is of Leghorn, is inset with rose point lace. Tne generous streamers which hang loosely at the back are of two widths of moire ribbon in blue. ;S- 'J-? " , Wo M XSSSv. m i 4 m5i 3 3 1 1 x' By Amy E. Hogeboom. m FTER having acknowi erlj;el the newest features of this season's frocks as typified by the , models whfch-teve been put forth by the Paris dressmaking lnusc3, we naturajly turn to the details o: these fashions 8R topic of interest. On thf! whole, whilo some of the models show very new line.'., the gnrcater part of the attent'n attruc by these 'models is centred in" the distinctirtly French touches which make - the gowns, from Varis so cntinnall7 attractive. When one- stops to think of it, it really is mar villous that this ori?icn!jty and power to iIo.-ise kees up year in and year out vithout iiaggins aud with never a doll season. I Kven wher. old styles, old lines or old inrpnunjrs arc added tbere X3 always Uiat adorable little twLst to the revived wea Wiuch makes it xresJi and new Dc veiLs draped on hats and turbans couie back in style exactly as they went out? No, indeed; the veils this season are draped in a familiar manner, it is trnev but the veils themselves are so dif ferent that the mode is really different from the one seen before. - ' Pleated pepluma are again fashionable. but this time not with the object of add ing width to the silhouette, but for ex actly the opposite reason. Of fairiv sWr material, hanging straight and easily over tight foundation skirt,, which show below the peplum or rather tunic, the effect is to accentuate the slimness of the outline. ' The apron front on the skirt is another fashion brought back again, but this time without gathering to any great extent and in such a form as to suggest a panel rather than anything else. : Wide sleeves are coming again, but the width is at another point and no bulki ness is allowed Ntc prevail. Sleeves, in other words, are at once wide and slim, for Svhcn material thick enbugji tc pro auce DutKiis empioyca me metnoa is lm- mediately changed and clo:ie fittin; sleeves are the rule. Collar Instead of collarless necks are 4$ ox: if ...-.w.'A OK. ..-us tig?. seen, 'but then the collar is different if the shape is not different, which most frequently it is, and at least the material is different. Material as a rule has quite changed from former seasons, except in the case of serge, which has only a slightly vary ing texture. It is used this season . in preference to gabardine. Cotton goods have taken on the weave of wool mate rials ois going to the other extreme, copy the sheerness of silk voile or dainty mous- seline de sole. Etamine makes its re appearance under the title of woo! crash or scrim, and all the silk weaves, with the exception of taffeta, have come out with new names, and textures which have been used before, perhaps, but in differ ent materials Cascade is a new silk which is well named. It shows a slight up a d down roughness. Hats once more with the drooping ten dency are sodifferent in, every other way that they can not be said to be taken frcm any particular former mode. Poke bonnets partake of the nature of a poke bonnets seen before, but have smaller crowns and do not cover the hair in the manner of their predecessors. Further more, the trimming is not placed primly on" each side of the hat, but frankly straight in front. If a large crown is per mitted, and it is apt to be much in evi dence, the brim is varied so that it has not a too overpowering size. Trimmings are always new. for if the form is ndt new the use varies enough to iastify its existence. Leather trimmings and enamelled fruits and flowers are used oc hats, material draped, ruffled in thinner fabrics and flatly applied if of heavier weight are. favored most for hats. Fringe of every width is seen, but the very wide or the very narrow is consid ered smarter, as the medium hi anything is more or less uninteresting. , Bodices are still inclined to be' plainly t m. ft m . -1 tv. S3 WW-.- :WR'fr:-:-: A mi cut and for decoration often depend only J continues to be one of the most favored j although for the latter a brilliant touch' , on a large jewelled ornament. Black! colors for afternoon -and evening wearj of color is added; It mi m f: lit mm :::iM!: v?i I I t mm . - ' J - -1 I I S 7 m . V
The Wilmington Dispatch (Wilmington, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
March 24, 1918, edition 1
11
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75