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Show FASHIONS New dress skirts. The very full skirts stiffened at the bottom now made in Paris. The latest news of interest to the feminine world is that in Paris the new skirts are stiffened round the bottom with steel. This seems to be the natural precursor of the crinoline, but though skirts are very much fuller and occasionally stiffened with horsehair to make them stand out it is still doubtful whether hoops will ever really be the fashion again. French evening gowns have become so full that they have (when of heavy material) to be made on foundation skirts instead of being lined. It would be a pity for the plain, light, lined skirt that has been worn this year to go out of vogue yet awhile, for it would be difficult in invent another more comfortable or easier to hold up in muddy weather. It is therefore pleasing to know that as yet, while some of the new dresses are eased in at the waist and no longer molded to the hips, most of the additional fullness that is put into them is kept to the back. The cut shows decidedly the latest style in bell skirts. It hangs gracefully, and the shape is round, with a seam at the back cut on the cross. The skirt in width measures five yards. The three graduated bands give a somewhat distingue air to this skirt, which is suitable for morning wear, as it just clears the ground. Below the waist are darts fitting the figure, with a few plaits in the center of the back. This skirt promises also to be fashionable for young girls' ball gowns. [illustration: A full bell skirt]. |