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Show The recent action of the United States Government in regard to conserving con-serving our wool supply, as a war-time necessity, bids fair to revolutionize women's fashions. But, according to Hickson, the eminent New York fashion fash-ion autority, this situation should not cause any alarm. In January issue of Harper's Bazar he forecasts the spring and summer mode, and this is his cheery message: "The suits for spring will be more charming than ever. This may seem an optimistic statement in the light of the absolute necessity required for the conservation of wool, for has it not been agreed that but three yards may be allowed for a suit? When it is considered we used to cut eight yards in the most casual manner it is no mean accomplishment to now use but but three. However, the combination of materials will be the secret, and I will use satin or silk lavishly for example ex-ample I will make short jackets of wool with silk sleeves, while the skirt will be silk with a wool tunic. In this way marvelously lovely costomes can be fashioned and a woman need not even feel virtuous in carrying out her patriotic duty, for by so doing she will dress, if anything, more charmingly than in the past years." |