Stuffs are going up considerably in price. Many of them will not be repeated. People are buying the thick, soft velvets and duvetyns for evenings. Paquin has an elastic velvet which clings closely, as does jersey. It was intended for the slim silhouette, being used in slanting bands round the figure. This silhouette persists, but instead of one long sleeve and one bare shoulder the tendency is to make a high fitting dress now with both sleeves long. Here and there this year a peg-top silhouette was introduced. This is adapting itself to the short dress, made of velvet or lame, or wool trimmed with bands of lame which were intended for the cocktail hour. right over the body. Worn with warm trousers nothing could be better for an accelerated exit from bed. Warm flannel shirts may take the place of sweaters.
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