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Story April 23, 1916

Bisbee Daily Review

Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona

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A shopper observes various fashion trends in Bisbee shops, including fancy evening gowns with ribbon and tulle straps, casque combs, ivory boots, small white flower hats, striped hosiery, children's poke hats, flower-trimmed gowns, color combinations like emerald green and brown, pink batiste underwear, full flaring skirts, sporting togs with striped silk skirts, summer cottons, and distended silhouettes over taffeta petticoats.

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Going Through Bisbee Shops I Noticed That--

pretty fancy for an evening gown the handsomer costumes for afternoon and evening.

To make one shoulder strap of a silk ribbon, white the other shoulder has a band of tulle, tied in a large bow on the shoulder, and the end coming behind the back tie to the wrist of the other arm.

Casque combs are the very latest in combs, and a number of them have the new platinum backs, and some are beautifully carved Ivory boots and slippers are easily the most popular color in shoes today.

Small white flowers covered hats are much in evidence, and are very good with afternoon or sport gowns.

Stripes, checks and embroidery are featured in the new hosiery.

A pretty hat for the little Miss is a poke made of pink picot ribbon, and has a garland of flowers for trimmings with the ribbons that tie under her chin, or down her back, and the ends are finished with a tiny rose.

Flowers form an important trimming for the evening gowns, and the bodices are outlined with them especially the waist, as also are the skirts.

Bright emerald green, and dark brown is an unusual and happy combination of colors.

Old blue and gray is a frequent color combination.

Pink batiste underwear is a new fashion arrival and a mighty popular one, too.

Skirts are full, short and flaring.

The new features of the sporting togs are the striped silk or Rajah silk skirts, worn with a plain beige or white flannel jacket, made rather short, and with a decided ripple.

That cottons are to play a most important part in the summer wardrobe of the maid and matron is evidenced in the apparently limitless supply featured from the sturdiest ginghams through the entire range of pique, voiles, organdies and crepes.

Some of the new colors for the simple dresses and also the combinations are: lavender and white, pink and white, raspberry and white, and all combined with the omnipresent black and white.

The recent openings emphasized the fact that although there are many versions of the distended silhouette- the favorite is that with the extended sides and the straight front and back.

Some of the dressiest of frocks, and a number of those made of tulle, silk net, chiffon, are worn over a taffeta petticoat, very full, and very closely corded at the hips to give the required flare.

An entirely new feature is the fine hair lace that is shown on some of

What sub-type of article is it?

Curiosity

What themes does it cover?

Social Manners

What keywords are associated?

Fashion Trends Evening Gowns Hats Hosiery Summer Wardrobe Color Combinations Skirts Silhouettes

Where did it happen?

Bisbee Shops

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Bisbee Shops

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Observations of fashion trends including evening gowns with asymmetric straps, combs, hats, hosiery, children's hats, flower trims, color combinations, underwear, skirts, sporting outfits, summer cottons, silhouettes, and lace features.

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