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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1914
Page
5
The feature highlights high collars and sand colored waists dominating the season. It details lace overlays, velvet over-blouses, and tab silk tailored blouses, noting how slender throats and short necks influence style choices and how various fabrics and trims create chic, wearable outfits for morning, afternoon, and dinner wear.
London tailors and milliners report priority given to mourning wear as war conditions affect deliveries. A Bond Street milliner displayed twenty four widow bonnets awaiting fulfillment within three days. Shops also handle late accepted mourning in lingerie and other items, with completion tied to front line circumstances.
A survey of autumn footwear highlights the return of laced boots as the dominant style. Slip on dancing and dress boots in patent leather, buckskin, and velvet trims set the season’s tone with varied heels, lacing, and top trims.
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