The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-02

find them In every color. You can get the
tiniest figured tweed in red and blue and
gold. and in black and brown and green,
all blending together in one pretty har-
rnony of color
These dresses will be made up for Sep
TENDER in many pretty ways, one of them
being in combination. One gown looking
decidedly summary now is so proportioned
as to color and material that it will look
well in the late fall, and even In the VIM
ter. It is a willow green cashmere COM
bned with a checked tweed, showing
green and red and black-the three colors
that harmonic so well. The skirt Is full
one, Slightly gathered around the waist and
very long Around the foot is ripple or
willow green cashmere. The overskirt is OF
the tweed striped with the willow green
cashmere, and finished with a ripple of the
same. The waist is of tweed and cash
mere, and around the shoulders is draped
a fisehu of green, bordered with a ruff1e of
| the same. The sleeves are composed OF
stripes of the tweed and the willow green
goods.
The touch of black in this costume is
found in the belt, which consists of a
black velvet ribbon tied around the waist
me hat is a willow green chenille,
trimmed with big rows of black velvet rib
bon. Pink hyderangeas nestle under the
back of the brim This costume, you will
agree, Is neat one and suited for the In
dian summer days of fall
several pretty gowns have been sent to
far-off Moscow, to be forwarded to the
queer old dwelling upon the Cantacuzene
estate. They are gowns to be worn on the
first reception days, when the little heiress
Is exhibited to the admiring Russian rela-
tives.
THE COLOR QUESTION
One Is all of Russian red crepe with a
full draped bolero, brought around the fig
ure in folds and draped up to the bust,
where 1t is caught with a big steel buckle.
Below the full bolero the skirt falls in
many accordion PLANTS. long in front and
absolutely dragging in the back Nothing
relieves the brightness of the red except
the brilliant steel buckle in the middle of
the front.
The question of red is the one that dis
turbs the modistes 1t is so popular and so
generally becoming that 1t threatens to
come in with rush that will overshadow
and outshine all the other colors. The
tistic properties of red are much disputed
by artists, and there are many designers
who will not use it except as an auxiliary.
On the other hand you will find those dar-
ing enough to design an entire costume in
vivid red and to make every particle of
trimming exactly conform in bone. Where
such gowns are successes they are particu-
larly admirable, but they are so often fail
ures that they have been abused as though
none had ever succeeded. The most fash
ionable miniature painter in London did,
Lady Brooke all in flame color, even to
the scarf that hoated upwards from her
Shoulder. The Countess of Essex was also
painted in bright scart-t. out of which her
hair cleaned like ebony and her eyes
flashed like jewels. But it Is a hard thing
to do to look well all in scarlet, and it is
better to place touches of red upon the
gown rather than to allow the entire dress
to be made of ii.
Willow green will lead all the colors. Just
as purple Is the leader in the spring, so
will willow green be the ruling tone this
fall. French artist paints 1t in connec-
ton with wood brown. and very lovely the
two colors look together.
Most delightful little capes go with these
new hats. They are soft, deceptive things,
looking warm and feeling comfortable;
looking heavy and feeling light, yet so be-
coming that you would pardon them were
they heavy or light. These are delicately
developed In chiffons and tissues to match
the hat, and made stronger by touches of
the dress material. To illustrate this there
may be mentioned a tiny shoulder arrange
ment of white chiffon to match the trail
ing white plumes on a Gainsborough hat.