The Washington times., 1901-10-06
REVOLUTIONS In DRESS.
Models From France Show Changes s
in Cut and Style.
Short skirts, That Alter the Outline,
Are the Newest Modes in Outdoor
Tailor Made Costumes-LO@ Golf
fures, Large Toques-New sleeves.

fures, Large Toqucs-New sleeves.
PARIS, Oct. 5.-Some Of the new modes
created by the Paris dressmakeTs are re
presented in the engrlvings herewith.
First of all. there are the plain outdoor
dress and the fancy tailor-madc costume.
Crhere is scarcely aU.fD-s .5c in the
way of jailor-mades at tb. present mo
ment.
in these costumes a complete revolution
is about to take place An attempt will
be made to bring in short skirts, which
will so thoroughly alter the outline that
ladies will have some difficulty in accus-
toming themselves to it. They WILL how
ever find ii SO convenient for morning
walks and the novelty will be attrac-
tive that it will end in being adopted.
Boleros will be worn again with short
skirts, and felt boating hats with turned
up brims. like the straw hats of the last
season, win contribute a youthful effect
to the costume which will be appreciated
by coQuettes. This last point is by no
means to be despised.
Reception, dinner and evening dresses
viii continue long and sweeping as hith
erto. With these toilettes habits viii
prevail-Louis XIII. habits. with large
collars of the richest guipure, or else
Louis XIV. habits, loose over the hips, will
be the predominating feature
Sleeves will be fiat in the upper part,
but fulness will be exaggerated below
the elbow, becoming more and more like
the pagoda sleeves. Some, however have
their greatest fulness at the elbow.
The materials most worn for autumn
will still be homespuns and mixed woolens
of a coarse and fluffy aspect Green seems
likely to be the fashionable color, espe-
cially crude empire green. This tendency
has already appeared in hats which c.
RebouX has been trimming with green
parroquets and apple green velvet.
Hats and tailor-mare costumes are the
first things thought about when renewing
autumn costumes. The turned-up boating
hats I have already mentioned are long
haired and trimmed with a drapery of
velvet to match, in which 'couteau'
feathers are stuck. This drapery is con-
tinued beneath the brim, resting on the |
side of the hair. A band of brighter felt |
is often stitched on the edge of the brim |
at the side which is very becoming.
Large toques will also be much worn; |
they Will be bigger than before, and trim |
med with draperies of lace or guipure. |
They will continue TO be fat, in harmony |
with the low style of hair-dressing which |
will be more adopted than ever. 1t should |
be noted that the dressing of the hair is |
the most difficult thing for woman to |
change. Fashions follow each other in |
rapid succession, and they are frequently |
conflicting. But IN regard to the hair |
changes in fashion. they are very slow; !
It is the touchstone of feminine beauty, |
and women naturally fear that different |
coiffure may destroy the Charm Of their
general aspect, and adopt a less becoming |
method Of setting OF the face.
The low ooiffure had the reputation OF |
making people look old, and that consid-
erably prejudiced them against it when |
Il first came out. But, hairdressers nova
hays are so skillful that they can combine |
the exigencies of fashion with those of !
beauty and estheties, and find means of |
enabling a woman to satisfy the latter |
without prejudice to the former