The sun., 1901-08-22
DAME FASHION FORETELLS

That the wOmanS Norfolk jacket has
arrived. and il is the same attractive gar
mcnt that it always is. One may call
them shooting jackets ut WILL but there
are many more women who will wear
them for n general rough-and-r gar
m"nt than will go shooting in them. They
ara made with Il yoke back and front,
with one plait running from the yoke to
the lower edge of the jacket in the back
he lri Of the material outside the plait
and two paitS extending from the yokc
down III front the hell carried under
thrS". What could he prcttcr for II
nice littl" rainy day suit than unc of
tii"Sc jackets with II short minrl skirt
(which will perhaps have fewer rows Of
stitching around the lower edge than
the outing skirts which women have been
wearing.
Packets are to he seen in some Of The
trim ittlc Fan suits. There are two
in the jacket of il plain little blue cloth.
rr'y dark, thc skirt made plain. NJ stitch
ing, and no ilollncr around The lower
edge. which still has something of II
Hare. The blouse III which the pockrtS
IAhpral is very much like those which
have been worn. Il short blouse straight
in the back and hloising in front, and
finished ut the waist hy 4 shaped hrlt Of
the Il Itcrial. There are two trim little
packets set up on either side Of tho front,
each finished with Il little m"tal-rimtnrd
cloth button. There is Il velvet iurh-
iowii collar and revcrs of stitched Slk.
ind thrr" is a neat little suit.
sss
l'ouhlc-brcaStcd jackcts will he worn il,
th' FAN if the first notes prove trur.
, y ncat little dark blue suit is finished
with Il tight-tittng jacket. douhlr-hrcnst
ed, with twn rows Of silk buttons down
: The front. The Jacket is pointed bucI;
ind front every So little. Just below the
waist line, for il is short us may hc
There is Il tlouncr to this skirt, with 4
I pmntcl front, where il dips down follow
ing til" line Of tlr short Jacket almv,
y, then gradually growing deeper towar
III" back.
The backs Of these skirts are hnisIc.
= with inverted plaitS, but several Other
skirts have entirely plain backs AZ far Il,
= he material is concerned. though i
many eases there are stitched band, 1,
r t'lIcv" the appearance OF pliimLesS.
y On" brown suit is finished with stit
4 1
Il three Of these in the back ana two i,
u the front. each about an inch wide. B,.
= Ginning nj the shoulders, they arc oar
! ri"d 70 the waist Of the Jacket. and on tn
:. skirt from the waist to tho lower r,lg
u The centre bond stitched as are ihr other
90 both edges. being exactly in In
y lr"ntrc of the back where there is m
y TullnrsS. There are two. one ~ nithe
~ 'l'lc nt the front Of the Jacket and these
y too are carried to the lower edge of III,
- | skirt giving panel effect, which Ni
Y brnhably b" more seen this Fan am
: Wint" than it has hecn this Summer
\ There are bone buttons IN this suit
u Though I'll" tendency seems. aS has i,rn
u apparent for some time to run to sill
e 'ntin. or stuff lIttons Of some kim
p There is II brown velvet turndoNr cola
- I'll" suit. and the jacket is finished !,
~ h" waist line in the back with n vcly,
lr band which stops mt the stitched band
IT "n either side of the front.
:" III" skirt of n light mixed brown car
Is vas chcviot suit is finished in an cycnr,
r. lnrly pretty fashion. There are ,lvrrtc
y box plaitS ON the lower edge beginnin
l" v ltii one in the centre of tho front Of Il,
" Shiit. which is not deep. and from the,
u The plaits coniinnc at intervals tn iii
:" back. each plat making n hig S.c
u higher until the last Mt the Sides of IN
Q. back run half way mp the skirt. IN
g Sknt ~ the back is finished with hi
g. box plat about three inchs wide nj II,
" top and broadening out fan-shapcd to, II,
re- lower edge of the skirt and the fnllnes
10 falling over the last of the inyertc
.. plaits on either side of tho skirt. Tbi