The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-25

BRIGHT colored leather has been in fashion
all summer, which means that the New York
girl will have none Of 1t this fall. But
leather is useful as dress finish and orna-
mental rs dress decoration, 80 that ieather
cannot, be entirely discarded.
. In the bright lexicon Of the New YORK
Girl there 10 always one word with which
she meets every emergency-novelty. And
she is never bored, because there is always
something new under the sun. And she
has found something new In leather.
Her leather fad is not In imitation OF the
gorgeous Japanese decorated leather with
it's intricate design OF landscape gardening,
wherein one may study the natural history
and social customs Of the country. She
is tired. too of the carved leather Of Cor
dova and Mexico and the pressed leather
OF Vienna has long been old.
She will work out her own IDEAS, e4-
cllsiveIy in the new jewel-tlnted leather.
which will trim her motor coats. add rich
touch to her golf suits, furnish her with
belts, bags and buttons and adorh her
writing table. 1t is not the art noupedu
leather--that she is also making fad OF;
but the idea abe is not OF b ner own anu
The idea for her jewel leather came to
her when she was having peacock street
suit made which is not nearly so elab-
crate as it sounds. Very deep sapphire
blue wolfe over green lining neeeeo Just
the unusual finish in coat. collar and cuf1s
that velvet or stitched silk or embroidery
would not give, and suede kid soils easily
and isn't new.
So a novelty was essential. It was found
in softly tanned alligator skin. dyed pea
cock green and with the shadows or creases
painted in blue, the blue OF the feather
eve. The unevennees of the leather brought
the green up in high light and left the blue
merely as a background and appearing
according to the creases, In uneven guam
titles.
Strips of this leather in collars and cuffs
had really the brilliancy OF jewel emoroid-
ery and gave richness and rare beauty
of finish seldom allowed in street costume,
vet distinctly suitable There. was sug,,
restion of emeralds and sapphires, yet all
was in perfect taste and not 30 very e1-
pensiye.
that large masses of it would be inartistlc
II is more effective for card cases than large
bags; for binding belts rather than for
making up into the entire crush affair
The Jade toned leather is exquisite for
every sort OF article, 1t is also alligator
tinted with all the translucent, milky tone
tone. II is most beautiful in continuation
with costumes OF pale blue, violet, yellow
An entire set Of jade leather is none too
lovely for the New York girl-a girdle with
a snowy buckle of art noNpedu bronze a
fiat bag, with the new orisscross double
Zap and bronze snaps; tiny change purse
of bronze links lined with jade silk and
set of buttons bound in bronze.
This jade set was designed to be worn
with fine broadcloth gown OF Chinese
cloth was combined with straw satin en-
broidered over in blue iris, with jade green
leaves and stems
Jade leather in another belt has the
shadows put in with delicate corn flower
blue and the buckle is gold set with lapis
lazuli and fringe Of pearls.
The leather which trims stunning
brown motor coat is of elephant skin,
amber tinted and brown Swallowed, with
here and there fleck Of gold. There are
narrow bands and buttons and belt and
cap of it.
or course, such beautiful material, can
| not escape paying toll to the millinery world.
! Some very fine and unusual effects show
leather combined with lace. with fur, with
autumn leaves or midsummer flowers,
Ruby leather, for instance, is made into a