New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
SIMPLE GOWN BARRED.
No .Such Thing in Fall Modes, Says
Mime. Baker, Just from Paris.

u really don't know how the men are going to
pay for tt
IN. sneaker was Nine Baker, president OF the
Sst,onal Dressmakers' Association, who has Just
-.,,-ned from her seni-annusl pilgrimage to
Paris. and she had been talking about the increas-
,,s eostliness of Paris fashions
.sT4,ere isn't such thing a simple gown TO be
..rns In Paris" said Nine. Baker. Two or three
hrudred dollars for a gown is regarded as tneF"
s-.-elle and II isn't only the actual price OF the
= that has to be considered II the gown Is
rsr7tacent and costly, the underwear poots
,ov.s hat wrap. everything that is worn with It,
s.. 70 correspond with it And it is Impossible 10
- these gowns in cheap materials, for their
$500 consists in any elaborateness OF cut OF
.sr,ne but in the fneness OF the material or the
.1op,s,teness Of the embroidery.
o. s.sos 10 me that this tendency II II Is not
,.,t.t must lead TO two things-hrst there Will
b. dividing line between the clothes OF the seis
A., and those Of the moderately well-to-do-olnel
-, s-x,ss sor different people-which- 10 my mino'
!, not q bad thing: secondly, the American dress
msksrs will have to design these simpler styles
NEW JAPANESE GOWN.
.-~. rreatest novelty among the new fashions
nrooeeded Nine Baker, rs the Japanese s0"-
I. Is made with a little ooero eHect anu
conforms slightly TO the figure This Is an eA'i
s.rls sad is not likely TO become 81 al genera
=. :. sr,-e6 only TO the slender and wiloWy ana
-cIrs-.s perfectly moulded figure and Well nrtifls
.-..4 .ven more than the fitted gown 1heIe e
ale. Joseunine coats. which are eAlrely -
.-7-,. majority of the new models teno lo"sio ~
Princess effect. and this Is capaoie u
sll figures ,,. ,. few designed
-, fo- the American trade Even so-caIleo
ysfkine skirts are trained for french "0--'0A ~
rs1k as American women CO. ,.,r,
-. -. rsa any signs of hoop skirts, althoush
..,s+sy Resr is showing E few models win ll'llo
xtre ana cord around the hem Ihese' Ho"e 80
-. MT been much admired. Sleeves are very
~-soefllI. They are neither extremely ught h0I -
treroeIv full and the elbow length Is popUI"l' ~
sometimes q long transparent>cu1-
..AfuIinsry IS rot in my line, and am not colIi
,.tar+ "a sneak Of it with authority but my gen
81 ,,,n,ession Of the new models was mat IneS
,zould be very trying and hard to wear.
.eThey are very small. short in front and aptilIeu
making II very hard for the woman OF auVs-teiie
wars TO get anything al all to cover heI he6N -
woman could hardly wear the new Shapes Win
=. 80 the ir,uression that she is trying to ap-
pear young
AMERICAN DREssMAKERs TIMlD-
,,-,s T7aker has brought over q large hummer o.
% -,o6e,s which will be shown at the SEM
enn-7aI convention OF the National biea9 - .
Association which opens on sepIenl0o1 - -
Masonic Temple 6th-ave. ana ZSo-s1- 0.1e ~
--,h tbano VIII be shown collection OF ANU -c
- 1vb,ch will be much better NINE IoA9i
snvs than anything the association mas ever Sio
before IN former years the nome q - -
have been rather afraid 10 SEND me Hi0ue-s ~
tfn.++on for fear they would not be properly Co
~ nat they have found that this fear Is
r-ornsless thex are taking more interest in this
mart OF the convention
But the American cressnakers have not Fet
aone themselves Justice" said MINIS. Baker 1hey
haven't enough confidence IN themselves, ana the
large nrizes we have offered this year have had
the effect Of frightening q good many who might
have sent excellent models They feel that their
work couldn't possibly merit such rewards and
therefore they have thought II useless 10 enter the
competition. - -,.,-.a
with rhe exhibition and with the progress OF the
association. Dressrnakers have never been organ
ICED before and Il has been ike pulling teeth 10
ger them into the association, but think they are
really beginning appreciate the possibilities
of organized effort
one of the new features Of the convention will
be 2 comparative exhibition Of old and modern
STYLES The former viii be shown by means OF
eteropticon the latter living models, and Mime.
Baker will point out the resemblance and Differ
ences between them
There will be the usual corset demonstration
wit living models.