Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-27
Close fitting costumes in
Blue, Brown and Green
cloth foreshadowed for
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XTITH the first cool days of au-
wv tumn there are always to be
seen lot of smart tailor made
gowns, and most appropriate they look
in their trim and neat, if somewhat
severe, lines, in such sharp contrast to
the more elaborate and rather intricate
fashions that have been so noticeable
all summer. Some women-especially
those who pride themselves on being
always smartly gowned-have these
tailor gowns made up late in the spring
or just before starting off for the sum
thought, not to mention money in hav-
ing them carefully designed so they
shall look new and up to date. They
represent, in fact, the early autumn
fashions, and give more than a hint of
what will be worn during the winter
The war still wages between dress
makers and tailors as to what is the
correct style for the street. The tailors
severe effects are always the best style,
while the dressmakers maintain that a
feminine touch is absolutely requisite e
and that even when cloth costumes are
most appropriate they should be soft
ened and made feminine by thes style
in which they are fashioned.
Suits of Serge and Cloth
A Charming fashion that has come
back into favor is seen in the dark blue
gowns with touches of green or the
blue with touches of brown. Of course
just the right shades of color must be
used to have the result satisfactory,
but if the right shades are obtained the
effect is most charming.
With a short skirt of heavy quality
of blue veiling-the skirt in pleats and
the flare toward the foot-a piping of
green is seen around the edge of each
pleat. Then the same piping is seen
around the jacket, or, in fact, wherever
it can be put without seeming con-
spicuous-the idea being apparently to
show that there is such color without
making it too prominent. The jacket
fronts are faced with it, but again here
1t is softened by an over trimming of
braid in blue and green with a feck of
white through it, or black, the gown
being lined throughout with the green.
Blue serge now comes into play. and
the smartest of blue serge costumes
THAI with the heavy welt or the cord in
the Material being preferred-are made
up and trimmed with cloth, the collar,
lapels and cuffs being made of plain
cloth, with a braiding of black SOU
tache. The color can be pale blue
brown, green or the pinkish mauve that
goes well with blue.
The skirt that is the favorite at
present is on the circular order. but has
a narrow front breadth. There are
rows of tucks around the skirt, giving
almost the effect of an overskrt, but
there is no trimming on the skirt what
ever The short coat or the long three
quarter model is the favorite and both
are fitted close, for no longer is it
fashionable to have the loose fronts and
7ight backs
The Old Fashioned PoIonalse
The coat that has been smart all sum-
mer and is still in fashion-the one on
the fitted box coat order-will be seen
through the autumn, but it is hard
design to carry out well and requires
a good figure to be becoming.
The lightweight cloths and cashmeres
are charming for this style of costume
and are made up both in light and dark
colors. There are certain shades os
green, brown and light gray that are
especially attractive and that are made
up in princesse effect or on the old
short jacket, the skirt being in wide or
narrow pleats and in the circular shape
or gored. In fact, there is a great
these same skirts.
There is no trimming on the skirt as
a rule, although a band of velvet is
rather smart just around the hem,
headed by some fancy braid The coat
can be finished with an embroidered
velvet collar and cuffs. In the velvet
collar and cuffs is an opportunity for
the introduction of some contrast of
color or OF the same color in another
shade. Anything that is effective and
becoming is fashionable for this trim
ming. but anything that is unbecom-
ing is unfashionable.
White facinEs are decidedly out for