The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-09

September Is the month OF changes and
makeshifts in the wardrobe, and much
depends upon the weather man to
wherewithal we shall be clothed and how
we shall seek our amusements.
The wardrobe of the summer Is still
more or less good, albeit the colored linens
{ Individually show signs of soil and fading.
But the hats wherewith one faced the
assembled multitudinous critics OF clothes
at the summer resorts nre by this time
wellnigh hopeless. 1t seems almost use
less to purchase headgear just now that
will have to be abandoned a few weeks
later on. Added to which the coming
styles in millinery are totally different
from what has reigned hitherto.
The shops are still holding high carni-
val in the reduced goods departments.
All of the lightweight wooden suits that
helped out summer stock are offered at
a fraction Of their original prices, and
a purchase In this line Is good one
just now.
The spring seasons street costume can
be wonderfully helped out In the wearing
of some one or another Of the new fads
In neckwear. There are several new
shapes and sizes made up In embroidered
nets in point d'esprit, in malinette and
In tulline. And, by the way, this last
mentioned deserves quite a paragraph all
to itself. 1t is net rather than tulle,
and has just about the same body as a
fine Brussels net SO that the title tut
line is apt to be a trife misleading.
Added to this extra body. there Is n
waterproof guarantee that makes its price
seem unusually low and Its term of sery-
Ice a long one.
The liking for ribbons as a costume
trimming or accessory is sull rampant.
The vogue OF velvet ribbon Increases
rather than otherwise, and there is no
doubt but that it will reign supreme as
a garniture for winter and party frocks.
Graduated rows are well liked; knotted
strappings of It seem to support the
three or four founces that decorate fussy
frocks; innumerable loops are used as
shoulder knots to support the collar OF
the sheer waist and to catch the elbow
sleeve just above or below the point of
the elbow, as may seem most desirable.
Braids are on the counters In n most
bewildering variety. There are some ex-
ceedingly smart patterns In plaids, any
where from two to n dozen inches In
width, and matched sets in those appear
on tailormades In broadcloth, serge, man
nish goods and even up on velveteens In
the sober and more staple colorings.
Lace braids that 1t is oftentimes hard
to consider as belonging to the braid de-
partment at all are to be used In dainty
and delicate colorings- Quite a fad Ii Is
TO pose those upon a velvet band OF con-
trasting color. For example, a gown Of
oyster-white broadcloth is trimmed with
q yellowish lace braid posed over chest
nut-brown velvet. this combination OF
brown and white being vastly favored
one. And. en- PEASANT, there was import
ed with this model chapeau In oyster
white felt, with beaver for trimming
and the cachet that 1t needed was added
In the long paradise plume that waved
from the cache-peigne at the side. this
being brown at the end. shading through
the orange fints and showing white at
the tip.
The French models intended for winter
wear are some Of them bizarre to an ex-
IRENE The sweep Of the uncurIed os-
trich plume is hardly becoming one
and the tendency to pose lot OF trim
ming upon Its quill hardly adds any grace
to the situation. Added to which the
brims are manipulated after the queercst
styles. One large steeple-crowned affair
from Georgette has a tremendously long
uncurled plume In white. There are lit
tie bows Of black velEet ribbons. buckled