The Topeka state journal., 1906-01-07
FASHIONS FADS.
The Feminine Styles for the
MidseasOn.
Princess Effect Noticed in
Various Forms.
NEW SHORT COATS.
Small and Medium Hats the
High Style.
Adjustment Of the FOluminous
Shirt.
NEW SHORT COATS.

The fashionable tea rooms and ex-
elusive shops in holiday time admir-
ably illustrate the fashions of the
winter that have really had acceptance
Of the critical and discriminate dress
ers; and spite. Of ali that is new in the
styles, there is really nothing radically
different from last season in the garb
OF the smartly dressed woman at TINS
season.
Princess Eject Receives Approval.
The princess effect. which has been
making such rapid strides toward fash
tonable fayors received its final appro-
val a the Horse Show in November.
Many and various are the forms IN
which 1t now appears. There is the
WoOlteE tailor made with its plain cir
cular skirt and princess coat reaching
to the hem of the skirt, buttoned
strairht NJ the front with bone but
tons set closely together or those OF
the costuuae cloth. trimmed with bone or
metal. The skirt is cut several inches
from the ground to display the shoe,
which st must be noted, is Of shiny
leather rather than dull. Spats Of the
same cloth rs the costume are much in
evidence, and quite a few OF the
younger set wear shoes the Vamps OF
which are Of the shiny leather, the up
pers of the cloth of the costume. Hats
are small for morning and also for at
ternOOn wear, and of the Jaunty tilted
variety, though the extreme shapes Of
aggerated long back and short front,
tilted at such daring angles, are con-
spicuous by their absence Some very
beautiful made hats are seen in the af-
ternOOns, but the large majority are
soft. pliable felt shapes.
The Eton and bOlero are seen every
where, despite early predictions to the
contrary. Braided, strapped, embroid-
cred and trimmed in every conceivable
manner, these little coats have a charm
all their own, and one must admit are
entitled to their abnormally long pop
ularity.
Rich COlOrs for Gowns.
The eOlors of the mid-season are
wonderfully rich and beautiful. and the
fabrics those that carry them to most
marked advantage Lustrous broad
cloths, Velvets and velveteens in the
most beautiful shades of red, from deep
dahlia to faint rose. are blended beau
tifully together; and the rich greens
and new peacock blues make up most
harmonious color scheme. White,
cream and pale blue costumes for for
NAL luncheons are very effective, espe-
Ciaily when worn with dark furs, as is
usually the case. Milady stepping from
her carriage directly indoors considers
the fur set ample protection. One such
costume was Of broadcloth in a pale
faded shade of blue. The skirt was cir
cuIar, reaching but to the instep, and
the jacket a serni-htting affair which
reached only to the hip-line. The back
seams braided with a blue military
braid, as was the edges of the coat. The
fronts were semi-dtting and fastened
straight up to the neck, which was fin
ished with a narrow standing collar in
true military style. Worn with this was
g. broad stole of sable and high straight
cuffs OF the sable, these detacha ble-a
novelty Of the season and one which
win appeal to the woman who aims to
effect as many changesas possible with
a limited wardrobe. The sable muff
was one Of the new oblOng models de-
void Of an interlining, and so soft that
they can easily be slipped up on the
arm when not serving their original
purpose.
Novel Costume Of Blush Violet
Another very novel costume well
worth mention, not so much from the
point of cut as color was of a dull
blush viOlst shade, the round length
skirt a combination of the pleated and
circular The EtOn Jacket was intri-
cately tucked and plated, and the
sleeve was the regulation three quar-
ters length, but the note of oddly and
extreme style was struck in the en-
brofderies OF a dull emerald green on
the shallow yOke-like collar and the
sleeve bands of velvet-maybe not a
very happy combination in cold type,
but certainly very attractive in reality.
The hat was a medium sized felt shape
In the same shade as the costume,
tackled UP becomingly and trimmed
WITH large OSTRICH pluIu6S OF the same
shade, the tips merely suggesting the
green
tune or a shade of the color, but the
hat of a. contrasting color is quite the
mode, and is in fact seen more often
than is the matched chapeau. The red
hat is worn with all sorts and colors
of costumes, particularly by young
girls and young matrons.
While on the subject of millinery it
would be well to note that very few
face wells are seen, their place being
taken in almost every instance by the
invisible hair-net deftly adjusted over
the marcelled couture. American wo-
men are giving more and more atten-
tiOn to the tasteful and becoming dress
ing Of their hair, point which they
have been all too long in recognizing
as a part OF the well-groOmed woman's
dressing. But now that they have rec
oenized &c, its results are evident on
every side.
skirts Grow Fuller and Longer
Skirts grow fuller as the days go by
The circular skirt and the gored model
are fast ousting the pleated skirt, and
the train again makes its appearance
for more general wear. With the vol
1Iminousness Of the skirt at the foot
line some sort Of interlining becomes
an absolute necessity. If the material
OF the skirt is a cloth or other wooden
fabric of ike weight strip Of feather
weight hair cloth is inserted in the
hem. and IN the foundation or drop
skirt when the outer skirt is soft.
sheer fabric. Soft. pliable featherbones
are frequently run through castings in
the drop skirt, these serving to hold out
to better advantage the skirt with very
heavy foot trimmings.
Tace Embroidered Opera CloaLs.
Opera cloaks this winter are fas-
cInatiugly elaborate. for while delicate
Shades are en- regal even then general
erect is sought for, white lace is en-
brof1ered in bright silver, and cream
and yellow chiffon are picked out in
gold thread. the color being brought
out also by rich sable collar and cuffs.
= 49, ,.oetz are worn mora than for