Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-21
PARIS AUTUMN MODES
SHOW MILLINERY CHANGES
FIRST AND MOST DECIDED ARE
IN HATS
skirts Are Still Worn Long--LittIe
Difference In Evening Gowns.
Greens and Browns Popular colors.
Sleeves Are Only Moderate
by MADAME HYDORNE

Special Cable to The Herald.
PARIS. oct. 2O.-Autumn fashions
are now full upon us, indeed, we may
say tnat the pioneer winter modes are
already asserting themselves. The first
most decisive step that fashion usually
takes is I'm the department. millinery.
and this season presents no departure
from the general rule. AS was to be
expected, the greatest alterations lie
in this direction. Hats. toques and
even bonnets display remarkable and
unique features, sometimes beautiful.
but often quite the reverse. The best
milliners provide us with plenty OF
styles to choose FROM
The general tendency is to increase
the width; last spring, it will be re-
membered, the inclination was in the
direction of exaggerated narrowness.
The picturesque is represented by the
eighteenth century hat and the email
form of Gainsborough or Reynolds,
both of which are equally lovely in
black or glorious colored velvets.
On the other hand, dress, that is to
say ordinary walking dress, has not
altered very much, but it is an un-
doubted fact that the sleeves of the
reception dress and the fur garment
de luxe are bigger. Not aggressiveiy
so as yet, but larger puff is used, ana
it still reaches only just below the ell
bow. There is a squareness on the
shoulder in most cases. though here and
there we find picturesque 1880 gar
ment with a sloping fichu effect, the
sleeve and shoulder cut in one.
Skirts Are Long
Skirts are still worn long, tight on
the hips, and flowing at the feet. They
are, for the most part, extremely
graceful, and the Wristbands are all
pulled down in the front and up at the
back--a becoming line, which the wise
woman will not easily forego.
AS for packets and coats every length
Is worn. Fascinating little Empire
coats, fluted just above the waist in fur.
both in cloth and velvet, are to be seen.
as we'll as sac jackets, from the very
short to the very long. The tight fit
ting redingotes mostly reach to the
ankles.
The tailor made does not vary very
much and its sleeves are cut for the
most part to moderate dimensions.
Plain, tight fitting, double breasted
coats with velvet collars and smart
little braided sacs are worn with
equal partiality.
In evening dress, again, except for
wonderful array of coloring, there is
very little change and of course there
always are new colors in the autumn.
Greens and Browns
Greens and browns in every possible
shade predominant, but perhaps the
most exquisite color is dark wine or
claret, sometimes melting into null
berry. Peacock blue. just a little
crude and unbecoming, is also strug-
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It's season of magnificence in
stuffs and colors. The embroideries
for some of the evening dresses are
hand-done in gold and silver. Won
derful colored stones are worked there
in, and although they are a Joy in
themselves. they fill the woman with a
moderate purse with n sense of de-
spair
AS 1 have said, the greatest change
Is in millinery. The coiffure is still
built up by curls and pins to the hat,
but the hair is not greatly waved; It
has certain simplicity which is
charming, especially with the smaller
and more piquant hat. an example of
which may be mentioned. 1t is of
crinkled. wine colored felt, with a
band of velvet in deeper tone with
clusters of shaded natural and wine
colored coq's plumes extending over
the crown and springing out from a
cache-peiSne Of shaded tulle.
The picturesque hat of the day has
fluted brim and is i'm a pale shade
of gray, lined with peacock blue v.sl-
vte-a favorite Parisian mixture-a nd
beautiful shaded ostrich plume righ-
across the crown ewee g. gracef al
lines on to the coffure behind.