The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-11

No woman really likes to realize
that the ever useful bolero is going
out of fashion--for a time at least!
This little garment is so essentially
practical and so generally becoming
that we have come to regard it. as In
old and tried friend, without which
life would seem hardly possible; and
yet it is very certain that the bolero
Is fast disappearing from the arena
Of fashion.
The rage for three.quarter coats-of
varied styles-continues undated,
and this autumn and winter we shall
e voluminous nantes adopted free
ly. Everything denotes that loose
outer garments, made of the most
pliable materials, will be the leading
novelties of the coming season. The
general effect is almost bizarre and
this efec- will be heightened when
we come to wear wraps Of crepe de
chine, velvet and furs-mixed. New
ertheless. fragile materials will most
surely form the chief portion of our
autumn and winter wraps.
All the coats for the autumn and
early winter-are made with open
fronts. For this reason waistcoats
are;-and will continue to be, things of
immense Importance. 1 have seen
quite a number of the dainty little
waistcoats of Irlande, small double
breasted. gilets which open in a v over
a frilled shirt front and which are fas-
tened with the most exquisite buttons
Of enamel, old paste, quartz set in gun
metal, and so IN. There is a wonder
full cachet attached to these semi
loose coats and dainty waistcoats.
They recall the sporting type of gar
ment, bnt at the same time they are
eminently feminine and picturesque.
/ am certain that nearly all the best
of our early winter walking dresses
will show coats of the order just de-
scribed and, in nine cases out of ten,
these coats will show long tight
sleeves which will reach quite to the
wrist. There can be no doubt about
the coming revival of long sleeves
for the tailor-made costumes al least.
For afternoon wear we shall still have
elbow sleeves and even those which
do not reach the elbow, but the long
sleeve for street wear is about to re-
claim it's lost position.
Combinations of color are to be
great features of the coming season,
and will afford opportunities for many
triumphs, and, alas, also for many
failures. One revival is the tone
which two seasons ago was known as
automobile. and may most easily be
compared to rusty iron. and this is
dark s~moke-grey. Smoke-grey alto
gether would seem to have irresistible
charms, and it lends itself with special
grace to decorations of purple, plum.
and deep red and peacock blue. all of
which. colors compete most successful
ly for favor of a duh. rather than a
bright, inclination.
Grey has the privilege of clothing
the seated damsel shown In our large
Illustration. 1t is of voile. with bands
OF graduated taffeta reaching just be-
low the knees; oxidized silver and
gold embroidery decorate the from
Of the bloused bodice, while filet nei
forms the u~ndersleeyes and the yoke,
and the hat is of dark grey chip. trim
med with dark grey roses and two
dark feathers. Grey flowers are much
in vogue. and usually these Will bs
found made Of velvet, and bis
arum hlies being the most favored
hloaaome for exploitatfcp under epcl