Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29
How to Dress Well With Two Suits Th,
Characteristics Of the Dressy T Tailorrnade
The New Colors Paquin Blue, Pre-
Lat, Topaz, Copenhagen The
Proper Sleeve Length.

Although this is counted by those In
authority a strictly tailor-made season,
there is very marked increase In the num-
ber Of elaborate coat and skirt costumes
presented. This is due to the fact that
the coat costume nowadays has such
general use for dressy occasions. For
calling, receptions, luncheons and musi-
Gales 1t is counted even better style than
the costume of light weight fabric to be
worn under a separate coat.
They say that woman may be well
dressed this winter In two suits, one a
severe strictly tailored cloth. preferably
striped, the short skirt very simply
pleated, and the coat a 80 or 36 inch
length and seni-htted; and the other a
dressy long skirted costume. the skirt of
circular or many gored cut. and the
coat semi or three-quarters fitted and
half length or longer. This latter type
Of costume is very frequently provided
with an extremely beautiful and ornate
vest, and is otherwise elaborated with
braids, buttons, cloth and velvet applca-
tions. With the first mentioned of these
suits is worn the strictly tailored waist,
or q simple lingerie waist with an at
tached or detached Marie Antoinette
frill. With the second costume one wears
bodice of matching tone, but lighter
weight material, say chiffon cloth, lans-
downe or silk voile. With these two cos
TUNES a woman may be well dressed on
practically any and every occasion save a
formal private dinner or a ball.
The more elaborate tailored costumes
usually have the long skirt, although this
10 nod frnn orQff ho INF of
the trimming on the skirts, and on the
coats as well, is an interesting feature
this season. Instead of being disposed in
scroll like lines as for several seasons
past, we find the braids and applications
arranged in rectangles and various de-
signs having many right angles. Sou
tache. in combination with wide fat
braids, is markedly present In these
dHessy costumes. A new and wider
soutache is taking the lead. This is ex-
tremely rich looking, particularly when
used. as 1t frequently is In large quanti-
fies.
combination Of two different weights
of fabric of the one color is often used
In the elaborate coat costumes. In this
case the different weights of cloth would
form the trimming, with perhaps touch
of lace or embroidery. There Is no braid
trimming used where various fabrics are
combined in one model The fabrics
chosen for dressier tailor-mades are those
that readily fall into graceful lines,-the
silky broadcloths, light weight velvets
and soft wide-wale fancy serges. Both
the broadcloths and serges are shown In
charming new striped effects We have
SO long accepted serges and broadcloths
as coming only In plain and solid colors.
that to find them in stripes and melange
ground and in all combinations of coIors
10 certainly a novelty. A large percent
age of the colors of the dressier types Of
tailor-mades are dark. To be sure there
are charming tones called topaz, blondine
and pomtnos that range light, but these
are a small percentage compared with
the bronze green's. the prelat and the new
Paquin blues.
A word about these two latter eoiors.
The prelat or purple has been shown In
Paquin models this past summer fre-
gently combined in charming fashion with
details in pale blue. These purple tones
are extremely RICH The brighter shades
a them are not likely to have gses-