The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-24
FASHION FANCIES

It VIII take time 10 accustom our
selves to this sudden modish plunge
into very dark colors after se@cral
years wear OF the palest OF cloud and
pastel tints at day functions From
white. cream. ecru. and nastIc, day
costumes, to almost invisible greens,
blues and puppies is an unlocked for
jump. A few weeks later. rebound
will occur. starting laudation OF the
new fashion, for every woman considers
1t incumbent upon her TO make her ap-
prevail heard on all sides
Street Suits.
Street costumes are altogether tailor
made. OF either very dark OF medium
shades of cloth. Skirts OF new cos
tunes appear somewhat longer than
last season, but owing to the condi-
ton OF our torn up city, shorter skirts
must be adopted by women who go
afoot chiefly. Costumes which have
for trimming. only touches of embroid-
cry upon the turnover collar of jacket.
and on the bottom of the sleeves that
are buttoned up the front with COM
position button, repeating the line OF
the cloth. have skirts entirely untrim-
med. The present skirt shows no
marked QlnGTSNCe from those OIL the
spring. as they fit the upper figure and
are bell-shaped.
The great change noticeable Is in the
tight fitting long sleeve that rules for
street and many house costumes so far.
The Japanese sleeve was run into
cheapness and bad taste at every turn.
the summer through. SO that the present
relief into the dignity of long close arm
to 49,
autumn and winter gown, and of coat
styles for the street. Braids and orna-
mental passementerie pendants, are
once more for the tailor exposition in
many pleasing ways and very heavy
and pronounced frogs will serve to en-
rich cloth coats charmingly.
Trig and smart looking are the
autumn skirts and coats. together with
the travelling or driving coats that
are now so fixed a necessity for the
large contingent that always rush of
in the early September days from sum-
mer haunts.
The new striped cloths which make
such pleasing costumes are to be seen
made up into long coats as well. Elk
perienced motorists. however, will
choose the regular coat cloths in pref
they are destined for in daily off and
on and rough usage, such as the stripes
mentioned The charm of motoring
lies in part with the fitness of dress
worn and the sense of ease that comes
from having chosen the proper things
to wear. For walking. three-quarter
length coats with skirts to match made
ot these striped cloths answer we'll for
/ CT Ono tO
the young contingent wearing them in
the same trig smart way they have
worn the single colored cloths from
early spring as they were of all cos
tunes. the most becoming for general
going about They gave even to the
girl without the least approach to chic
an air of good form of being we'll set
/ up. 1t is to be hoped the fashion will
| hold out another season.
Purple Likely To Be OverpOpuIar.
There is every prospect from present
indications, that the grande mode for
puppies is to be vulgarized to the last
degree. so that the fastidious and COM
paratively economical women, as we'll
as very rich ones, will wear it with
utmost discretion If they do not avoid
it altogether on the street, reserving
it for carriage and house dress. The
beauty and elegance of the new ma
terials in this fashionable color will of
course, keep them exclusive in spite OF
the cheap output now flooding the
shops. This is a condition of things
that certain manufacturers help along
zealously and have been doing for
years. Fortunately the well dressed
choose fabrics, the price of which, per-
mits the use OF dyes that cannot be
| cheapened and that f1xedly mark the
correct style when made up.