Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-29

the back should extend about fifteen inches below the waist line. The trim mings should be flat and may be of velvet or of the cloth. The length of the coat as rule has slightly in- creased and the buttons are not now decorated but made of the self ma terial.
 The sleeve-an important item-in all the tailor made suits seen, the full length was used and trimmed with cuffs of velvet or cloth according to which ever material was used for the coller and buttons.
 A very attractive, but none the less serviceable suit which will be stylish for fall and was modelled af- ter French importation was made of
 gray worsted fecked with white. The jacket was one of the smartest designs, close fitting "cut away, a style that is particularly modish in the regulation suiting for the tail- ored gown. The coat slopes beau- tifully at the back, and under the arms; and the long seams in front, from shoulder to bottom edge just fullness to a nicety. It closes in double breasted but slopes gradual ly away from the top button, and the fronts are cut away from the lowest button. The neck may be finished with stitched shawl col lar, or a flat trimming of braid or galloon may take its place. In the present instance, the shawl collar was used and stitched as the whole dress in dark gray silk. The sleeves were arranged in the armhole with gathers, and a cuff with a back ward turned tab completed the jack ct. If intended for winter wear such coat would better have an interlining and an inner one of silk.
 The skirt was made with box plait at each seam excepting the back. and they are quite wide, thereby concealing the seam. The skirt clears the ground by three inches and the lower edge measur- es about five yards with the plaits drawn out. The blouse for this suit was gray mousseline dotted with red and made over red and gray check silk. Dyed lace bands outlined the square yoke of tucked mousseline and finished the bottom of the sleeves which were drawn into it in tiny tucks while the up- per portion of the sleeve was very full. A belt of gray mousseline over the silk completed the cos tune. The hat was a gray rolling sailor trimmed with band of gray velvet and long coque feathers fastened with an imitation buckle. Gray gloves and spats were worn to carry out the color scheme.
 The second dress noted was in-
 tended strictly for business use1 and made for woman lawyer of this city. Blue and tan English checked suiting was used in it's con- struction. The skirt was a plaited sight gOred model, the plaits be- ing stitched for considerable depth produces fitted effect at the top with full skirt below that measures about five yards and seven eights the lower edge with the plaits drawn out. The original of this skirt was plain cloth and de- corated with blue bands of fancy cloth, which was deemed out of keeping with business suit. The coat was of a Chesterfield cut, of finger length and semi-fitting. A dart in each front extends from the shoulders and terminates about the bust, and small pocket was in serted on the left side and below two lap covered pockets. A notched collar and straight cuffs completed this natty coat made in single breast ed style and closed with covered but tons. The underskirt and jacket lining were of Taffeta silk. The blouse waist was tan silk in strictly tailor finish with which was worn. a high turned over French embroid- cred collar and blue bow The shoes were tan, the gloves and belt in tan glace kid. The hat was of tan felt trimmed with darker shade and blue wings.
 A very serviceable, but somewhat heavier dress was developed from