The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-06
Things Il Is Well Il
to Know.

PARTS d esigncrs have again taken up
E the Russian blouse, and are making much
of the mode In both separate garments
md suit coats. The separate blouse Is
of seven eighths leng til, while that form
ing the second piece of the street suit
extends only to the knee line. The coat
skirt Is gathered onto the blouse belt of
the trimming, which forms the side band
on the left shoulder and that on the skirt
running from belt to hem.
Long, slinley skirts dirrerentiate
Paquln's costumes for the fall and winter
from those Of many other French max
sers. and since Paquin Is the great French
authority on fashions, we may expect to
see numbers Of this type Of skirt In
dressy gowns throughout the winter. His
newest skirt is the first suggestion OF tho
return of the draped skirt, 1t being puck
erred halfway between the waistline and
the knee, and worn with a very high
sgirdle,
favor in fall fashions. Any number OF
the high class cps tune makers have
adopted the oYerskirt for their most arr
tistic and successful model A variety
of effects are possible with this mode.
Some are short In the front and long In
the back, suggesting q skirted, bodice;
others are long in the front, slope up
ward on the sides and down again In
the back, and again this order Is res
zyersed, bringing the deepest part Of the
overskirt at the sides.
During the past summer 1t has been
the fashion In Paris to wear dark coats
with light colored skirts, dark blue and
black cutaways with white linen skirts
And now this idea Is to DO followed out
over here In America where we will wear
plaid, check and novelty worstcd skirts
With plain cloth coats. 1t is u mode
which represents considerable economy,
and Will thus appeal TO man. women
One may have three or four different
skirts and wear each with one coat SO
long as the coat and skirt harmonize In
color. 4 81 t
The fad for bindings which started
In midsummer millinery has made rapid
progress within the last few weeks.
Scarcely a fall hat which is not bound
at the edge with silk, satin or velvet ~
velvet hats with silk and satin and felt
hats using all three Of these materials
The latest use OF these bindings, how
ever, Is In tailored suits, where rhe
edges OF the coat, pockets, collar and
cuffs are bound With braid, a plain bind,
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coats with these braid bindings are espe-3
Ecially smart silk coats are frequently
hound with cloth, and velvet and hand
some hroadcloth suits use saun bindings.
a dtstinEuishinR feature Of fall
costumes Is the use OF pendant ornaments
5on dressy gowns and two piece costumes;
AIaisong # empliers gowns show a lot Of.
bug les In various sizes, Other makers
employ fourguriNres and cord drops. the.
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lStilctiye air 10 d plain costume OF ebeautl,!s
full cut. " 5s s1 X lisy u.
The most important fea ture OF fash.
!, ions today Is the cut. Il N aterlals and
trimmings are both fancy. this season,
and for this reason the simplest modes
must ba followed to make their develop
|8ment a success, Every line Sof the cos
tune must he studied carefully to give
that LONG, thln ar pea re- nee Of the Pc rls,s
i jenne figure, And y ot a yard more OF ma
sterial used yhaR Sibl absolutel y necessary
A to 4 he CORRECT mods cling Of the IN own,