The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-02-28
WOMEN WILL Be
MsNNlSH THIS YEAR.
Fantastic Shapes of Wonen's Wear
ables Seen in the Local Stores.

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American women will look peculiar
this year, if what local dealer in FEM
mime wearables says is true. To re-
porter, he said many of the gowns now
arriving resembled masculine garb, so
we may look for masculine looking
women. Continuing, the dealer said:
The long jackets, almost mannish
in character and line, are not so much
the vogue as last year, Those that
have appeared to take their places are
of most fantastic shapes, and SO varied
in form that each of US can find ore
suited to her figure.
There are the Empire jackets, of
rather indefinite form, slightly curved
up in the back, well above the belt; the
Dlrectoire jackets with the large rev.
ers; other long jackets with materials
so arranged with lengthwise seams as
to give variety and novelty, thanks to
which We receive new effects in outline
and hang of garment
''All sorts of striped cloths are used
now for costumes of this kind; many
are in two-toned stripes, about one
sixth of an inch wide, Of very decided
stripes in black and violet or brown and
gray. The advantage of these unusual
materials is that they can be used in so
many different ways and one avoids the
deplorable commonplace which so quick
ly transforms into an obnoxious uniform
what was a charming novelty.
TO make the waist and as fasten-
ings there are buttons of velvet, or
crocheted in the same color as the cloth.
In the back the new jackets are
made with panels; the material forms
a chevron the length of the back seam;
it outlines fchu-shaped stole laid
across the bias fronts. One can hardly
believe to what degree the dividing of
the materials aids in reducing the ap-
parent size of waist not slim.
'Crocheted drops, soutache. buttons
and all the highest art of the passe-
menterie and embroidery maker are
contributed to decorate the corners of
the collar, the cuffs on the sleeves. and
are repeated on both sides of the vest.
THE effect of these is by no means
disagreeable on certain models when
they are arranged with some meaning
and not stuck on haphazard
Jackets of cloth, or of serge alone,
have the revers and the vests either
striped or checked, while the jackets in
plaids or stripes are simply trimmed
with bands or straps.
Zone still sees long fitted jackets of
coat cloth, or with large revers, and dis
playing various trimmings, which may
for small vest or outline short bo-
lero. This is only good when the trim
mings match in tone the material 1t
is necessary to renounce absolutely
gaudy pipings, bright stitchings, or
ideas for buttons of another shade,
which clash disagreeably with the color
scheme and always have crimson ap-
| pearance.
1.-THE sleeves remain short or half
length, embroidered on the cuffs, some
closed all around, others very much
slashed. 1t is almost unnecessary to
add that the cuff trimmings should
match that on the jacket; only the col
lar can be entirely different.
so we can see that this spring long
jackets, fancy coats, short boleros, all
should meet with our approval, but
there will be nothing that is conven-
tional in their lines. 1t is the contour
Of the figure, that the art of the cos
tuner will find its greatest triumph.