The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-03
FADS AND FASHIONS

has become OF quite as much import
ance as any to be worn within the
range of masculine eyes To invent
such a costume was not an easy task.
AS this costume is to be used chiefly
In the afternoon. but in an artificially
lighted room it must combine the prae-
teal with the ornamental by being
quite sucientiy elaborate to do honor to
the hostess and yet not too light of
color or too garishly decorated to be
worn while walking in the residential
section of a large city. Some of the
bridge Princess frocks that are being
developed in mole gray, slate green
and tobacco brown satin having trail
ing. tight-fitting skirts of nunlike sim
plicity and with nc trimming save the
cluster of tiny tucks running at a bias
upward from front to back. But their
bodices, which are formed Of satin
bands, are worn over guimpes of gold
or silver cloth. SO that the portion of
the custome that is most prominently
in evidence at the card table is par
ticularly effective.
Broadcloths and other smoothly fin
ished fabrics have for many years been
principally employed in the develop
ment of the cold weather costumes by
; the leading Paris modistes and, as the
present fashion is so strongly leaning
toward clinging effects, these mate
rails are certain to be more than ever
popular. In the two and three piece
cloth costumes of the elaborate type
such as are used in America for the
most ceremonious afternoon occasions
as we'll as for morning concerts and
the like are seen all of the delicate
shades of blue, pale brown, a great
variety of rose and crushed berry tints
and many shades of green and gray in
addition to the conventional black.
It's clinging qualities have made satin
| one of the most important fabrics of
the present time. 1t will remain popu-
lar as long as the directoire style re-
mains in vogue. 1t is used for almost
| any costume worn by a fashionable wo-
man from the time of rising in the
morning until she is once more ready
to retire for the night.
The o1dtime circular skirt, but with
out fullness at back, sides and front,
is in fashion again. 1t is suitable for
| plain materials. 1t opens at the left
| side of the front and is finished off
with row of buttons extending to the
bottom of the skirt. If made in walk
/ ing length the goods should be of
heavy material and before the skirt
is finished at the bottom the waist
| binding should be sewn on and the
skirt hung up for several days. This
gives the material a chance to sag
before it Is trimmed off and finished
for wear. skirt of this kind should
be hemmed by hand as it is almost
| sure to sag irregularly and must be
adjusted from the bottom, not from the
waist line.
Figured and striped designs domin-
ate in the short skirt costumes. In
the recently imported pongee and rajah
fabrics there are many equisite two
| toned effects in blue. gray, tan and
mauve, while even in the cloths and
mohairs checks and. stripes are more
in vogue than the plain effects.
There is great diversity in footwear
at present. New walking boots are
of suede in tan, smoke, blue or green
and there are combinations of suede
with patent leather tan Russian calf
which are quite attractive. For th'
coming spring season the manufactur
ers predict many changes of style
They say that the coming season vii
bring forth the largest call for tan
and colored shoes ever known in thi