Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-08-29
OUR WEEKLY
NV YORK LETTER.
Early Fall Fashions Still Under Die
rectoire Influence-The Most De-
cided Changes Shown by tho
SIeeyes-Smart Combinations OF
Materials - Ribbon Embroidery
New and Effective.
BY MONS. GENE DE PONTIAC.


ready early fall hints and indications
are beginning to make their appear
ance. The sheath skirt or not the
sheath skirt. That question still
continues 20 burn, but the early fall
fashions snow merely continuation
and of course something Of an elab-
grafton of the summer ideas.
Skirts will undoubtedly be closely
fitted about the hips and will proba-
bly, follow the gored and semi-c1r-
cular models. The Directoire inf1u-
ence is still paramount-narroW
shoulders, long plain sleeves, frills at
throat and wrist, large square pock-
cts and cuffs, large revers, cut-away
coats and sash girdles.
Whether the straight figure which
has been attained by so many Curl
Gus expedients on the part Of the
corsetierre-hips not only being
laced in but waistlines padded out
where there seems to be something
too dangerously near curve-Wlll
endure, remains to be seen; but on
the light wool tailored suits for ear
Iy fall days that are already begin
ming to appear in the shops there is
no variation from the straight lines
of the summer.
The purchasing and planning OF
thin gowns have, however, by no
means ceased, since they make dain-
ty all-the-year-round house-gowns
and their usefulness does not Wane
with the coming of chilly days.
Shortwristed, one-button gloves
are in demand once more-a sure In
dication that the long, close-ftting
sleeve is an accepted fact. The
new sleeves define the arm; even
when they are draped, the folds lie
fiat and indicate the contours plainly.
But the tendency is toward the long,
| close sleeve, it's severity sometimes
modified by trimming along the
back Many Of these close sleeves
are buttoned their entire length;
others have overlapping scallops
with a button set in each scallop;
braided sleeves have the back seams
| finished with tassels; the wrinkled
| sleeve of transparent material is Of
ten finished by little frill along the
outer seam; the silk or satin sleeve
has the top part extending a couple
of inches over the back seam, with
| the raw edges travelled in a fringe.
very new,-very chic touch is to
make the wrinkled, transparent
| sleeve of two tones Of chiffon, one
over the other, giving a changeable
effect; the small round yoke of the
gown being down in the same way.
Some very exclusive white lingerie
gowns have sleeves of lace lined with
colored chiffon or silk muslin, with
yoke and stock to match.
At the French watering-places
linen and khaki are often seen in
combination-the skirt of the white
linen and the coat of the khaki; and
this will be a comfortable fashion for
September, khaki having a distinct
lmount of warmth. Among the best
of the cloth and silk combinations
are the costumes including pongee
and cloth Of the same shade. The
skirt is usually a pleated model in
the pongee, and the cloth coat is
heavily covered with soutache brazil
ing. One reason for the perennial
vogue of pongeesis its well-nigh uni
versal becomingness.
just made It's appearance is of rib
bon. The ribbon ,runs along straight
for few inches, 4then turns on itself
md continues, Ibutfmust not be stitch
ed down. Some of the late French
gowns showlthi ribbon embroidery