The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-11-29
BY Catherine Mann. Payzant.

cial season, is o thing of the past.
and the mod'stos and milliners have
hadt imc to study the tendencies u,
the winters fashions. the
dictates Of style have become dua.
As In the past the Madison square
Garden Show was fashion prov.
ing ground. and the styles and la
brics displayed there have been ~,
ccptcd as the thing for the coming
season.
TO the question what is the
most fashionable fabric?' one is puz.
zlcd To nswcr for there seems TO
be many fashionable fabrics and 10
is well that Il Is SO FOR women now
must have 80 many gowns. The
women who attend the Horse show
are never seen In the same gown
twice and modistos and merchants
must provide u great number Ton
both day and evening wear.
There were to be q many vel.
vets Of fine l%ustor. lovely colors
and wonderful teXture-light. fine
and soft to a marvellous degree,
satins whose tint %surpasscs anything
ever yet seen I'm satins rich cling
ing crepes; chiffon b~roadcloths of
amazing lightness and sickness and
IN a multitude Of delicate shades:
sheer nets and chiffon cloths ana
charming silk v%ollcs; liberty silk
and meteor and other light weight
ssilks and handsome bro~adcloths.
While there were to be noted
gowns that depended wholly upon
their cut. beauty of line and elegance
of finish SO becoming to certain
figures, there were also " that
were layishly trimmed with ON.
broderies and Iaccs and braidlng.
fringes, passementeries. buttons and
inserts Of other rich fabrics.
In this matter of decoration II
would seem that the ingenuity and
patience Of the makers must have
been taxed to the utmost, 20 varied
and beautiful are the many modes
of application. Trimmed gowns to
day are a positive extravaganza,
and outside of the great courts o.
the past, never were prices and such
elegance OF treatment seen.
One Directoire model-and the hi
rectoire models led at the Horse
Show-was developed In velvet in
a dee1 purple shade and the long
jacket was trimmed In passcmen-
terie Of the same shade. The re.
we're were trimmed with strips of
embroidered cloth. The vest was
Of white brocade decorated with
beautiful buttons. The skirt wan
made with a princess front. was long
and clinging.
Chiffon cloth was decidedly a ia.
yorite at the Horse Show. And
no material will be used more for
the afternoon costume made in semi.
princess style. The sleeves shouli
be close fitting extending well
over the hand and sometimes cut
In n with the bodice. A pretty
gown Of this description would be
effective in a plum colorcd broad
cloth trimmed with a yoke and I'M
dersleeves Of coarse lace outlined
with narrow bands Of light brown
fur.
Green was "A color that was often
seen and when trimmed with some
soft tinted fur made "A very effec-
tive development. The skirt was
plain in semi-princess cut and drag
ged about the feet. A semi-loos
jacket Is made with side Sits laced
with silken ribbons and trimmed
with fringe.
A number Of striped and dotted
broadcloths are seen but they have
not become a great fayorite as yet.
indeed they look too much like the
foulards without the softness and
su7pleness of the foulards. Both
dark and light grounds are used
with contrasting dots and discs and
stripes, although in the latter ease
one sees more frequently the self
toned stripe.
OF all %colors, perhaps gray is after
all the most popular. A very hand
some costume in this color in French
~broadcloth was exhibited the other
day. The usual long %clinging skirt
was in evidence, long enough that
II had to be held up and fastened
on the left side front with large
velvet covered buttons. The jacket
was long, open half way up the
seam and decorated on each side
Of the slit with small buttons
matching those on the skirt. The