Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-17
FASHION GOSSIP OF INTEREST
TO ALL WOMEN.
Extreme Effects Have Been Largely
Eliminated and Common Sense is
the Reigning Tendency in the Ex-
elusive Centers.
By Catherine Mann-Payzant.

new OTk, April IVA tr4p lniouSh
the shops of New York this week
showed. me no very new modes or
models, but rather the elimination OF
all that was extreme, a modification
of new but becoming styles and a de-
of some clever ideas.
In skirts there is a return to the
plain gored model which fits closely
in the front and sides. They resemble
somewhat the old-fashioned pull-backs
of some years ago, but new note is
borrowed from the new paquin skirt in
having few littel gathers across the
front and sufficient fulness in the back.
The same rules obtains here as with
the plated skirts that they fit with a
nice exactness- across the hips. Many
are the notifications in arrangement
of trimming in these gored models.
When made of striped materials the
stripes met in VS. on the seams.
Stripes printed of woven on panamas
and serges and mohairs and Sicilians
still head the list for tailor-mades.
The chevron stripes are extreme.s
popular in mohairs and such lines of
materials. AS to the length of skirts
there is tendency to lengthen the
modes, but for the strictly trotteur
skirt, which will be used only on the
street the length is about four inches
from the ground.
A smart feature of the high-class
tailored suit is the separate waistcoat,
and while the weather Is cold enough
in its development. And a number
of them may be used with the same
of them may be used with the soame
costume thus making many changes
either dressy or otherwise as pre-
ferred, and a number of waist coats
in white pique or embroidered linen
will be an addition to any wardrobe.
The use of the overblouse is still q
favorite idea, as it makes an entire
costume possible and also accords
with the lingerie, net or lace guimpe,
making those changes possible with
the one dress.
Soft silks and cotton fabrics are
best suited to guimpes, under over
blouses of voile, taffeta, silk crepe
and rajah. Many ways are used II
finishing this overblouse, but one o
the most popular is the circular-shap
ed hands around the neck, armhole'
and bottom of the very short sleeves
or capes.
For morning wear the absolutel
plain or tucked shotwaist of liner
madras and lawn worn with high en-
broidered collars, is the most popula
style for women of good taste. Fo
fine wear waists of pongee, shantuni
or any of the rough silks make ez
cellent waists for the tailored suit
When little more dressy appearance
\ is wished for the soft lace jabot
4 used as a dainty accessory.
II Coats are shortening in length a
: the weather grows warmer, twenty
N four or thirty-two inches being tn
most used. The semi-ftted coat ths
comes just to the hips, or little b,
low, is still much liked. A cutawa
coat that combines the features Of tn
severely tailored and the dressy co.
is made with a pique waistcoat {
vestee and buttons on the breast wi
but one button and then slopes grac
/ fully away from the front, shown
the vest beneath. These vests a
sometimes elaborate affairs of broca'
or of cretonne embroidered. VIII,
the suit is made with bordered goo
the bordering is used as vest bal
just inside the opening and often Civ
the necessary bit of color needed
an otherwise sombre suit.
| One might suppose that the Etc
after their long popularity would
rather passed, but nothing is mo
liked by some women and many
the new models are shown with t
cutaway effect whiel few have To-
tails in the old swallow-tail effe
Many of the new silks are made up
this style. The lingerie waist is me
appropriate to wear with these wal
coats which may have more or lie
trimming of lace or braid of embro
cry.
i Although the adyices from abro
say the jumper dresses are out
style, there is no dress so popular
this side of the water. Having ov'
come its crudities of the past and
beginning years, it has become
thing Of beauty and no material is t