The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-07
NEW YORK FASHION LETTER

| of excitement was manifested at the
beginning OF the season over the ex-
treme changes that were made in
women's clothes, but again the ex-
IRENE is returning to the normal
land assuming more rational proper
lions. Some very charming and be-
coming styles are being evolved out
/ of the new things that were given
us at the beginning of the season.
There seems to be leaning towards
the fashions of few years ago when
simplicity was the keynote True,
these things are not seen to excess
| on the street, but over elaboration
! tires my lady Of fashion and simpli-
city has always a charm that much
decoration never has.
| Combining of two materials is
one of the popular fancies of the
iseason. Cloth and velvet are used
lin all colors and one or the other
may be more prominent. Satin and
cloth are frequently used, satin and
velvet, the heavy ribbon silk and
ibroadcluth are combined most clever
| ly to give contrast where but one
color is used and the "all-one-color"
gown is very popular at the present
moment
| The question of decoration is big
one in these days, and when 1t Is
said that there is tendency toward
the simpler modes the truth of the
statement is hardly apparent to the
general eye, but must be inferred
/ from those advance styles that are
seen only in the more private and
| exclusive stores
! When braiding Is used it is rarely
fused on both materials, if two are
used in the dress combination. If
the cloth has braiding then the vel
| vet is left free of decoration or vice
versa. A skirt of velvet with an over
skirt of cloth and a jacket of cloth,
will have its skirt perfectly plain
and the overskirt and Jacket well
braided. There is Just one difficulty
in this matter of decoration, the dam
ger of spelling the long lines so es-
sential nowadays to the present
modes, All trimming should accentu-
ate this point of length, except in the
case where the wearer is tall and
slight and wishes to take from her
height and make herself look broad
er than she is.
While the directoire gown seems
to lead, no woman wishes all of her
it is not absolutely universal, for
there are gowns to be found of the
isemi-princess mode, empire models,
sheath skirts modified to suit the
tastes of the American woman, and
for certain times and duties even the
shirt-waist suit and the jumper dress
/ are in style. There have been many
changes since their beginnings and
every woman who is called good
dresser makes further notifications
! for her own styles and needs In
deed, often she combines the features
|! of two modes, though the combining
| OF two historical modes Is not one
to always be commended.
There is practically no limit to
the range of colors fashion permits
this season, but the preference seems
to be toward all of the dull tones
j taupe seems to be liked very much
| for the empire gown, grey and par
me-violet are often seen In the diTec-
toire suits, and the latter when trim
med with the great pocket. collar
and reyers in velvet very rich look
costume.
| 1t has become fashion with some
women to have two coats to the one
skirt. Perhaps there will be per-
fectly plain skirt and one coat OF vel
vet trimmed with braiding and per-
haps beautiful furs, and lighter
coat in the cloth trimmed in another
! fashion and If the color is not too
pronounced one, this matter OF the
two coats gives the effect of having
| two different gowns.
| A few 'colored braids are used on
gowns Of contrasting hue, thus for