The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-29
Fall Styles for Women
as Seen i'm New York
BY Catherine Mann-Payzant.

New York, Nov. 28.-Now that the
Horse Show, the first important dress
display of the metropolitan social sea
| son, is a thing of the past, and the
modistes and milliners have had time
to study the tendencies of the winter
fashions, the dictates of style have be
come final. AS in the past, the Madi.
son Square Garden show was fash
ions proving ground, and the styles
and fabrics displayed there have been
accepted as the thing" for the com
| ing season.
To the question what is the most
fashionable fabric?" one is puzzled to
answer for there seems to be many
fashionable fabrics and it is well that
it is SO for women now must have so
many gowns. The women who attend
the Horse Show are never seen in the
same gown twice and modistes and
merchants must provide a great num-
Der for both day and evening wear.
There were TO be seen many velvets
of fine texture-light, fine and soft to
marvellous degree; satins whose
tint SurpaSses anything ever yet seen
in satins; rich clinging crepes; chiffon
broadcloths Of amazing lightness and
sickness and in a multitude of deli
cloths and charming silk vQiIes; LJ-
erty silk and meteor and other light
weight silks and handsome brocades
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 gowns that were lavishly
trimmed with embroiderieS and laces
and braiding, fringeS, passementeries,
buttons and insetS of other rich fab
RIGS.
In this matter of decoration it would
seem that the ingenuity and patience
of the makers must have been taxed
to the utmost, so varied and beautiful,
are the many modes of application.
Trimmed gowns today are a positive
extravaganza, and outside of the great
courts of the past, never were such
prices and such elegance of treatment
seen
One DirectOire mode1-and the Di-
rectoire modes led at the horse show
was developed in velvet in deep
purple shade and the long jacket was
trimmed in passementerie of the same
shade. The revere were trimmed with
strips of embroidered cloth. The vest
was of white brocade decorated with
beautiful buttons. The skirt was made
with a princess front, was long and
clinging.
Chiffon cloth was decidedly a IA
vorite at the Horse Show. And no ma
terial will be used more for the after
noon costume made in Semi-princeSs
style. The sleeves should be close
fitting extending we'll over the hand
and sometimes cut in one with the
bodice. A pretty gown of this descrip-
ton would be effective in a plum col
ored broadcloth trimmed with a yoke
and underSleeVes of coarse lace out
lined 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 effective
development The skirt was plain in
cut and dragged about
the feet. A semi-loOse jacket is made
with side Sits laced with silken rib
bOns and trimmed with fringe.
A number of striped and dotted !
are seen but they have !
not become great favOrite as yet, in |
deed they look too much like the fou |
lards without the softness and sup
Dleness of the foulards. Both dark |
and light grounds arc used with con-
-rasting dots and discs and stripes, =,
in the latter case one sees |
more frequently the self-toned Stripe.
OF all colors. perhaps gray is after
all the most popular very hand
some costume in this color in French 1
1roadcloth was exhibited the other
lay. The usual long clinging skirt
vas in evidence. long enough that /
/ had to be held up and it fastened |
On the left side front with large vel
ret covered buttons. The jacket was
ong open half way up the seams and
decorated on each side of the slit with
small buttons matching those on the
kirt. The sleeves were long with
arge cuffs having points, big revere
opening over a vest of Dresden bro L
,ade. The vest was short and from
beneath it fell the long sash end of !
he girdle of liberty silk The Croy- /
Lble collar opened in the front and /
vas low enough to show the short
jabot. The hat was a
ilk felt in gray. trimmed with black 1
llumes and a huge moss rose. Gray /!
uede gloves and shoes and purse com