Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-06

- HE question Of the winter outfit
. is even more of problem than
usual this season, for to select
all the gowns that are considered
reouisite for the wardrobe OF the
fashionable woman takes a lot
of time and thought. All fashions nave
changed 50 materially since last "inteA
that many of the costumes that were
fashionnb bic then look hopelessly out OF
date now and have to be entirely zone
over in order to meet the latest require
ments. Sleeves and skirts alike nave
shrunk most astonishingly III width' put
at the same time it is not easy 10 take
out all the extra material that niaNes
them look 40 much too wide and full And
also it is difficult to select new gowns
when everything is so different from last
vear and when the taste is not yet eau
Gated Nh or down CD to the new FASHIONS,
30 unlike anything that has been seen by
this generation.
At first the fashions are quite over
whelming. not only i'll their eccentrlclty'
detail and coloring, but in the costllness
Of everything. SO that it would seem I'M
possible for any woman who did not nave
a lot of money to spend even 10 Try 10
compete with what is required OF the wen
dressed woman of to-day.
But one reason for this is that the eye
is unframed, and when details are stuuleu
o,,t II will soon be discovered that, eccen-
tric MS are the models chosen for TINS
wear. they are perfectly possible OF lml-
70 tion nv any one who has the least talent
for dressmaking 1t is said that there
has never been season when CLONES
have been so generally satisfactory as
now. The ready made clothes are tar
more possible than usual, simply because
the manufacturers have been clever
enough to realize these facts and have
had workmen skilful enough to reproduce
the most striking points of the most strlk-
ing gowns AT the same time, those
women who delight in exclusive styles
and individuality in dress have wonder
full opportunity this year, for certainly
never were clothes so original and DIS
tinctive as they are at the present mo-
ment
PICTURESQUE PREVAILING NOTE.
The picturesque is without question the
prevailing note in all evening gowns, and
graceful and becoming are most all The
lines The materials, too, are so soft and
charming that it is possible to follow out
the artistic idea to perfection. An even
ing gown of soft chiffon, tulle or satin,
with plain skirt and draped waist, is
most effective. The only trimming on
the gown is an embroidery OF pearls or
rhinestones or silver paillettes above a
girdle of satin or velvet of some color
that is especially becoming to the wearer.
The sleeves are of some loose drapery
caught on the shoulder in such fashion
that the upper part of the arm is dis
played, and over the tulle or net are soft
draped pieces of lace, all of the creamy
tnge so much more becoming than pure
white. All white gowns are not so fash
ionable this winter as the colored, so
this same model, all of one color, is made
up in pale blue, pink, lavender or mauve.
II is most effective in the mauve and can
be combined in several different shades
if so desired for It will be remembered
that color plays n tremendous part in the
fashions this winter.
Fur coats and nantes, especially those
Intended for carriage and opera wraps,
are magnificent this year, and their cost