Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-10-02


ry ont the Directoire idea, but there is.
at the same rime SO great n variety of
forms and details. that every woman
may hnd something to suit her individual
style. There is really no excuse for a
woman, this autumn, 10 be dressed UNI
becomingly. The tall and gracefully
shaped woman, of course, has the adj
vantage of her plumper sisters, but that
is quite natural. 1t is easier to dress
well formed body tastefully and becom-
ingly than one less favored by nature,
no matter what the style of fashion may
be.
Among last weeks importations were
some tailored costumes modelled upon
those shown in Paris during the late
spring and summer. They are without
exception Bireetoire in character and
there seems to be every indication that
the Dreetoire style will continue to pre-
vail during the fall and coming winter.
Widewale eheviots in bold chevron de
sign and usually in two-tone coloring are
among the handsome novelties that came
in during the past week. These materials
are beautiful in quality and in color, but
in most cases SO loud that a great many
women. who do not belong to the radical
set, will hesitate TO wear them. They
will prefer plain broadcloth, a one-tone
cheNiut or serge, or one of the almost
inyisibIy blended checks or plaids or
stripes
The rage for fancy coats continues
and bids fair to increase with cooler
weather. At present they are merely
ornamental of lace or net satin-trimmed,
but they viii be developed later in velvet
and satin. and thus reinforced. light sum
merry frocks may he worn well into the
autumn. In many eases the coat ~
scarcely more than a pelerine, as in a
smart comhina ton in old blue messaiine.
which consists of two long bands reach
ing back and front to knee-depth. narrow
at the shoulders and curved over the bust
to twice the width NJ the hips, SO that
the back and front portions meet. They
only Just meet ut that point however,
| then separate for the rest of the length.
Stitched straps of the mesSaiine Join
| the two bands across the front aud
again at the back, each piece held in
place with an ornamental button.
! One of the handsomest wraps of this
style, shown among the importations, is
| fashioned Of satin or some lustrous silk
and is lined Ii is perfectly plain and
| smooth fitting across the shoulders but
| the two fronts meet low over the bust.
then abruptly curve TO long points 1t
the side. These are slashed, and the
one toward the back is shortened some
| FIVE inches. The Empire back In one
piece hangs full in jabot effect. The
sleeves tucked from the armside, where
they are put in without Il gather TO Il
point over the hands, are the latest note.
| Al sleeves, whatever their general de
sign, are small and tapering; otherwise
as much latitude as ever is permitted
and there seems to be no end 20 Tbs
number and originality Of the designs.
Marvellous things are accomplished
nowadays by the manufacturers IN i'm
parting TO the cloths of wool a satin-like
finish Broadcloths OF the finest grades
| have more satin-like appearance than
they ever had, and this same sheen and
softness make beautiful Venetian and
prunella cloths. Diagonally striped wool
en- stuFs in two tones, brown and green,
blue and red, and other colors, are often
combined with black. Such gowns nre
commonly trimmed with velvet or braid
or with both The diagonals intended
for winter will be extremely thick, and
will be made up in the plainest mannes.
! with coats and skirts of Il clingng na.
ture, The coats will, as It usual thing.
be long and moulded 10 the figure,
The waistcoat is likely to be an inn
| portant item of the seasons costumes,
| both in plain tailored form and in eab-
crate embroidered form, and some SUI
perb waistcOat arrangements are shown
among the new trimmings. Never were
embroidered bands, motifs trimmings of
| all kinds, handsomer than they are 10 be
the coming winter. and the supply al
ready shown in the trimming depart
| ments OF the better shops is actually be-
wildering. Subtlcty OF colors harmo-
,,ss, ~
and variety in design aud workmanship
make of many Of these embroideries
works of art; they add wonderfully 10
the beauty of costume
Coats of nearly every kind and for any
| year are somewhat longer this year than
| formerly. There are, If course. seane
short jackets and some extremely long
| coats accompanying run-abont suits. bat
| the minimum average length for the
| popular walking coat is thirty inches. A
great many colored aud black coats are
worn with white or light colored skirts.
| AT n recent social function one stylshly
\ dressed woman wore gorgeous white
| corded meteor silk skirt with u green
| silk coat. which had narrow black
satin roll collar aud three huge black
satin buttons on each side Of the font
ana on the sleeves. The skirt was
! trimmed with coarse net, over which was
darned n heavy conventional design done
with white rope silk
Right pretty are some Of the little sill;
coats In Vatican, shown among the
recent Paris importations. They are
often trimmed with handsome laccs or
galOoms and sometimes with rare EN-.
broidrricS silk coats in the tone Of the
skirt are more used than are cloth ones
IKE Tive skirt especially In suits to he
worn FOR anything like dress occasions
These coats are usually loose and made
iu odd styles. in imitation Of the styles
lof twenty-five or more years ago.
The directoire style prevails principals
IN the coats Of the brOadcl0th suits The
majority Of them show the short waist
Ell effect. which is attained either by
cut or by trimmings The shoulders ART
narrower than formerly. the sleeves arr
smaller and put into the arrn-size Will
slight fullness or with none whatever
The fronts. whether single or double
breasted, with or without waistcont
are cut of Squarely ut the waisiliue o
slope sharply away from II into side
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