The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-31
Letter

| an of affairs comes the welcome news
coat and s,,irt-will take it's proper
place again the coming season and the
fabrics that will be used for this util-
ity suit are of the unfinished or rough
surfaced goods especially adapted to
this style.
! The earlier importations as well as
the home manufacturers show
| large assortment of worsteds, serSes
and those close-nap materials which
are the very best choice for the tall
,red suit These goods are what are
a led "drapy'', being lighter in weight
than the same goods of few years
back, but nevertheless sufficiently
heavy in wight to tailor well.
Among the colors for these mate
rials We find the old standby navy
blue, seal brown, green of a dark
shade, the purplish blue tints that
done under the name of amethyst
greys and black.
| 1t is said that during the earlier sea-
son at any rate we will have plain"
autumn with few fancy effects either
| in material, color combination or
| trimming all of which is quite in ac-
cord with the idea of the tailored two
piece costume.
| The two-piece costume can from the
| necessity of it's plainness be very lit
tie different from that style as we have
long known it. What changes are
made are merely those of cut length
and perhaps finish. The skirt this fall
| will show more plating than it has
though the circular skirts and plain
gored are also seen. The coat should
i be che sen because of the becOmingness
of the model, while the very short
coat is not worn, the one that reaches
to the hips or three-quarter length
seems to have the biggest following,
and it may be loose or snug fitting as
one pleases, and it may be straight or
cutaway.
The suit that is most frequently
seen has a skirt with the popular panel
front side plaits. inverted back. or
| panel back. and side yokes over the
hips. The coat is usually semi fitting,
more often than not cut away in front,
disclosing the front of the skirt A low
or high collar is added, as the wearer
prefers, while the sleeves may be
| finished plainly or with cuffs.
| OF course. if one can have several
F, gowns or suits one may aid at a num-
| Der of changes, but when but one suit
| is possible it should be plain, dark and
very well made.
| When we come to the afternoon
costume, or that intended for church
matinee or reception wear we find
the broadcloths in the lead with the
Venetians close at their heels; to many
Venetian appeals more than a broad
cloth. Many cashmeres will be seen
| in the dressy afternoon frock, for
| which gown the color range includes
almost every shade and tint of color
| known.
1t is noticeable here as in other
lines that black is shown and is GER
tain to be much worn; especially is
this true in the dressier fabrics. The
makers seem to have a great faith in
black for the coming season and some
beautiful fabrics are being manu-
featured with this idea in view. In COL
or they tell us that darker shades will
be worn this winter, but there will be
little novelty in the colors themselves.
In every list given navy blue seems to
lead with a second choice for green
good percentage of reddish tints will
be used
The three piece suit will remain a
favorite for the afternoon for the sea-
son that it is the costume which must
be worn to many affairs given within
doors where the coat often to be re-
moved while the wearer is still left
appropriately gowned. For the after
noon costume, coats made of differ |
ent material, but exactly matching it !
in color, are like and this idea is |
promised US for the autumn With the |
princess panel is most used and the
demi- princess frock with an extra