The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-14
NEW YORK FASHION LETTER..
CBy Catherine Mann-Payzant.)

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New York, Jan. 14.-All fashionable
fabrics for evening waists lend them
selves to dainty effects this season.
The materials for the winter are soft
and pliable like those of the summer,
though there is a tendency towards
closer weaves. Plain soft colors in
dull tones are in highest favor, though
many fancy herring bones and chew
ron stripes as well as alternating
stripes of plain and checked patterns
are to be found.
Blouse waists are as popular as
ever because of the tendency towards
the two-piece costume having a waist
that harmonizes in color, but not in
weave. For economy, many changes
and complete good taste, this idea bids
fair to rival the one-piece costume
with its long loose separate coat.
To say that these separate waists
are cheap or economical from the
first-cost point of view, is to make a
mistake, though they may be as mex
pensive or as costly as Is wished for,
The idea that appeals to many wo-
man is the many changes that may be
rung upon this one gown. 1t may par
take Of the Empire by the addition of
the Empire girdle made of the cos
tune material, or it may be made
more business-like by its plain silk
waist and tailored collar, or again fit
for matinee by means of it's lace
waist dyed to match the gown.
Dyed lace of all kinds and all
weaves is the most fashionable fabric
of the day. The dying establishments
are making special efforts to exactly
match these new colors, but many of
the big dressmaking places have their
! own dyeing places to get the best re-
suits, and it is thus possible to change
an old but unworn dress into a seem
ingly new one by the aid of the dye
pot. The different widths of tucks
which are so effectively displayed in
these tinted nets give innumerable
opportunities for variety. Some of
these are quite firm enough to be
braided with narrow soutache silver
and gold braid, and velvet ribbon of
a narrow width is much used for this
decoration. In nearly every case
these blouses have a bit of the dress
material stitched somewhere upon
them.
An effective model which was an at
tractive combination of embroidery
| on emessaline was made along strictly
tailored lines. Wide bands of the en-
broidery extending down the front had
similar bands finishing the sleeves.
This blouse would be well-futed to
wear with a strictly tailored cloth
| suit. built of one of the very rough
cheyiots which are so very fashion
able just now. A waist that was in
tended for wear with a taupe colored
serge having a silky finish is of
tucked messaline and heavy lace and
a high girdle of the serge. The body
is of the tucked messaline with a low
err section OF tinted lace which ex-
tends from the waist line up and
around the armholes and again in the
sleeves. Two short remnants could
thus be made up very effectively and
cheaply. So frequent is the use of
| different materials in the newest
dresses that many bit of really beau
tiful material may be secured at the
! bargain counters which in the other
| counters could not be bought at all
For blouse or evening dresses satin
| soft finished silks and broadclaths in
light weight are preferred. Many
Of the lightweight broadcloths are to
| be found in printed designs either in
an al[over or border pattern. The
new pongees that have a satin-like fin
! ish are being much used for blouses
of this order as we'll as for the one
I piece gowns. A gown of this sort
might be developed with a skirt OF
one of the fashionable cuts, with a
/, blouse having a yoke of tucked chiffon
to match and an over yoke encirclng
it of embroidered lace. The waist
proper was made with a front and
back panel and shoulder pieces GU
in one, to which were attached thu
body portions and sleeves. Some o
the softer ottoman silks or bengaline
would make up prettily in a simila
style to thus; and the colors to b
chosen are many and becoming on
can surely be found among the grea
, variety shown this season.
A pretty afternoon dress was of egg
plant (purple) color, covered wit
y polka dots done in silk of the sam
e shade. The yoke was of self-colore
X net arranged in broad satin embroi'
:. cred in dark and light shades of eg
u plant. The shoulder yoke was orn
Re mented with satin covered buttons an
loops, both front and back, as. Wa
- the skirt made in Directoire style, wit
| the left side plated in panel effeC
4 A girdle draped in soft folds of blac
satin completed this attractive co
: tune.
!. The princess skirt of the presel