The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-30
Fashions, Fdds and Fdncies
Which Reign in Gotham Now

was very HoliCedUlc Thai INC cAlCkhS-
ly tight skirt at the bottom is going
out Most OF the costumes were In
exquisitely good taste. There was
marked absence OF the sensational.
Perhaps the absurd shifts to which
women who adopted the narrow width
skirts have been put in case OF bad
weather in entering and leaving their
carriages have brought the fashiona-
bles back to their senses. The Par
isienne loves to be chic. but being RI
diculous is far from her desire. That
does not mean that wide skirts are
back, but skirts are decidedly wider
and more graceful than they have
been for the last six months.
Afternoon gowns OF liberty satin or
satin foulard continue to present a
combination of plain and spotted ma
terial. Very short sleeves are worn,
SO short that they reach only a few
inches below the shoulder. This. of
course, means that very long silk
gloves are again in vogue.
The lingerie hat is now made of
straw, the lingerie effect being accom-
plished with the trimming. All-over
eyelet embroidery and fine sheer
Swiss patterns are pleated into dainty
frills that hang over the brim, and
broidery are twisted and folded around
the crown. with big chou or rosette
at one side. All ruffles this summer
are pleated and sometimes lowered
dimity is used instead OF white en-
broidery with pretty effect
The jungle handles for parasols, for
which ex-President Roosevelt's Afri-
can trip Is probably responsible. are
all the rage just now. Provided the
parasols have some OF these fierce ami.
mails heads or gentle birds carved up
on their handles. it matters but little
what the cover is made Of The wood.
en- carvings, which in some cases show
some crude clothing. represent the
heads of lions. tigers, Appropriateness.
elephants and other denixens OF the
jungle, or the entire figures of parrots
and other tropical birds.
Now, that all the summer blouses
are cut low, the Dutch collar Is again
in vogue, but mounted on a neckband
so as to avoid the unpleasant expos.
ure Of the whole neck. so frequent last
summer. No jabot Is worn with these
collars, but they are fastened by
means of large cameo or some other
pin in the same quaint fashion.
Very handsome buttons are in de-
mand by high-class garment manufac
turefs, especially outside coat makers
The variety embraces lines made Of
metal. imitation gems, cut steel, Gro
Chef and combinations that are really
works OF art.
Pendant earrings are here in full
force. Disks of sapphires or anne
thysts, surrounded by pears or dia
monds, are set swinging and are ex
tremely becoming. but those made oil
jet or turquoise or pink coral or bar
oque pearls, with a little gold, find
ready acceptance.
Hats bizarre in shape are made
more SO by the rakish pose they are
it would seem to the exclusion OF sight
they convey an impression the reverse
of gentility though they may be con
sidered chic.
! Exquisite are many Of the Dresden
flower-striped muslins. Some OF thu
blouses of this material are trimmed
with frills Of sheer white uslin, bord
cred by tiny colored blinds.
While much neckwear is showr
which includes Valenciennes and fine
Cluny, it is noticeable that in high
class lines Irish and other crochet ef
feet laces are almost exclusively EN-
ployed.