Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-25
Autes uf fashion.
CHANGING STYLES.
Pointers to the Women on What to
Wear and How to Wear 1t.

Those who speak of dress are apt
idly to mention the use of tapestry for
evening gowns. but not half enough is
said when one considers the facts. 1t
is not exactly a new thng-this use of
upholstery for fashionable clothes. 1t
was done last year more or less, and 1t
met with a good deal of favor from
those who make it a point of wearing
artistic things.
This season it is more common and
people know more about it, The great
dressmakers, and those who go in for
BYZANTINE effects, are making wonder
full costumes in which the soft French
tapestries play a large part.
When one uses the word tapestry,
the mind at once reverts to stiff ma
terial that would never look well for
gown or even cloak, but the tapestry
that is used for gowns, ETC., is the rich,
soft kind used at the sides of French
windows and for handsome cushions.
This material is very supple, and can
be twisted and turned into any kind OF
drapery, that a graceful figure de-
sires. 1t was used in the old Byzantine
DAYS and again when Alexandrian Co.'S
tunes were famous for their beauty,
so it is quite natural it should come
back with the revival of eastern FASH
ions.
Also in those days a color called coin
gold was very popular. 1t has return
ed to favor in the twentieth century
and If possible is more popular than 1t
| has ever been. 1t is rare shade or
yellow, rather mysterious, but it blends
with many other colors, and for this
reason is most acceptable in this age
of color juxtaposition in every Co.'S
tune.
Along with all the other revivals OF
the BYZANTINE and Roman fashions Is
the use of imitation antique COINS
| They are used on the most beautiful
of evening gowns. but are probab bly, most
effective on evening wraps, as these
garments have reached a degree or
luxury and artistic merit that would
have been difficult to have imagined a
short time ago.
The advent of the short, narrow skirt
has drawn critical attention to foot
wear. There is no possible chance this
season for a woman to hide her feet.
If her shoes are not well cut, if they
do not fit, if cut on an old-fashioned
last the effect will be noticed by the
public at once.
If one wears a long, full skirt which
will hide the shoes, they are hopelessly
out of the times and if the modern and
accepted skirt is worn, the feet must be
covered in the most approved manner,
or the wearer must bear the reputation
of being i'll groomed.
No one style and no one color is the
supreme fashion. Tan is as popular as
black, velvet ranks with kid, and cloth
is equal to SATIN The one shoe that is
hopelessly out of style is the Oxford
tie. 1t is worn by some women either
| because they have them or because
they like them, but it is unfashion-
able.
The patent leather pump with flat
bow is ultra smart for street and af-
ternoon occasions. The bronze shoe,
with buckle of bronze over satin is
very much in style for evening wear.
A novelty shoe for women, who have
| weak ankles and cannot dance in a
pump, is high white satin shoe, en-
broidered in gold. Also a smart street
shoe, is a high button shoe of black
| cloth with a Cuban heel.
The plain cloth tailor made suit is
getting to be a relief from the ultra
elegant velvet and satin suits. And it
| is never more attractive than when
| worn by a slender girl who is not of
too audacious taste. There is no hug
| ging in around the feet, but the gar
ment hangs straight from the shoulder
to the toe.
The plainly dressed woman-from
the point of view of absence of orna-
mentation-is the one most admired in
a crowd if the occasion is an undress
one. The woman who goes in for fam
cy effects, in no matter what part OF
her wardrobe, is the very one who
never looks trim or richly costumed
no matter how much her outfit cost
The woman who has an idea that her
money will not show, unless she loads
herself down with fancy fiXings
whether in dress or hat, has only to
observe how almost austre the eXclu-
sive women of her acquaintance dress
themselves.
| Big hats that fashion calls for are an
| indication that women must invest in
such headgear or appear conspicuously
badly dressed, as a woman not in style
| is always at a great disadvantage, no
matter how new or fine her clothes
may be.
| These big hats are picturesque and
becoming to the majority Of women.
Yet for ordinary wear this hat is
dreadfully out of place, for crowded
streets give no room for the wide
brim.
The crowns are low or so appear
when compared with the brim. Put on
one Of these hats, rolled a little or
rather wider on the left side, with a
veil and the big hat is a success.
The newest feature of coiffures is the
low arrangement which entirely covers
the ears A rhinestone bandeau with
a swirling plume worn with the hair in
this low style is considered very smart
All kinds of sparkling ornaments are
being worn in the hair. Shaped fillets
that sit low over the brow, showing
only a slight fringe or fluff of hair be-
low them often end at the side, just
before reaching the ears, a latticed
bandeau of rhinestones with LONG
naring aigrette, plain bands of silk
metallic tissue or velvet caught with
rosettes or flowers are among the
most popular