Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-02


FNssM worn. And yet such de-
lectabte things are be-
N ing worn. things in
Es.Sgass. 1-.---j which Turk in clews to
future possibilities
Inst what fads the autumn will
bring forth, no one can tell, yet one
might order a few autumn gowns now
with perfect safety, provided one were
willing to follow conservative ideas
Women are not yet tired Of clinging
froeks and soft draperies, and though
there may be efforts to introduce amp
Ter lines and more substantial mate.
rails there is not the smallest likeli-
hood of any very radical change. AS
has been said before, the day of the
skirt is mercifully past in so far as the
advance guard of fashion is concerned
though women who have such frocks
in their summer outfits may continue
TO wear them until the summer season
ends, says a fashion writer in the
Washington Post
To order a new frock with such
lines would be sheer folly, but the
clinging fourreau or slip and the sup
pie vaporous draperies Of the sum-
mer season will doubtless be quite
only 'martingale" or bride" fea-
ture does not relegate the skirt to the
ranks of the past. Such models as
the two black and white evening
frocks illustrated in the large cut
might be safely ordered now, even
though the Paris openings are still in
the future and nothing is definitely
settled about the new modes.
Black and white is sure to be worn.
1t is always chic and effective, always
more or less popular, and this sum-
mer it has gained pronounced vogue
which promises to hold over into the
winter. Black and white combina-
tons are more generally becoming
than all black, but have much of the
distinction which belongs to smart
black and in a room full of colored
frocks the truly modish black and
white model has certain refined dis
tinction which makes it more notice
able than its more vivid neighbors.
Moreover it can be worn more often
than colored frock without becoming
tiresome to both, the wearer and her
friends.
Three frocks recently seen here
are admirable examples of what the
French makers have achieved in black
and white since King Edwards death
made the black and white frock even
more important than fashion had de-
creed it should be. In two cases a
touch Of brilliant color relieves the
somewhat sombre harmony, but the
color is not necessary, and where jet
does not enliven the black enough to
suit the woman ordering the gown
little gold or silver or crystal is oft
en- used instead of color
The two last are preferred to gold
Just now, and the loveliest of the
black and white creations are likely
to show sparkling crystals mingled
with cut Jet or cleaning silver EN-
oroideries. Dewdrops of crystal scat
tered on black tulle are effective, and
white tulle on chiffon sprinkled with
the tiny crystal dewdrops is yelled in
black tulle with charming results.
Varying the color worn gives variety
to ones toilet, and it is an excellent
scheme in designing black and white
or black frock to provide this oppor
tunity. The French designers often
supply the color note by cluster of
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into the corsage, and the artificial
Towers now offered for such purposes
In the Paris shops are wonderfully
lovely.
woman just home from six months
abroad and final four weeks of shop
ping in Paris, exhibited the other day
large box full of corsage bouquets
and boutonnieres which she had
bought with an eye to the adjoining of
winter furs and evening frocks. They
were not cheap even in Paris. for the
'hnnlte care in detail means patient
work and consummate skill One
ounch OF sweet peas was particularly
lovely, each flower perfect ir form
and exquisite in coloring and no two
"'Ke, though all shaded tremendously
IN soft yet glowing pink, lavender, vel
10" and maroon. The flowers were
intended for the corsage of a gray
evening frock, supplying the only note
Vi gay color in symphony of smoky
gray and dull silver
What Blondes Should Wear.
Another cluster of flowers supplied
Oy the dressmaker to accompany a
certain frock consisted of big. loose
petailed black velvet roses. Yes, it
sounds absurd. but those roses thrust
careiessly into the girdle of a white
talnon crepe dinner gown added as
ohlshingly to the cachet of the gown.
ana there was a rose and fllet orna-
~eht IN black velvet for the blonde
1alr OF the owner of the frock.
mis- hair. by the way, was worn in
ne approved Partisan fashion, no
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