Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-06

sgEy'F5sI. We really living in the past far
k4G3R8k and hats concerned,
Yf4Rkgth for all clothes bear the stamp Of
- tain epoch even TO the tailored suit and
utility hat
taking their models the directoire period
showing skirts that short close nearly plain
coats also short and good deal trimmed hats that
set closely about the face but high in the and
with brims. These directoire by all
the prettiest that have brought the
street for although plain they have many little touches
that mark their style and give them distinction
Most Of them made Of plain materials dark
colors, black blue and new shade Of brown called
burnt OCCASIONALLY any Of these coors Is
striped with black the stripes being rather wide and
The skirts shorter season, showing
instep and they a tight - they be managed
They differ from year in that they hang
perfectly straight. many Of them being
panels back front that overlap other
panels at the sides On some skirts these panels are
not fastened from the knees down, but these
not allow OF any more fullness
The only concession made for this fixed the
case Of more flesh than the fashion allows and for
those women who have not been able to them
the modish degree of thinness plaits
put in under these panels which give good spring to
bottom of the skirt These plaits. however.
be shallow and also they must be pressed fiat
show little possible the quite severe look being
the thing most sought for.
About the hips the skirts all 1T closely and all are
mounted. being held around the waist by wide under
belt strongest ribbon. Occasionally tiny bit
fullness is left the extreme pre-
the long line from waist to hip. which should
show without break.
tailored skirts trimmed It with rows OF
bradinR put on about the bottom, one wide with a
narrow above. three of moderate width. For
this Hercules braid 10 used the exclusion
Ali others as being the most etectve ana these sra
than large and in their
silky surface.
Another and favorie trimming to edge plain skirt
with a inch bias band Of bright color prefer
ably red green and Of satin chiffon velvet From
underneath this band and fastened up into the
Of the skirt is another band three four
wide always black velvet, which has the look of
being underskrt. This last band is on the
straight OF the material, which adds TO the already
straight appearance This touch Of color gives youth
full tailored perhaps than anything
else does and for that dark skirts
trimmed in this manner.
The coats 70 with these skirts are as
wasted long sleeved with large revers
and small collars, large collars small revers
according to the taste OF the The pointed
revers are the most strictly drectoire and many Of
these TO be They made of black satin
lined only with soft messaline that they quite
soft and supple ana they are always untrmmed
The collar. which finishes the the neck may
be of velvet OF fur OF braid it may satin
pletsly covered with hraidnE embroidery. 1t must
be different from the as that style
OF the garment Coats OF this character invariably
button at the left side. generally with fastening
are however invisible fastenngs from the waist
down to the edge OF the coat, for Il is absolutely
tno hips, ' 1O0"'
sleeves trimmed elaborately some to the
elbow and with braid satin. velvet embroidery and
FUR Some show three or even four different trim
mings on the sleeves, fur in that marking the
lower edge Ratine stin continues be the
best liked but sad to say this extremely attractive
stun has been found not 20 last WELL except most
expensive qualities. Those which much, occa-
onaly than the finest velvet lovely they
softer 20 the touch than velvet, being more
supple viii cling more closely about the figure.
Black serge taken N a new lease OF life and IL
being shown I'm OF the best models Only the
wide with silky surface good the
others being too hard ana unbecoming Many OF these
costumes trimmed with possum gray
astrakhan being considered the smartest. trim
ming includes wide band the skirt, sometimes
directly on the edge, sometimes showing a band
OF color below A small collar the back OF the
coat which has deep GUNS and frequently a wide band
AROUND the hips set from tho bottom These com
binauons OF black and gray, particularly when thew
are supplemented with dash OF brilliant or vivid
orange or green wonderfully smart
While directolre costumes a. the thing for street
wear those OF the empire style or Florentine
renaissance are being shown for house ana evening
toilets The former is quite as the latter
but Il has been found graceful altogether
satisfactory that many OF the beautiful gowns
are seen OF this style They possess great and
much to be considered advantage inasmuch as they
are becoming TO stout and slight hgures alike and for
THIS II Tor no other reason likely lasting
vogue
Nothing has been found better suited 10 the woman
or matronly appearance than the short empire waist
practically unmarked by any 10 break the long
sweep or skirt which conceas any awkward eject or
hips and does not the OF inches In the
eeII Equally the same style a slim grIish
hSure seems to add certain softnsss which these
en- mad