The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-08
FADS And FASHIONS
Hints From the Fashion World
What's Doing in Metropolis In Line
Of Fads and Fancies and Fabrics.

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writer's who have just returned from
Paris make it practically impossible
to form definite idea of the fashions
which may be expected during the
coming autumn and winter. The mod
els which have arrived from Paris re-
Gently show such a great variety of
styles that they offer no helping sug-
geston to those who are anxiously
awaiting the final dictum of Dame
Mode before they order their outfit
for the approaching season.
1t seems to be the universal opin-
ion, however, that fall fashions will,
at least to some extent, return to the
/ lines of the Directoire So far the
waist line of the coats has not shown
any pronounced shortening but a
higher belt line is seen upon a large
number of the latest imported models
and Directoire revers, collars, etc, are
shown in great number. The short
Tened waist line effect is frequently OBJ
tanned rather by widening of girdle
than by a real raising of the line
The wide. wrinkled grdle which
J seemed so popular during the Sum-
mer season in Paris, Is asserting it
self more and more. and particularly
in black velvet on black satin is a
feature on some of the handsomest
imported models
This style of girdle may also be
worn in colors and may finish with a
big chou or bow at the left front or in
some knowing way at the back. Free
quently it is associated with sash
ends or long loops, an arrangement
especially liked in black velvet rib
bon. A big flat square bow tied ex-
actly in front, little high, and head
ing long velvet sash ends is seen oc-
casionally and some of the models
even show sashes tied in Japanese
! fashion in an immense bow at the
back, the lops rising almost to the
shoulder blades.
With the Directoire details guam
titles of other picturesque features
culled from old portraits in gallery
and museum are being revived and
there is likely to be a strong flavor OF
the picturesque in the winter modes.
! The demure fichu, for example, has
returned into favor and even upon
black and dark gowns soft fichu Of
white mousseline is often introduced.
Brown viii Be Prominent.
1t is impossible to say with any
degree of certainty what colors will
predominant during the autumn and
winter Indications are. however, that
the browns will have more promin-
ence than usual and among the re-
Gently imported models are some eX-
quisitely charming ones in that color.
Certain shades of violet and of deep
purple also promise to be popular,
and there was seen the other day an
advance model of the rather vivid
violet built up in silk mousseline and
satin with the narrowest possible
lines of chinchilla fur for relief and
supplemented by long graceful red
ingote of the violet satin, draped
across the front to fasten with two big
buttons of the fur and trimmed with
big collar and cuffs of the chinchlla.
There is no doubt that velvet, satin
and fur will play important parts in
the winter fashions, fur and velvet
having increased their vogue even
during the summer The broche eff
fects exploited last season are to be
pushed again, especially in velvet and
satin. but whether they will really
succeed is doubtful. though they will
of course be used to some extent in
combination with plain materials by
the French makers.
Flounced skirts, revived last winter
and spring, will have their place
among the coming winters features.
aud are charming details for youthful
evening frocks, provided the flounces
are properly scant and do not detract
from the slenderness of silhouette
and the clinging skirt effects. The
| fiounces are usually of lace or tulle
or other sheer stuff carefully shaped
and very little fulled, and as rule
they are set on at intervals with fiat
| trimming between, though in some
cases the flounces meet or overlap
very lightly.
Separate Blouse Popular.
In spite of predictions to the con-
trary the separate blouse has lost
none of its popularity and there is
every reason to believe that it will
continue in favor through the au-
tumn season. The belted tunic is the
dernier cri in blouses just now in
Paris. Only a very slender figure,
however, can stand the belted tunic,
which is sleeveless and which falls
only nine inches or so below the
waist over the hips. The tunic may
be of heavy lace, or of linen embroid-
cred in bold Russian design. The
top is rounded out in Dutch style and
there are no sleeves, the armhole be-
ing large and the blouse falling low
over the shoulders. At the waist line