The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-01-23

has once more proved her whimsicaIfty
by making leap and landing in Rus
ia. A perfect craze for things Russian
seems TO. have broken auf and Rrsl.an
STYLES predominate to a startliAa .ie2ree
In women's fashions. Furs. velvets.
herbarie jewels, bold embroileries AMI
sther CHARACTERISTIC Russian trimmings
and concentrations dominate. and Tol-
stoi smeeks, ezareviteh tnnies. Cossaek
hats towering aiaft and mulik turbans
ssswathing the ears are features of mil
winter styles.
The most notable feature of this Rus
NAN dress mode is the tunic. Every
0hers the tunie predoninates. 1t is of
AAihon, of cloth of gold or silver. O.
setsd or beaded gauze of net. of satin
and falls over ffoeks of every imagin-
able material. Most Of fae evening cos
tunes at the opera and in the theater
show TUNES of one sort or another,
aozens OF variations being effected by
she dressmskers III the long. clinging
suHie linss.
One of tae most striking ,tress fea
s~rss of the present season in New York
= the velvst blouse herdered all around
with FUR and beltrd at the waist line.
According TO Russian notions a tunie,
hshes In at the waist. becomes blouse,
No matter what its length. Some of ta2
Russian hiouses fall quite to the knees;
others extend only a few inches below
the belt hut below the belt they always
do extend, for tas bodice and skirt
combination has place in Russian
consideration.
The velvet bleasss with fur borders
so fashionable tast new are supposed
10 sunitats the peasant smssk Affected
hy Telstoi and fasten down side
OF the frant in tae Russian fashion
wish baggy lines and broad shoulders
extending into the sleeves. The fur
ses4er goes all around the bottom and
rans up the edge of the side fasteaing
aud around the wrists Of the sleeves
.ad - usually the fashionable SKUNK.
These hleuses may may net he worn
whase yer matersad il always in the same
s~sbsx az she velvet blouse coat. Some
sszpee these blosSes are worn over htts
afternoon tea freeks of cashmere de
sofa or perao stuff. laasffsa hiouses
o. tunes in the style of those worn BY
she little czareviteh. Alexis, age worn
ever wool and psrmo dresses, Though,
OF course these chiffon affairs do not
.Srxe as coats. as 10 the velvet haeuses.
Fhey are cut in true Russian style, Wit
sleeves all in one with the body ef the
garment and no arm seams. The meek
is eat ont in square. or straight across
from shoulder To shoulder Ill the nus
sion fashion, and is finished with bahti
IF Russian embroidery Mhieh continues
aewn the side fastening. A belt at the
t.,nereittery combined with leather gives
II snappv finish to the ezarevtteh Tune
DIRECTLY traeeahle TO Russian Ii
fuenee is the abbreviated skating
costume" type of dress seen now ON
the streets The iaunts short skirfs
poraerei with fur, are American adap
tatiaas of skating costumes wern On ths
Neva during the gay st. Petersburg
winter season Usually these Russian
skating suits are of velvet and the fa'
harder is ut skunk A hinge mum ana
tarhan of fur complete THIS fetehihs
winter costume. IT Is scarcely aeces
.a.v 70 remark that this style of eos
tame is appropriate and becoming ohe
to Young and girlish figures ana sheai'
se awarded bv all elderly women, espe
e,as la there of generous proportions.
ghe Ru.sian dress is usually of slight
b. toxverea neck line and abhreviafes
sleeve. showing from beneath con
trusting woke and cuff. when was eflg
Snally connected with the Haterskirs
I'm ssma OF the really exquisite Meaeis
foysowin. sleseIv their originals, the IN
derskirt and whole under bodice are o
q delicate material, over winch - war
rhe blouse. with its belt and hang tnni
reaching almost TO the hem OF lac afes
nreper handsome afternoon gown
follaw this idea their undergarmenf De
II.
henry satin, with Russian tunic am
hiouse of coarse black silk net embfoia
cred in mulberry tonesin band eHest
The spread of the Russian craze IA
brought the belt back. 10 paPaIafils
peep toned embreidesies are mpihs
wsth red or black leather and wsnaei
full clasps Of beaten gold and SILVER an
<A<,e new Russian belts are eonspieh
Gus item of the costume. fersshsy AZ
.xtremelv wide. ranging from three ?
~,x inches across Ieweis and enamel
belong to the Rnssion glfdis, from IA
eaasp At the yoke hne. TO the safioa
sasteninss used down the side sfroh'
Dark metals. looking like eAsdszea 81
yer and aid iren,= are nAsegied IN Jeweie
clasps for the back. and front Of loose
xssing sirdles A barbarie ornament
dull silver or gela. set with enames
eslcrea stones. Is the buckle most Wssa
Among the many reaseas which 81
x,aaan +ha Y.anYla rify Of erfaina th1a WsE