The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-13
Fashions FddS and FQncieS
in Gay American Metropolis

New York. Aug, 13.-Dealers as well
as buyers would like very much to
take a peep into the future to ascer.
tain what Dame Fashion has in store
for the coming autumn and winter sea-
sons. One of the particularly vexing
questions is whether the yelling craze
Is to hold over into the autumn and
winter seasons or not The idea has
been worked so hard this summer that
tickle fashion Is apt to turn to newer
things. but in Paris the opinion seems
to prevail that the mode has not yet
run its course. The great designers
and after all they are the makers of
fashions-have found such delightful
opportunities for the exercise of their
art in the yelling effects, such chance
OF subtle color schemes and pictur-
esque lines and unusual combinations
of materials, that they are unwilling
to let the mode pass
One of the dictators of fashion in
Paris is said to have predicted a most
successful season for velvet and soft
rich silks. He prophesied that great
quantities Of velvet, particularly black
velvet, would be used for trimming
and millinery as well as for entire
street costumes. invariably trimmed
with fur. The absurd fad of using vel
vet and fur in millinery even in June
and May. In Paris, may have been the
clue which led him to such conclusion.
The weather in Paris during the
spring and summer was by no means
warm and pleasant and this may ac-
count for the fact that it was by no
means unusual to see muslin or sheer
chiffon frocks topped by hats either of
velvet and fur or of fine straw, lace,
tulle, etc. combined with velvet and
fur. Touches of fur were also used on
summer frocks and scarfs or shawls
OF very thin, supple fur were thrown
over muslin frocks or scarfs of chif-
fon or net trimmed with fur were
wound gracefully about the shoulders
Of airily gowned women.
Soft rich brocades made their entry
among fashionable materials last win
ter, but did not meet with a particular
ly enthusiastic reception on this side
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French makers are. it is said, intent
upon pushing these materials during
the approaching season and have en-.
couraged the manufacturers to pre-
pare uncommonly lovely broeades for
the fall trade. The French fashion
makers and manufacturers work to-
gether. holding frequent councils. dis
cussing probabilities and possibilities,
deciding which ideas in fabrc and color
are to be pushed, planning campaigns
which, after all. may be overthrow
by woman's within.
1t is the general opinion of fashion
authorities that the days of the alb
sufd, ridiculous and indescribably
ugly bridled skirt are over, but it is
still an undecided question whether
the very narrow skirt is to die with
the bridled skirt. Opinions differ
greatly upon that subject and the re-
suit is that each maker follows his
own inclination in regard to the width
and line of the skirts he produces.
Many are of the opinion that the
shortened waist line will be given an
other lease of life. Through all the
changes of the past spring and the
summer the short waist has never en-
tirely lost ctse. and although it has
been of late used chiefly in evening
and house models. an occasional dir
ectoire coat has shown the short line.
The fine bead embroideries which
have weighted down some Of the filmy
summer stuffs are likely to appear
veilings. and some of the very latest
models show most effective bead en-
broideries on satin slips under veil
ings of chiffon or ninon. Steel is sue
cessfully used in this way on all black
or black and white frocks. and many
metallic bead embroideries or metal
and bugle emhroideries which might
appeax too striking and snowy upon
the exterior Of frock give delightful