Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-10-11
Feminine Fads
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Redfern, Arbiter OF Fashions, Speaks.
Off with hobbies, but bare your
shoulders.
c. Poynter Redfern, great dress
maker of Paris. London. Nice and
New York. reached the latter place
on the White II Liner Adriatic,
Thursday the fifteenth, with his
mind made up that a winter crop OF
sprained ankles should not be laid to
the house of Redfern.
Nothing but a freak" he said of
the present hobble skirt. The wear
ing of it is simply a lot of mad peo-
pie following one mad person"
To the rag-bag or the comic opera
with the hobbies, knee. semi-knee
and ankles so far as Dictator Redferr
is concerned. It is not of your
ankles he would have you think, bvt
OF your shoulder mean backs.
"Velvets, he said s~weepingly, when
a reporter Tor the New York Worlf
asked what the Well-dressed womar
would wear this winter. 'Nelvets or
the street, indoors, and in the even
ing. Mary cloaks Will be of velvet
and there is never anything hand
somer for the woman of good figure
than the velvet gown. The newest
c0lors viii be the v~iolets, in anticipa-
ton OF the coming coronation Vel
vet next the skin gives a soft and
beautiful effect, and the gowns will
be cut low, yes, very low, in the
back"
He did not explain Just how low,
except by a general wave Of the hand
downward. But an obliging woman
who showed some of the exquisite
gowns did.
ITO The corset line she said with
out a tremor.
But this back cut Is the only extreme
this maker of fashions will permit.
Everything 'else, he says. will be as
it ought to be, practical and simple.
He was asked what he thought of
the flare OF the umbrella-like hats
that are being shown.
Il never criticize anything do not
make, and | do not make hats he
said, and seemed relieved, Then he
hurried back to gowns and the stuff
OF gowns.
some one quoted me as saying the
Louis Quinze dress with the long
waist was to be the thing" he said,
but that was not correct
"All the lines will be long. That
doesn't mean any more severe strap
ping in of the hips. only that tho
hips shall not be exaggerated.
THE lines will be close to the fig
ure but not accentuatc It. Perhaps
the nearest description of them is to
call them scmi-Grecian.
The skirt viii be cut fitting in the
knees. This effect will be obtained
largely by the use Of the long tunic
The underskirt is cut in FORM and
will be short for theater and longer
for dinner gowns. l nave given the
lfpr.- arr - Glfuht frafp fhfu .-pnr |
THE bodice, the sleeves, everything |
will follow the general description of
the skirt, close tc the figure, but not
accentuating it.
Much old style material viii be
used, especially for cloaks. the ar
bitter went on. 'The velvets and sat-
ms are heavily brocaded like the
OF old They viii be richly
trimmed with fur. ermine and the
lighter sables for the expensive gar
ments and possum for the cheaper
ones"
And what of the length Of suit
coats p" was asked.
NO eXaggeration." quickly. NO
long coats. just long enough to pro-
tect.
The trimming of gowns and cloaks
will not be as elaborate as formerly.
Metal embroidery leads. Much of the
lighter materials, such as nets. will be
used for draperies, as they lend them
especially ID this graceful
Certainly the street and indoor
gowns shown in his establishment
bore out his n cXaggeration." 4
street suit OF black was cut
with a hip-long jacket, braided con-
s~ervatyelv and open in front. over a
w~aistcoat-like bodice Of black and
white striped velvet The skirt was
cut with Just a suggestion of tunic.
but the inverted pleat at the back was
free from belt 20 hem
A beautiful Gown OF blue meteor
satin was cut with "a tunic almost to
the feet The border. from the knee
down was OF blue and gold brocBde.
with a line of mink FUR where the
border joined the tunic. Eight butt
covered with the brocade set
close from the LETT knee up made the
0ulN other trimming The form-cut
gracefully about the feet The waist
line Was OF Empire effect with only
cord &c thc satin for belt
The close cut bodice opened over
a Dutch necSyoke Ut lace. covered
with ret Elbow cuffs OF the bro
.ade, with mink edse ove a two-inch
ludersleeVe % lace with "a lace cole
gave both softness and spirit.
50 safe. sane and stately even as an
imposing pageant of royalty shall YOU
promenade this season ladies. if you !