Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-18
Aute5 ut fa5hion.
CHANGING STYLES.
Pointers to the Women on What to
Wear and How to Wear II.

Much of the excitement about this
seasons clothes has died down. Bad
as things are, they might be worse, say
the disappearing critics. Few styles
have been prettier than these, if well
made, say the dressmakers. The pub
| lie takes it's course between these two
opinions.
1t is to be strongly observed that the
woman who dislikes the fashions most
and cannot see any good in them, is the
very one who cannot wear them. There
| is human nature in this, for it is al
ways difficult for us to see beauty
when that beauty cannot be applied to
our own needs
The girls of today are admirably
suited for the styles, but what of the
| woman of forty? She cannot wear the
Peter Pan and Robin Hood hat, she
looks absurd in the Russian police hat
If she has a double chin and the neck
crease that come with years and stiff
collars, she cannot wear the sailor col
| ldT OI III" iOuHu Noiioi'
Whether she be IS or 40, if she has
heavy hips she cannot wear the East
ern drapery style or the skirt with the
yard and siX-inch hem.
It is needless to say, that the boy
ish Peter Pan jacket which has taken
such hold on the public will not do
for a woman over 80. Of course she
will want to wear it, for we all yearn
to wear youthful things.
The woman who chooses a new coat
must see to it that the lines from the
shoulder are straight; that the under
arm sleeves are not curved; that there
is no fullness in the back, and that it is
single breasted.
Last summer every one thought the
big hat had reached it's maximum size,
Fashions never remain entirely the
same two successive seasons, and SO
"the world" declared that head-gear
| would be much smaller this autumn
| But instead of decreasing in size, the
hats if anything have appreciably
taken on many inches, almost every
| week they get larger and more impos-
sible.
No matter what the public thinks
the big hat is with us and from all in
dications it will stay. 1t may not be
so popular next spring, but 1t looks
| now as If it Is here for many months.
For q street hat, nothing Is more chic
than a black beaver or black felt with
a gold quill or cord. Many everyday
hats are trimmed with just bow OF
taffeta. It must be very large and
made Of soft taffeta.
In these rapidly changing times
when stlyes take on new airs so often
it is not worth while to spend hand
full of money for the very best, so II
pays to get materials that are smart
but not of the very best quality.
Women ought to be lovely this WIN
ter, when one considers the luxurious
fabrics and finishes that lend them
selves to their garnish-seductive vel
vets, rich brocades, splendid pelts, to
say nothing of the jewels the women OF
today are decking themselves with
To. see them one would think clothes
are cheaper than they have ever been
but as a matter of fact, they are dear
er than they have ever been.
Nearly all of the late autumn gowns
in the shops, show an absence of col
lars. Every one is ordering collars OF
something transparent; but not as high
as collars have been for the past years
Young girls and women with short
necks have laid aside the collar. and
their looks are enhanced, for there is
nothing prettier than a soft, young
neck, no matter how long. In fact, it is
the long necked woman that all the
artists are mad over.
| For the woman of short, fieshy neck
the style is for nothing but rim OF
black velvet, and for very dressy occa-
siops a string of pearls is fashionable
Bags of all kinds are quite popular
this season, some of them being
carried on the street look like fancy
work bags The brocaded ribbons, in
terthreaded with gold or silver, make
most beautiful bag and is more ap-
propriate for The street than the bags
made out of the usual fancy ribbon.
! Since slimness is the keynote this
fall, all lingerie of this season has been
designed with the idea of eliminating
all possible fuffiness. Less use has
been found for the starched skirts this
season than for many seasons back
The narrow skirts that do not flare an
inch from the hem are responsible for
| this.
The woman who wants a soft, cling
ing underskirt, can not do better than
to get one Of pongee. Not the coarse
grained kind used for dresses, etc, but
soft pongee that comes in all colors
wears we'll and washes well.
The underskirts are usually extreme
ly narrow, as carefully fitted as the
outside skirt and trimmed with scant
rufle or wide tucks. Draw strings are
eliminated, instead the skirt fits like a
glove around the waist, and is usu-
ally glove clamped.
Caps of all kinds and description are
worn this season, no boudoir out
fit would be complete without several
caps-breakfast caps, boudoir caps and
curl caps. The latter consists of cap
with a coiffure built in it. They are
transparent and the coiffure is built
into the cap so when the hair has not
been combed, the cap can be pinned
on, and the wearer looks as if her hair
had just been dressed. Through the
cap can be seen, puffs, curls and braids
all belonging to the cap
There is one comfort about the furs
of this season. If one has an old fu1
garment or two pieces of fur of differ
ent kinds, lovely coats and wraps car
be made of them, for the styles are sc
scanty. it will not take very much
And If two different kinds are owned
it makes the garment more fashion
| able, for on the most fashionable gar