The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-12-23
The Well Dressed Woman.

New York, Dec. 17.-Smart little
jackets, odd blouses and odder hats
There is a sartorial trinity that en-
cages the attention of the ultra fash.
ionable woman just now. Everybody
halls the return of the little jacket.
And by such is meant not only the
short tailor-made which is a coupon.
ent part of the walking or afternoon
suit, but the more elaborate little DO.
lero and it's kind, which seems to be
a forerunner of spring.
Whatever objections one may raise
against the modes of the present day
especially tunics and boleros, it
must be admitted that they have their
place in the plans of the woman who
must remodel her frocks from season
to season to help out the wardrobe.
The new boleros are used to renovate
passe waists with startling results.
Too, they are quite as smart as the
severely plain overblouses of thin ma
terials, garnished with beads of laid
in a series of straight hand-run tucks.
that defy the skill of any save expert
enced dressmakers.
A charming little bolero is made of
beaded lace, with deep cuff of the
beading and ribbon threading the
neck and ending at the front in e,ds.
Such small accessories are easy to
rake at home, especially with the aid
of the patterns that are really for
them.
Hats are growing larger and with
their increased size, they are taking
on more eccentric shapes than ever, If
such be possible. Their size makes
them very expensive, even when the
plainest of materials are used. At the
present rate it is certain that women
of the future will be able to point to
the freak styles of the frivolous wo-
men of this epoch with amazement, if
not amusement. Bands of fur are TAX
ing the place of silver gauzes, embroi-
deries, etc, as a smart trimming for
mid-winter hats. Skunk is used
great deal, the bands being narrow,
being put on where the brim COM
mences. The skunk is frequently used
with something else, however. gold
braid, ring of tiny roses, or a plat
ing of gold or white Valenciennes lace
being admired. Lace and fur mar
monize admirably and on one of the
handsome black velvet shapes tue
skunk and it's garnish make n beau
tiful picture.
A suede hat, scarf and muff set in a
warm brown tone is among the lux
uries of the well-gowned woman that
can be copied in less expensive pelts.
They can be worn with tailored gowns,
designed for practical occasions, and
are more serviceable than many of the
more expensive furs. The muff is big
and fiat and has pocket with flap
and catch on the front. The hat is of
Tyrolean suggestion, but not quite so
high nor short brimmed. 1t is stitched
in something the way summer linen
hat is and has band of the leather
and q cockade at one side.
Black velvet and satin hats trimmed
with huge white velvet peoples are
exceedingly smart and consort well
with almost any of the ultra-smart
furs. These big white flowers, peoples,
edelweiss, ETC., are millinery conces-
sions to the vogue of white and black
and in velvet or in kid
appear upon some of the latest large
hats. Almost all dress hats have TAX
EN- on exaggerated size, and while the
toques have not been ousted large
shapes are creeping in for the more
severe street millinery. Very often
the trimming, whether of street hat