Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-11
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at the side about six inches from the
hem. and a straight paneled back.
The most favored sort of blue serge
has a very fine rib and a very smooth
surface, but costumes Of thick blue
frieze have been prepared In great
numbers for the travellers to he
north. and there are some excellent
suitings, smooth of surface, showing
many dark coiors In striped combina-
tons. These made in plain style have
a small cravat of white pique at the
top, which must not, however, be
reckoned quite indispensable. But on
the whole the best of the dresses
which ! found in my wanderings had
a plain corselet skirt of blue serge
with the front width buttoned over to
the back, Just below the knees, the
whole fitting quite tightly, but being
cut on different ways Of the stuff.
The buttons were of black braid, and
seemed to be suff1 ciently decorative
for all purposes of fashion. The coat
a a very long and narrow revers of
black velvet. 1t was slightly full In
the bodice portion. and again slightly
iuN ia the skirt, with a belt VI patent
leather round the waist, no other
trimming being evident excepting a
little braiding down either side, and
this represented the ideal of SIM
plicity; and it is noticeable that globu-
lar buttons Of shining black metal are
In favor, and that the very long per-
fectly straight coats, fitting closely but
not tightly, are best when innocent of
collar, and these bear narrow strips
OF black braid set closely from neck.
to hem. each one centered with a
dome-shaped button. The skirt de.
signed to accompany this style Is set
In three large box-pleats, one in the
center Of the front, another at the
back, and the third on the hips, the
top being Of limited corselet order.
Dark Blue and Chiffon.
The dark blue blouses appear to re-
tain u affection, chiffon to be their
mainstay at the moment, mounted
over embroidery or lace, with red and
green and gold Of Oriental sugges.
tiveness.
And SO much for the autumn to
come. Now, again. to the summer
that Is, after l have first mentioned
that there is a popular fancy to allow
these serge dresses to accompany
dome-crowned hats with out~-spreading
wings at the side, but that the more
imaginative find pleasure In the soft
ribbon-crowned hats Of satin-pleated
brims, and that the narrow helmet
hats are popular encircled Nth ag.
gressive quilts. Velvet holds first
place In the regard Of the milliners
just now, and France Is exhibiting a
decided fancy towards wearing vel
vet hats with light linen and Shan.
tung costumes.
And talking of France reminds me
of bathing-frocks. Although we have
to a certain degree extended our
dressful ambitions in this direction,
we still remain conspicuously faithful
to the dark blue or red serge. But
this season a new sort Of cashmere
has offered itself p~ersuasively for
bathing-gowns. and the authorities
have trimmed this in conventional de-
signs of narrow braid to match. Much
favor is shown to acknowledgment,
and the tunics have scarfs to match.
encircling the waist. Black taffeta
and violet taffeta look particularly
we'll In the water, and the long cloaks
of bath toweling have now assumed
some gracious virtues, the material
being dyed pale grey or brown, and
bordered with a hem of contrasting
colors. The kimono-shaped bathing
wrap Is much appreciated, and an ex-
cellent example is in grey hemmed
with mauve. Another no less at
tractiye example l saw in s~and-color
bordered with. green.
Green in Light Reseda.
Green threatens to obtain much
recognition. especially in light reseda,
and a bathing-dress of this in COM
bination with a crossway band of
black and white stripes intersected
with a design in dark blue braid, must
be written down as ~conspicuously
novel, and likely to look exceedingly
elegant. when worn by a woman of
good figure with her fair hair held be-
meath n Of the new silk rubber caps
checked with pale green and dark
blue, with a wide rosette over either
ear.
: Transparent wraps of divers details
} have been distinguishing features of
! the season. Not, perchance, since
3 those elegant times when our fore
r bears walked upon the pantiles has
the scarf been 30 popular, and every