Evening journal., 1910-09-20
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FASHION AND FADS
BY Mrs. Maud E. cinsy.
Mesh baga continue popuIar

Mesh bags continue popular.
Very large muffs are predicted.
Soutache is not much seen in fall
fashions.
The empire gown IS coming back
with n rush
More buttons appear. but they are
generally small.
October brides will carry muffs as
well as flowers.
Black velvet bags. belts and pumps
are used together
Dog collars of iet-one. two or
three strands-are I'm favor.
Separate blouses have regained all
of their old-time prestige.
Plain colored silks are much used
for simple tailored blouses.
Hair line striped fabrics will be
popular for tailored suits this fall.
Skirts are still rather scanty, but
the score of the "hohble" is over.
White crepe collar and cuff sets
are being much used for deepest
mourning.
Fashionable lockets are almost
large enough to serve as vanity
boxes"
Pipings and landings Of black will
be used much this fall on colored
gowns
Crepe de chimes, lavishly embroid-
cred with silk, is in great favor for
evening wear.
High-draped girdles of black velvet
on white gowns are among the fancies
of the hour.
Rich cashmere shawls will be made
up in to muffs as well as scarfs for
winter fashion.
A twist of rose pink tulle. wound
through the couture, is very pretty for
younger women.
Trimmings of beaded nets are ga
/ lore-beaded insertions, edgings, mo-
tifs, large and small.
Venice lace is used upon many of
the handsomest jabots and neck frills
in place of Irish lace.
Sailors and turbans Of felt. trim
med with deftly draped scarfs, will
be worn this autumn.
Tiny bands of fur appear nearly
1 everywhere-On hats, shoulder capes,
wraps and corsages.
Valenciennes lace. dyed to match
/ the hat, is used extensively on much
of the early autumn millinery.
Crepe in the Paisley patterns is
one of the most fascinating of the
materials for evening gowns.
Black velvet hat facing will be
even more popular on autumn hats
than It has been on summer millin-
! cry.
A variation in the popular Dutch
collar is the collar with a point in
back instead of the simple curved
edge.
Dainty lingerie jabots, frills, bows
etc. fare better at the cleaners than
In the hands of the average lundress
Many autumn and winter frocks
will be adorned with gold buttons
but gold buttons must always b.
used with discretion.
Ostrich plumes for evening fans ar
now in order. They have beautiful
decorated handles and swing fror
jeweled chains.
The heavy fringe, whether O
beads or silk, will be used for a fin
ish TO many of the dressy tunics, es
pecially those in black.
Stripes, beads, short jackets, tn
Oriental and the Directoire influence
are guiding posts along the way o
fashion just now
Some of the new dressy frocks o
satin or mousseline are effectivel,
trimmed with wide bias bands apple,
IN some striking fashion.
A very pretty belt is one of whit,
linen, embroidered in dainty colori
and further embellished by the add
ton of few jewels.
The new high waist line will b.
generally outlined by either wide Of
narrow girdles. and in some instances
merely by a well-defned seam.
The sleeve made without a shoulder
seam. but cut in one with the bod
of the garment, continues in vogue
according to the early fall styles.
Buckles probably will be as popu
lar as ever on gowns and hats thi
fall. The satin-ocvered ones il
unique shapes are being shown Il
some of the shops.
The twO-toned plaids are occupy
ing a strong position among the ney
materials and offer many possibilitie
with plain fabrics for the first fal
costumes