Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-06

- ~ARIs.-tSpecial Correspondence l-Some In
teresting developments In gowns. coats,
and hats are being made at this present
moment, which to my mind certainly indi-
,WFTN cate the trend Of the coming modes and
R9SXSkN what the general style is to be. They are
yYE4Rkg1 small changes. but like the little straws
- show the directions OF the winds Of fash
ions. and for these one must invariably be on the look
out or else when big and radical changes take place they
are too bewilderng to be entirely grasped.
The things most noticed now are that skirts are fuller
and many Of them are hounced and otherwise trimmed
most deliberately; that overskirts seem to be an estab-
lished fact, and that they are appearing in all sorts OF
new forms and shapes; that bodices are quite changed,
and some are long and pointed, while others are round
and are attached to the skirts with large cords. or by
several cordings of different sizes.
Fichus have appeared, some lace trimmed, Others
tucked or finished with fringe. They are draped on
the shoulders, knotted in front. and fastened with some
Of the waist and then crossed to the back. where they
hang in long ends. The full sleeve has come in with
its hanging effect just above the wrist, or else one sees
elbow sleeves tightly fitted and finished with enormously
full gathered ruhies Of lace or embroidery.
Gowns, even cloth ones, are trimmed with puns, some
times OF the same material, or of something contrasting,
silk, chiffon, or lace. This is quite a new note and one
which Is sure to catch the popular taste. Lastly, there
is a complete change in the colors to be used this year.
and the sad and drab shades Of a season ago are to be
seen no more. Now everything is as bright as can pos
sibly be worn, and there are many combinations OF
colors that are simply fascinating and charming.
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In coats and hats one remarks these same changes,
although perhaps not in as marked a manner. The for
mer are short and are as natty as possible. Most are
collarless, but they are trimmed with braiding, cords,
loops, and huge buttons, and nearly all are belted into
the figure, Many have funny little skirts fulled on boz
meath these belts. and these also are trimmed or nn-'
Nfshed with puns. The sleeves of these coats are fuller
and the regular coat sleeve has entirely disappeared
except on the severely tailor made costume. where OF
necessity 1t must be.
Hats are tall and the dropping brim is no more, but
they are picturesque, II anything more than ever. The
brims are enormously high, and II they are not set well
down over the forehead they are put on at such a rakish
angle they look dangerous. Most OF the crowns are .
series Of puns, velvet, silk, or tulle, and of regular
trimming there is little unless it be some sort of stun
ming buckle, a single flower, or a bow OF ribbon OF such
proportion that those Of last season seem small by COM
parson.
All OF these changes, simple as many OF them are,
mean only one thing. and that is that we have finished
with the middle age, with it's classic lines, it's gor-
geous stuffs, it's cloths OF gold and silver, and all it's
medieval effects, and have come down to a period which
is less splendid but certainly more charming, and that is
the time of the Louis, both the XIV. and the XVI
Everything points to this. the manner of making the
gowns, their trimming and general style. and all the new