New-York tribune., 1911-10-01
Paris. September 20.

Paris. September 20.
....~s1 tailored costumes Of white Eng
- ,.olvet worn with black tuue neck rufs
70 immense fat bag muns composed
Z. many black tulle frills laid on white
-. we're greatly admired at the opening
S.,rchaunps races last Sunday. These sets
= HACK tule. so charming now, will be
iced later by black furs or black fur
.-ir,n,ed velvet. The neck frils circle the
.ock closely and fasten at any place de
.,-e6 under a large bow without ends.
vo- early autumn plaid is liked as a
.-,r,r,inc on gowns and hats. A tailored
.,s,vrne had its double skirts and the edge
i, .be Russian blouse that finished the cos
.v-,e trimmed with a short thick fringe
s,l5inc an the colors-blue red and vel
,ou-of the narrow leather plaid belt the
.t.d being prettily broken by three mar
.ov circling strips Of the material of the
s-sss while the harness buckle was COW
.-.s with the plaid A tailored costume Of
,,,s tan coiored plaid seen at the races
r,s trimmed with pipings and buttons Of
,lye and yellow plaid and with f. was car
rss large fiat muf Of brown velvet
f-ped a. the ends and trimmed with a
m9UlmNLI NNff NA NA'hl hfahft
TIE popular ratine is now applied TO
hats The materia. covers the frame
smoothly and the hat is left untrimmed eX-
cent for q fiat cocard made OF the ratine or
butterfly bow OF IL posed at one side This
fancy for little or no trimming on hats has
lasted So lons it is likely 10 disappear any
moment brt meanwhile 10 is decidedly
fs-chirr Smart young women are wear
ing small round hats made entirely of ~ough
beaver. felt or ratine with no trimming
save q narrow band about the crown tied
ip the smallest. the stfest Of bows. or a
wreath Of little half balls covered with the
material in place of the band Others dis
rsnse with the band. even. and content
themselves with a small knot OF the ma
te-aL stn brush. small pointed
wing or a Ions. slender. ragged feather as
ragged as though ,t had been licked up
from tho refuse of the poultry yard-rear-
ing itself Jisreputahly aloft.
To the Inexperienced it would seem an
easy matter TO- accomplish one of these un-
trimmed hats But this is FAR from being
trs case In the first place. the forms.
however much they differ in the different
houses arc absolutely unique ard indi-
vidua.. and nor 10 be procured except at
tre special house which displays them. No.
dear amateur dressmaker or milliner. ele-
CANT severe simplicity is not for YOU IL is
safe only iu master hands. For others frills
and Aufs flowers and feathers. and bows
of ribbons rrcttily disposed to cover faults
or construction and of outlines. are safest
No longer are certain forms of hats re-
served exclusively for motoring For that
purpose. rr for morning ana railroad trav-
ei'ing. is q swagger toque Of white felt laid
in easy folds and trimmed with a strip Of
the felt following the crown. and tied in a
p-im little bow directly iu front slanting
perky. pointed ends. For the same general
wear is small round toqGe shape covered
with sof, folds OF red ratine. and draped
with long. vard-wlde breadth of sauze
in lovely shade of Prelate purple. 10
SOUNDS rather alarming. but the red is Won
dertlHv softoued by the rich purple, and 1t
IS Intended 20 ue worn with costume or
darkest cordcal bleu. tauDe or black.
As "a matter of fact, little black is worn
in millinery; nor in gownins The shades