The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-03


gance In matters of dress is steadily /
increasing from year to year and that
IL has come close TO the high-water
mark this season, a tour OF the fash |
ionahle shops will soon prove to him
his error. Never in the history of
this country have the shops display
ed more beautiful and gorgeous ma
terials and trimmings and never were
these materials and adjunctc more
costly than AT the present time.
Velvet, lace and fur are the ma
terials In which many OF the hand
soonest costumes are developed. and
these three materials in beautiful
quality are costly; but it is in even
ing froeks that one finds the ire
mendoss extravaganza OF the season
most fully illustrated.
For the daytime costume velyeis
plan, striped. ribbed and embossed
are all used. but the more neutral
colorings are favored and the marvel
ous!y rich color schemes and gor-l
geonsness are reserved for evening
wear. In the costume for day use
velvet Is very likely 10 be combined
with another material. satin. cloth,
chiffon. etc. instead Of being used
alone, and the result OF this arrange
rnent IL satisfactory since II makes
possible q frock less warm than one
entirely Of velvet, and II one choose
20 consider practical questions. 8
frock that viii wear better than one
entirely Of velvet.
For street costumes velvet Is used
extensively. and frequently in CON-
ninsfson pish far Bands or far de-
crate The bottor, Of skirts. and n
ire skirt Is OF the modern slashef
vrsstr, TIE FUR hand extends up the
kldee q the opening n these slash
90 skirts Ct inuics there j. Hsea an
ntstssAfe n rnntra * assfeFlai 1T
color nrusGeictb. ehiaehi'ia clntt
rafins aaa renes iH different weave
ar izso4s1 f8f ths note u contrast
l.filf te8fhes % this are lsed on the
sockets ASA. rSsiis ! smart SCI q
fuiz ateh ~ irinmns * iaadf
ana ~ ~ re regset costume
TRe promised Increase in skirt
wfdth shows itself chiefly in even
ing and srexsy afternoon frocks and
street SKIRTS. fhcsgs on the whole
-nore rnfl01Ai and less extreme than
sser haze been Show BIT little change
p rpneral outline radical novel
y vhich has been exploited in Paris
BET wkieh - not likely 70 find accep-
tanre except anong the loves OF
freak fashlon Is the Persian tLric
.hich fails straight and fun over the
un6erxklrs shout 70 the knees and il
30 stiffsped around the bottom that
Il gives = slight suggestion OF erino-
line without any actual stiffness. As
may bs imagined there Is more odd
thEA graceful or becoming. yet one
snch fHntc model In soft blue chiffon
fnfervoren lightly with silver. bor-
cered with q slender figure.
white las more reeognitiCn than
Il has had In recent years There
are nAny bea1tiful evening frccks
IL al vksfe sare Tor some single dash
Of color or metal. o. more probably
hrfliiarfa The velvet embossed
ehiffone. the velvet broezdes. the
hrocke % broesde erepes are liked
fer these haudsofne white frocks
the bodice being chiefly Of lace OF
other sheer stuff and perhaps EN-
hgoideree ID crystal silver or gold.
Las; season brought out an inter.
estinE eisplsy % collar and mufi
sets ard - collar. mgff and toqu.
sefE Developed IN FAR and velvet. ful
ard ctlffon and far and silk. b.
fhiK Year designers have outdonl
i1g years record ID that line Sons
% the ssft are more fzntastical am
fnssy fhsn beaurfui bat others A..
piqrant and charming In - guam
Ssy an1 > few. especially those 4
whirh fuf LARGELY predominsted ans
velvet chiffon OF lace i used nerel!
~ . relief. are exceedingly besuti
foL
Moieskin. Of course. figures prom
fneEflT IL this field Il Il extreme
~ modssh this ae4scn. Il Is suppl,
and may h. handled almost as vi
We ~ satin can ~, and "a By D.
means one % the costly fBrs Com
biBed slth dun biue and dull gois
OF silver. moieskin u charming. zns
one slnas Il sffertifely used viii
shades of Violet and mulberry. will
r0ss ard certain tones of RED ans
With . rich. ripe orange i 10 per
hars ~ iis best IN monotone effects
With merely = dash Of relieving col
Or
chinehllia OF the cheaper graz
opppWan q admirable lncombina
ton Nth The moGish puppies 81 ID.
SEASON. ard there may be seen .,
exclusive importing houses numef
ous examples q this color scheme
Ermins ID fAnciet more than ~
~ tia season and i greatly used
fgr everything III fur. from the ~
psrb evening coat % the tiny col
aretts ard toous Or the bsudsou.
sarf and muff. The designers 81
til - sets hsre done q great dea
aih efnsre md task et Al
fHe combination . nof naif chle bni
pfssfieaI sinfr Il 3 universally n
fouuR snd an - asef with aH5
costume. no matter that the ooioi
may be
ErmIns and black cafacul are o.
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