The Washington herald., 1911-12-05
In the World of Fashion

OF black and silver and black and
gold there is no end. The black and
silver combination is approved by almost
all the great French dressmaKers, and
ally becoming than the black and gold.
The manufacturers have provided a
wealth of wonderful materials both in
black and silver and black and gold,
and the beauty of the metallic nets.
laces. and embroideries is beyond de-
scriptiCn. Black chiffons, marquisettes.
&c. with gold borders are legion, and
the dresSmakers are making artistic use
of these bOrdered materials. One lovely
model has a white satin underrobe over
which falls a straight tunic of black
chiffon with a border of gold running
up into the black in long points. Below
this woven border is an applied border
of wide dull gold lace Joined to the
chiffon under narrow band of ermine.
This tuniC falls very low on the white
satin skirt and over it is a graceful
crossed drapery OF black chiffon, bor-
dered widely with white chiffon. sin
gle line of jets marking the line be-
tween. The bodice is of the gold bor-
dered black chiffon with touches of gold
lace and ermine in the short sleeves and
with draped tiChu of black chiffon
bOrdered. like the Overtunic in white
chiffon, from which it is separated by
line of jet.
Silver and black materials are of the
same general character as those in gold
and black, hut silver lace and net with
black are more frequently seen than are
silver and black brocades Both the sill
Yer and the gold laces Of The season are
beautiful and they range from the most
spidery of webs TO the heaviest of Cro-
Cheted patterns. Silver fringe is fire.
Quently used upon imported evening
frOCks and there is much jet fringe. some
of it extremely deep and handsome.
Then there are barbaric Oriental fringes
of wooden or other beads some of these
others amazingly crude, and of crystal
and of silver fringes there is no end.
The narrow silk fringe is still popular
and one finds it sOftening the edges of
little frocks otherwise almost devoid of
trimming. A little one-pieCe trotting
frock of soft black satin. for example,
has a narrow box plat straight down
the middle front for the full length with
black satin buttons along the middle of
the plait and Tom Thumb fringe border
ing each edge Of the plat. There are
two rows of the fringe around the skirt
bottom. but the frock has no other trim
ming except plated frills OF white at
the throat and finishing the long close
sleeves.
There are as many of these short one
piece trotting frOcks as ever and they
are more than ever attractive. Blue
serge is still favorite for the extremely
practical frock of this sort and one finds
the simple models deriving originality
from Cleverly introduced touches of Ori-
entail coIoring or by smartly applied black
Long skirts simply have to be fash
ionable with the present materials, trains
are fairly obligatory with such satins,
velvets, and brocades Of all kinds. and
the court train is imminent, while for the
moment there arc still the fish tail trains.
double and single. and the long square
train of the material different from the
rest of the gown, different in color if not
in fabric.
Young girls can have their dancing
frocks made short. and the picturesque
short froCk is again fashionable, but
the older woman can look her best in
the train skirt made of the rich mate
rials that are never more attractive than
when used in this fashion.
Black satin coats so much worn lazt
winter and so exceedingly practical are
here again, and there arc plenty Of
smart looking. graceful coats in this
material backing or lined with bright
color, which shows in big collars and
cuffs. There are too, good looking velour
evening coats in all the modish tones
and with or without fur trimming. Some
of these are quite expensive though not
in the same category with fine Velvets,
but there are hosts of pretty things at
prices that seem exceedingly reasonable
and if the velour is of good quality and
pretty color such a coat should he very
becoming and give good service.