Evening journal., 1911-03-15
WO MANKIND
FASHION AND FADS
BY Maude Z. CIley.

Quaint Jackets, long revers, sweep
ing lines and the raised waist line are
fairly safe predictions for the coming
months.
The small Capuchian hood on coats
has almost disappeared, and instead
there is seen a deep-pointed shawl
like hood much larger.
Fashion points this season TO an
era OF unprecedented lavishness in
the combinations Of priceless laces.
filmy chiffons and rich satins.
Smart milliners are profuse in their
use of iuffy malines. wonderful
plumes and gay flowers, and some
contrive TO be tremendously chic with
out.
Evening gowns have changed their
colors. There has been a decided adop-
tion Of the vivid colors. The lovely
dead" shades have had their day
Women who are wearing black. but
not mourning, will find extremely
choice and stylish this season the one
piece gowns Of the large-meshed Tux
edo nets.
of steel. Chains, pins, shoe and belt
themselves are formed all Of links of
shining steel.
There is a decided return to canoes
IN the matter Of iewelry. They prob
ably are better fitted to grace the
fischu effects or the simplicity OF the
Puritan styles.
Many forms Of trains are worn for
evening. The square, the shallow
cut, the pointed and the long 'serpen-
tine" are here. This last one is
heavily weighted.
Some costumes of the new striped
satins and foulard silks i'm plain deep
soft colors are made with tiny jackets
straight cut and loose fitting.
reaching barely to the hips.
The popularity Of this seasons
stripping is that It is done in a stripe
Of a different color from the plain
surface, and as a result, leads easily
to charming color combinations
Ornamenting a new suede bag arc
nailheads of shining marcassite, the
beautiful old metal of the eighteenth
century. On the dull black Of The
/ leather it is wonderfully effective.
There is no demand whatever for
black and white mixtures. but foI
white and black the call Is endless
! Distinctly novel is a white silk with
a black design called pied de poul2.'
Beads are used to a very great eX
tent on all materials. gauzes, silks
! linens, cottons and wools. Often Oh,
bead is placed atop another. larger
one, to simulate the petal OF a flower
Pointed toes. high-heeled shoes o
black vanished leather with gayly
polished tops-bright green. blue an,
violet, with stockings to match-ar,
eagerly adopted by the woman il
search Of novelty.
A very high turban, meeting i'm
point at the top and trimmed with
straight aigrettc. has been so popula
. in the midwintcr that it IS not SUI
prising TO note its return in fascinal
Il ing straw form.
. Foulards. mohairs. granite cloth
and real Indian cachemires, wove
with the traditional dark hairs sea
tered over the surface, are now bein
turned into smart tailored costum,
and other daytime gowns, in IL
ateliers Of the designers.
A pretty novelty in wrist bags
made Of embroidered peacock eye
cleFefly worked so as TO reproduce tn
glistening, changing color effects q
, real feathers. Fringed with iridescen
beads. It is lined with rich silk Of tn
same lovely changing tones.
The silhouette in the new gowns Ie
mains much the same, the skirts ar
narrow and the kimono sleeve is still
much in evidence. The waist-line (
slightly raised in the gowns as wei
as in the newest French tailor-mad
suits, and I'm these nothing is NOR
noticeable than the short, jaunC
length of the coat.