Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-11-10
Winter Fads and
Fancies
BY Florence Fairbanks

has advanced far enough to Justify
the prediction that soft cheviots and
serges will be the accepted materials
for outing dresses and suits for gen.
eral street wear. The woman who
has blue serge suit, will find it de-
cidedly in style, especially if it is
trimmed with. satin or fur.
An extremely attractive model for
an outing frock for fall, displayed in
one of the fashionable shops was of
sapphire blue serge with an almost
invisible pin-stripe woven in it, and
it was trimmed with bias bands of
blue-and-black striped satin. The
bodice was cut with half-length
kimOna sleeves. From the shoulder
line, both back and front, was a two
inch tuck each side extending to the
slightly raised waist line.
One side of the bodice was finished
with deep square revers, which fell
from the shoulder almost to the
waist and was bordered with band
of striped silk, mitered at the cor
ner. A large satin-covered button
and simulated buttonhole caught it
down to the front of the bodice.
The left side of the bodice folded
under perfectly plain, but had at
tached to it lace-edged frill of
white batiste, which peeped out from
underneath the revers. A similar
frill finished the round neck.
Disappointed cuffs Of satin laid
back over the sleeves. The bodice
and skirt were joined with narrow
etched girdle, which fastened in
front with satin-covered button.
The skirt was perfectly plain, except
ing for shaped band of satin about
the hem. 1t opened at the left side
of the front and was slit up from
the lower edge for twelve inches,
where a pleating of silk was set in
underneath, giving the skirt a slight
fullness at the hem. Satin-covered
buttons held this opening in place
over the silk inset The frock was
eXtrmemly simple, yet attractive for
an all-around dress which can be
worn all winter under long coat or
with furs.
When a new fad is introduced in
the fashions, Paris Immediately
takes it up, and in short time it is
seen on everything where it can pos
sibly be used. Last season brought
out the one-sided effect in evening
gowns. During the summer this
has been seen to certain degree on
lingerie dresses, and the fall models
of reception and afternoon gowns
showed the note strongly empha-
sized.
Among the most recent impOrta-
lions from the great fashion centers
of Europe the one-sided effect on
coats is strongly marked. Cloth
coats show the style by having one
broad rever and one quite narrow,
or just one very broad square revers,
while the other side of the coat is
perfectly plain, folding and button
ing under the revers. Some are
made with one broad revers trimmed
with braid and small plain one;
others have one revers cut in fancy
shape, while the other is long and
plain, lying over like a shawl collar.
Often the cuffs and one deep
revers will be of fur, faced with
caracul, seal, skunk or beaver, while
the opposite side of the coat folds
under perfectly plain. Fur coats
are treated in like manner. One
side will show a facing and revers
of a different fur from the main
portion of the coat. In fur, how
ever, there is less opportunity to
give this effect, but still it is seen
on the newest fur garments.
Among the charming models of
the frocks for the street and for gen.
eral wear, included in the latest
importatiOns of certain fashion
able shop were a number of frocks
Of chiffon. One of the deepest
violet chiffon over white opened
down the front from neck to hem,
or, or least, appeared to. A narrow
shirred cord band of violet taffeta
bordered the overlapping side and
taffeta buttons and loops were set
down the entire front just inside of
this band, which turned at the hem
and bordered the bottom of the
slightly fulled skirt. The kimOna
bodice had a V-shaped opening at
the neck bordered by hemstitched
There were similar frills turned back
upon the loose short sleeves. A
sash girdle of taffeta encircled the
round waist only an inch or so above
the natural waist line, and was tied
in big bow at the back, held fiat |
by rectangular buckle made of /
cordede taffeta, and it fell in long |
wide ends, one over the other, down
the back of the plain skirt.
Among the attractive black chif
fons one was over a white foulard |
striped in black, one over white and
one over black foundation and
trimmed in broderie anglaise. In
each case the yelling chiffon COM
pletely covered the under robe and
was made with the utmost simple
ity
More dressy, though very practi-
cal, are the models in which the chif-
fon does not veil the entire frock,
being used merely for a tunic or in
with silk. Some of the
new taffeta street costumes are made
up with chiffon used almost or quite