The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-26
.-}LEATED skirts and coats twenty
six and tMenty-eiEht inches lonEl

.2LEATED skirts and coats twenty.
: six and twenty-eight inches longl
II sounds like a revolution.
aoesn't Il? A bas the short coat. all
%: that very abbreviated affair, the
hton Jacket, which came and was seen
r.d did conquer last spring and
inreatens TO make another attempt ut
/ spularity this autumn. We shall see.
fashion makers put their trade to-
sSther. make designs and launch them.
DGt IL is wearers, or those who refuse
y wear things, that decide what shall
become popular. Last year we
abandoned our nice long coats, which
wers SO comfortable and warm and
peaceful and made US large, so tail and
svelte. We arraysd ourselves In abb
surdly short jackets-monlSey Jackets
almost Those among us who were too
slender looked pltlful. Those who were
over-blown--well, the effect was too
obvious and too distressing to be In
sisted upon now. They were trim and
pleasing worn by the Perfect Thirty
six But the Perfect Thirty-six looks
well In anything She Is a child Of For
tune. Alf3 a darling Of the gods.
Serge is TO be worn again. IL seems
10 have come 10 stay. II is shown in
five smooth wcaVes, almost invisibly
ribbed IL also comes in the coarse,
wide-wale qualities that have already
enjoyed q great vogue.
Poplin Is 10 have a special place of
itj own among the autumn and winter
fcbT!ce II is versatile material. ap-
pelrlng in many guises from grades
that are as heavy as any winter ma
terial TO Thin silky fabrics that are
Dyed most beautiful shades ahd are
nndo W in the softest OF evening
gowns. Poplin has a vogue every ten
or fifteen years and It deserves II. 1t
always COMES back to US improved in
that are now known under the generic
term Of poplln are not the stif dust
shedding material of our mothers day,
although having all the serviceable
qualities of that fabric.
Cashmere is also used for autumn
gowns. Ii comes IN various weights and
textures and IL is mucn used by the
French dressmakers for smart gowns
sor semi-formal occasions
cameis hair is favorite OF the
French dressmakers this year and some
OF the smart suits OF corded cloths that
have been sent over as models for COM
ing events have collars and cuffs and
other adornments OF cameis hair OF the
Same or contrasting color
Zibeline cloth Is TO be used for heavy
winter suits and very smart versions
OF II are TO be seen among the autumn
noYelties-claret color, for instance,
with long hairs OF gray or white, or
gray with hairs OF dark green, odd but
attractive. and like most rough sur
faced materials full OF possibilities of
smartness IL well cut, and made up in
simple and severe rather than fussy
fashion.
The quintet OF smart gowns shown
in the illustrations epitomlze the fash
Ions for early winter and show some
OF tho most pleasing models that Paris
has sent to US for autumn wear. There
ls u gown OF blue-gray cashmere, for
instance, with Il chemisette OF white
llsse o,namented by "a double row OF
white pearl buttons-not mother o
pearl, but the fiat. rough pearls that
are found In American rivers and are
considered by some artiEtic folk more
beautiful than those frozen moonbeams
that cost fortunes
Tho surplice bodice OF this frock Is