New-York tribune., 1911-11-26
MAGIC OF BLACK
UOmen Call In Its did to En-
bonce Their Charms.

oT see matches are coming in again. l
,orst have a patch-they're awfully becoin-
ing"
,rb,s was one OF the things overheard on
the boardwalk at the horse show, where
there was much TO be heard II one cared 70
listen. The speaker was a young woman
without the least hint of sensatlonalism III
her appearance. and the dgnifed. elderly
man who accompanied her took her re-
mark with the utmost calmness. merely IN
debating a diminutive circle on his cheek
with one finger and saving, interrogatively:
"One Of these things?
Fashionable women who attended the
horse show displayed keen appreciation
Of the power OF black TO set OF theT
charms. especially in the evening ms
ebon hue was seen not only IN patches
Iut in much larger pieces as we'll BLACK
velvet hats were everywhere, being worn
slike by the woman in elaborate eNehIHs
costume and the one in simple talloreu
suit one evening. I'm the boxes there "dS
q surprising array Of all-biacE hats-NelNel
and ostrich feathers-and they topped COS
/ turos Of every hue. one matrod OF sti1h-
trg anpearance wore such hat with
. gown Of black and white, unreleVed ol
auv color other than the changing HBnl9
reflected bv a few diamonds; and anothei
had q black nat. with loW-cut gown o.
sage green. to which was added maine
s,srf q, the same shade. Even taupe color
80 sosr with the sombre finish of black
no. amt there were besides the more con-
snicuous contrasts provided by hldcK heao
,,,,.arinoe with gowns in emerald green
rose and all the various delicate tnts ana
snar,ley most affected in The evening.
While the aIl-black hat reigned supreme
on one occasion. on another evening u gave
pI,ce 10 black velvet with white OF eOIoreu
nl,n,es The most effective plumes We're
tho shaded ones. in which q number o'
nal. tones-blu.s. pinks. greens and srdEa
were mingled.
Hats in color usually had black velvet
Innings. one Of the smartest or these was
-, tr,r,arsa white furry felt bent into
nointed poke in front. The trimmings
we're ostrich feathers shaded from "hite
IN yellow. which covered Inc crown anu
also stood erect at one side rms ma "a<'
worn ore evening with htteiouhu "ecne"
frock of ivory satin braided WIN y-H'"
and an exquisite scarf OF snowy. sPOueSS
ernine the effect OF the whole pelhs III
describsblv lovely. The p0ssessor OF this
costume wore on another OCCASION an
afternoon. an emerald green velvet gown
trimmed with black tanrta and topped Dy
e, hat OF green taffeta shot with black
The gown was very plain. with little
turnover collar Of the black finishing
n.ckline that formed the slightest In
front Not the smallest ornament broke
the white Of the uncovered throat
Effective touches OF black were also seen
I'm the form OF velvet neckbands, which
were generally worn with gowns that were
only = uttl- cut out Strangely enough
these bands. in varying widths and thlck!y
strewn with sparkling ornaments, showed
themselves one evening in nearly every
box ON one side of the Garden. while on
the opposite side It was hand to ind
single one The wearer or gown or
black aud white chiffon IN one OF the
charming sofrly shaded effects which can
be produc-d only with those materials had
4 pretty little Pierrot collar in addition
10 black velvet neckband not more than
half an inch wide The collar had an un-
der section OF delicate point desprlt hntly
pl-sted and over this was d second por-
tion. only half the width, in black There
was a heading Of black velvet ribbon bare-
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same ribbon fastened the lIttle collar at
one side Above was the separate velvet
neckband with an inch OF more OF the
bare throat between.
Besides black. gray was seen at the
show more than any other color. II was
used in every shade. and there were many
entire gray costumes with hardly touch
Of any other color 10 brighten them. The
darker grays, like taupe and smoke. were
most in evidence. but one woman with the
clear. fair skin for which gray always
makes one OF the most effective settings.
wore a lovely gown Boo dove shade with
a hat of the same color faced with taupe
Seldom was there much bright color used
with the grays, but one striking exception
was i'm a gown OF taupe corduroy. worn
with a hat 10 match which had an under
skirt and other trimmings OF cerise satin.
COSTUMES OF FUR.