The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-09-28
FADs N FASHIONS.

New York, Sept. 16.@The first IN
stallation CT autumn models have ar
rived from Paris and those who had
expected to see some radical depar-
lures in style with the opening CT
the new season. are disappointed
That does not mean that there are nc
novelties to be found among the
new importations. There is no lack
of them. but although some of them
arg rather weird, the majority OF
them are quite rational, modifying
the characteristics of the summer
fashion, without departing entirely
from its main features.
Among the imported models shown
at the fashionable shops there are
many interesting a n d~attractive
specimens of tailored suits. Serges,
cheviots, tweeds, homesouns. satins.
broadcloths and various boucle and
zibeIine finished ~woollens are to be
found. For hard service nothing
nothing beats a severely tailored suit
Of tweed or homesDun and in the
imported materials of this type there
are beautiful colorings. \
One of the -handsomest models of
that class seen was a mixed tweed, a
beautiful dark Havana brown feeced
with warmer and sleeper browns,
perfectly TAILORED in the complicated
fashion which tailored severity i'm
plies now, but absolutely without
trimming save for the handsome tor
toise shell buttons, which were used
with some lavishness. The coat,
about ~thirty-two inches in length,
had a rather large cellar, and the
sections in which it was cut gave a
suggestion of high waistline in the
back, though not in front. The
sleeves were long and moderately
close, the skirt of rational walking
length and straight of line, yet with
p1aits let in under the edges of the
straight front and back panels.
Buttons play an important role on
the, full tailored costumes and sepa-
rate coats and the buttons supplied
fer such use are uncommonly hand
some and effective. All of the mod
ish colcrs are represented in them,
the br'-ater tones usually in combi-
nation with black or some very dark
shade. A black or dark blue or deep
brown button may have a band of
brilliant color in very high relief
against it's centre Or may be trimmed
Lnarrcwly. with bright color.
] Big ball or bullet buttons made in
finely cut crystal of dark tones are
fattcned O ntop and followed out SO
that they are merely thick shells. In
an extremely deep purple such but
tons were on a good looking Paquin
] model of deem blue double faced
] CLOTH, the reverse face being fine
, stripe of deep purple and black. The
importer showed the same buttons
and similar materials in dark blues
and blue. [.
A tendency to audacity in touches
Of relieving color shows throughout
the ranks of the imported tailored
costumes where these are not of the
extremely severe kind, and some OF
the color schemes introduced are
really quite startling. So extreme
: has this ia dbeen lately that there
has been a feeling against it during
the last. cf the summer season, but
in the new costumes one sees touches
of surprising color flaming against
: io1ark or neutral backgrounds.
Purple seems to be extremely pop
2r. 1t predeminates wherever mil
/ cry or dress goods are exhibited
, sut in the tailored suits there are
many puppies that have nc hint OF
the bright or s~triking-deep, rich
soft shades, in plain cloths or il
: tweeds an dother mixed effects where
8 the purple is toned down even more
s by f1ecks of white or black or gray OIL
n dark blue
Tunic lines of one kind and ancth-
I er are much in evidence among the
4 tailored costumes, with \ the lower
/ part of the skirt below the simulated
or real tunic either in the same ma
= .terial as the tunic itself or in con
trasting material. A tunic skirt
I ccoening down the middle or left
front and sloping away to reveal ar
inverted v of underskirt at the bot
tom is used with many slight varia-
Etions, and black satin frequently
forms the underskirt, wen when the
suit material is one of the soft wool
" cheviots CIR rafines. Apron t1nics
with nnderskirts showing around tbf