The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-29
EADS AND FASHIONS

FADS AND FASHIONS |
New York. July 29.-Some fashion
authorities have expressed the opinion
that the coming autumn will bring
many important changes of fashions
They say that the prosperity OF the
manufacturers and dealers in dress
goods demands a decided change in
the fashionable silhoutte. 1t is claim
ed that only by such radical change
can the business be made profitable
again. The depression in the business
of the manufacturers and dealers was
due not only to the fact that the fash
ionahle dresses required an unusually
! small amount of material, but also to
the fact that owing to the retention
of the slender silhouette for num-
Der of seasons women We're enabled to
wear their old frocks for several seas
ons without being actually out of
style.
The same authorities admit. that a
| sudden radical change of the silhouet-
ties is not probable, as the women
seem to like the present style with its
straight and narrow linees. The de-
signers have been experimenting late
| ly with introducing certain modifica-
tons of the prevailing style which will
eventually lead to a change of the sill
'houettes. Here and there one has
! seen a skirt with a trifle more ampli-
! tude than the majority, a noticeably
smart frock with the natural waistline
defined. Flounces and plaitings have
crept into use, though SO flat and limp
are they that they do not seem aggres-
sive.
The Marie Antoinette fichu has been
used upon the narrow, scant, high
wasted models of 1911, but perhaps
it may be an entering wedge for the
long waist and skirt amplitude of its
own period. The revival of taffeta
and the trimmings Of the early Victor
ian period, ruchings, shirred cords,
puffings, ETC., may be another opening
wedge, though now all this is set
in tune with the silhouette of last
spring.
The fashion struggle of the autumn
will undoubtedly rage most holly ar
ound the sleeves and skirts, though
coat lengths are a burning topic at
present. The general opinion seems
to be that the kimono sleeve must go.
To be sure, that battle cry was rails
ed last summer and everybody knows
how far the kimono sleeve went, but
the law of probabilities seems to be
in favor of carrying out the decree
this time. 1t is safe to predict that
the autumn will bring a change in the
sleeves, but how radical that change
will be there Is no telling.
| Just what the popular sleeve will be
remains to be seen, but it would not
be advisable to have a new frock
intended for autumn use, made on the
kimono lines which dominate summer
costumes. 1t is also true that the very
high waist line, though seen every
where, is undoubtedly losing prestige
and it's seems likely that the modish
line will be sound, that is at the natur'
al waist line, even if it does not, as
some rumors have it, elongate itself
still further.
Summer cleeks and wraps of all
kinds are more than usually good this
year, and they run the gamut from the
severest and most conventional OF
tailored dust coats to the most fan
tastice of little nantes and short
ocats. The reversible coat, which was
an unusual thing at the beginning OF
the season, is often seen now both in
satin and in wool and has its practical
value. The wooden models are invar
Iiably OF two faced cloth, such mater
ials being supplied in great variety
turers. The reversible coat of satir
is made both in the double faced satir
and in satin of one color ined with sat
in of contrasting color, the latter be
ing, of course, considerably the warm
er of the two and therefore less salts
factory for hot weather purposes.
| Velvet appears upon many of the
coats in satin, marquisette, chiffon
etc, but is as rule uesd sparingl,
merely to give effective relief. The
white double-faced satin with soft col
lar on the under side and touches O
black velvet or heavy lace serving al
additional trimming.
Double-faced fine broadcloth is love
ly too in white and color. In place o
black satin, which used to be ex
tremely fashionable for long coats
French makers now often use variou!
shades of night blue, taupe, bronZ.
green, raisin, etc.
Semi-transparent long coats of col
ored marquisette or chiffon embroid
cred in self color or bordered by sci
color satin or velvet are good looking
when worn over white or harmonizint
colors. and one of the novelties of III,
season is the lingerie long coat, who's
fine foundation is usually almost hid
den by insert laces and embroidery.
HOUSE CLEANING HORRORS.