Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-03-22

warmtn wnen uut OF doors is Left In
the carriage or In the ante-room of the
hostess house.
Because genuine Irish. Venise and
point lace in enormous quantities are
used with black silk velvet, the mag
pie combination continues to be ultra.
fashionable for costumes Intended for
afternoon and evening festivities. II
is most prominent among dinner
gowns and is worn by matrons of
any age. although tabooed for the
debutante. who vainly tries to dupli.
cate the strong contrast by trimming
her dark brown. green, blue or wine
velvet afternoon visiting suit with
white lace. cloth or fur.
Color Combinations.
Oddly contrasting color combina-
tions are used for theater and restau-
rant gowns. Shades which never be-
fore have been blcnded-in the mem
ory Of the present generation-are
seen in the popular half-long frocks
of pale green or apricot satin veiled
with violet chiffon, of taupe brown
with pale pink or yellow, of light blue
with purple and of shell pink with
dark blue. Any of these combinations
are smarter than black or white with
primary shade. But the coloring OF
these gowns Is as moonlight unto
sunlight" when compared with those
which Madame Fashion reserves for
balls and those entertainments when
all society Is en- grande tenue. Cor
geous effects are produced by combin-
| ing mandarin orange panne with gold
Venetian laces, rose chiffon velvet
with silver tissue and white satin with
dull green-gold metallic embroideries.
The brocaded satins in white with sill
yer, or black with gold, are in high
favor-with those who can afford to
buy them-and on some of these are
seen the two-tier sleeves of metallic
embroidered net that cling to the
arms as far as the elbow and from
there fall away in long. sharp points.
coiffure Easily Arranged.
Madame Fashions coiffure is now
so simply arranged that having once
mastered the art of doing 1t so that
she can manage without the attend
ance of hairdresser, but the money
| thus saved is NEEDED for another i'm
portant detail of the toilet. The edict
has gone forth that for every festal
gown there must be an equally festal
1f hrt
| slippers. This means that If there are
half dozen new costumes ordered for
| late winter dinners and dances and
| receptions an equal number of dress
ings for the feet mlust be broken in
and search inaugurated for hosiery
of matching shade.
Gray satin having the soft brown
undertone is the material Of smart
yet practical wrap for afternoon fes-
tivities of the late winter The long
and very full sleeves. cut in one with
the garment. have clearly defined up
per seams that are a continuation OF
the ones crossing the shoulders. and
below the elbows is deep tuck
which merges into the Tapped over
side form of the coat. Natural blue
fox bands the wrists. the neck and
the long. loose fronts Of the garment
carriage cloak Of heavy crepe de
chine is closely brocaded with golden
foliage and bordered with a deer
fringe of white silk and gold bead
strands. To render the white and
gold of the crepe still more prominent
the wrists and throat of this garment
are bordered with pointed black fox
and there is a Quaker bonnet (such
as no orthodox Quakeress would
dream Of wearing) of white satin veil
ed with gold net and trimmed and
faced with black satin.
One-Piece Afternoon Gown.
Right for almost every afternoon oc
casion is a one-piece gown Of black
satin-surfaced cloth pictured, made
with scarf-draped overdress knottec
ust above the ankles and with bod
ce cut out at the neck and off above
he elbows to reveal guimpe OF pear
beaded white Jet. The stole and muf
If white fox are lined with white
satin and the roll brimmed sailor ha
Of black panne velvet is trimmed Will
a broad band Of white fox
Skirts are narrower than ever II
Paris when they are narrow. Blu
there are skirts decidedly full abou
the feet-a fullness accomplished b.
means of an accordian-plated flounce
or simply by deep-gathered one. TIL,
narrow skirts are not tight. however
and the full ones are close.clinging
The body. resolutely kept slender, 1
tightly corseted below the waist lin
and all undergarments are suppress
ed But this matter Of tight skirts
full ones. high chokers and sleeve
uncomfortably dropping over tn
hands and cumbering the arms wit