New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13

7, bss heen said that this is a season OK
materials rather than striking new styicS'
and in no factor OF the wardrobe Is thiS
90 not,cea ole as I'm the evening gowns
Tho very acme Of the manufacturers art
seems 20 have been reached IN the elof-
,ous velyets, soft, silky, supple ana Oh as
wordrous colorings as texture; the oro-
cadss having the most delicate ana at
.ha sapa time the most vivid OF color
combinations; the silks and satins are
more allurlng in shading and suppieness
than ever before: tho embroideries 80 soT-
oaous so luxurious and so subtle 10 their
annaal that Il seems as II they must have
bssr woven by the hand Of magic, as they
simmer, scintllnte with brilliant. color
rejecting beads and busles and the many
Varieties OF silver and gold and other
retauio tissues. Everywhere Is color,
lots of it-sparkle, brilliancy and vivid
ness which makes group or evening
dresses OF to-day as worthy OF admiration
ana descripton as those worn by the beau-
tics OF the famous courts Of the Louises
which historians have We'd with each
other IN depicting. 70.
Drapery. the keynote of the seasons
modes. is displayed to its best advan-
tage in the evening gowns and wraps.
The supple, pliable fabrics chosen for
these most alluring Of frocks are the
! ideal mediums for the long, graceful
lines produced by the most becoming or
draperies. SO artistic. are the folds that
one might, believe them ehiselled by a
q 90 Taka for in
stance, gown which produced YER
table sensation at a recent opening, and
which. In the minds of many students or
fashion, epitomizes the mode OF the hour
"a gown OF white crepe charmeuse
draped TO show the entire bare arm, with
a y-neck formed by the soft folds of
the drapery and swathing the figure with
the same graceful sweep that has al
WAYS commanded admiration for the
| Grecian statuary. Encircling the waist
the natural waist again OF the Grecian
woman-was a bright green chiffon
girdls with the long sash ends finished
with silver fringe. The gown could not
| have been simpler In line or construc-
ton, and yet 1t was the observed of all
the evening costumes In a collection
notable for It's evening creations. 1t Is
gowns of this type that the moro daring
of French women are wearing without
corsets 10 carry out to perfection the
! thought Of the designer.
side by side with this artistic creation
may be seen one In a vivid absinthe
green crepe charmeuse with the skirt
slashed we'll TO the knees, the slashing
being filed In with black tulle, which
wells, but doesn't by any means conceal,
the shapely limbs behind ii. These frocks
might be passed over as only OF interest
10 the woman in search Of the sensa-
t,onal II they were not so strongly ad-
yocated by leaders of the fashion world
who are creating them for women equally
| prominent In the social whirl
The elaborate fashioning of the back Is
a new and strong feature OF many OF the
evaning CONNECTIONS. Many of these
draned backs are delightfully."- effective
and graceful. An imported frock In Nile
cream chiffon velvet-a fascinating shade
| Nv the way, for with every movement OF
| the wearer the simmer of the velvet took
a silyery hue--was given new twist oy
| the peculiarly draped Grecian back'
| There was a panel OF flesh colored chlt-
! ing, is very soft and pretty, the sug-