Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-08

1OI4N, nuS' o.-NVACh WAS
have the ambition and the means to
dress In accordance with fashion are
looking forward with great interest
to the autumn openings OF the pres
ent month. The secret Of the coming
styles Is we'll guarded but 1t Is safe
to assume that the everlasting prob.
lem of the ruling silhouette will again
be brought into prominence In the
displays. OF course, nothing definite
is as yet known. but hints that have
come from Paris, indicate that the
coming silhouette will be a compro.
mise like that of the summer, but
that q little more latitude will be
given to width OF skirts and to dra.
peries.
1t may be expected that the styles
of autumn will depend, like those OF
summer, much upon accordion plals.
ing for their skirt fullness. This
method Of obtaining greater fullness
without materially changing the sim
silhouette permits of the Introduction
of countless changes and variations.
One sees simple skirts entirely &C.
Gordon plated, mounted little high
at the waist and topped by quantity
picturesque little bOlerOs. Silk or
cotton wolfe, marquisette and tulle
are favorite mate 'ials for such skirts,
with the bolelo n silk or in lace ana
with perhaps a scarf \girdle of the
bolero silk or of contracting color
dropping its long ends over~the plait'
ed skirt.
The coat need not be If the bolero
persuasion, may have tails of some
kind, and there is not OF necessity
coat, for charming little frocks are
turned out with the accordion plated
skirt, a high girdle and bodice en-
tirely of sher lac or tulle, still others
have both skirt and bodice accordion
plated In some sheer stuff and mere
floating sleeves on Watteaulike
shoulder and train dapery of lace or
other contrasting material.
Instead of the entirely plated skirt
one may use the plating only in
sheer tunic yelling and a clinging un-
derskirt. The straight, long tunic or
accordion plated tulle or other thin,
transparent material over plain or fig
ured stuff is usually effective and be-
coming, detracting not in the least
from the straightness OF the sill
houette yet giving the touch Of mo-
ton which marks the skirt Of this
seasons vintage. A plated bib jabot
brings the bodice into harmony with
the skirt, and this same design may
be carried out for fall and winter
wear with fair certainty of modish-
ness. A line of tiny buttons down
jabot and tunic fronts is a good de-
tail.
A draped tunic over an underskirt
Of accordion plating limp and mar
row in lines about the feet is an
other version of the accordion plait-
ing skirt idea. In some frocks the
plating forms only petticoat charm
ing in the skirt front.
Black and white is as usual an oft
repeated combination, and blue and
white is very popular, the blue being
used in all shades from Natter and
bluet to marine and crows wing. The
old medium blue tones, cool and
usually becoming, figure very consid-
erably among the midsummer tot
lettes, usually in connection with
white, and are especially pretty In
the linens, sponges and certain COM
binations Of silk with lingerie or
sheer white stuff such as silk wolfe,
marquisette and tulle.
An uncommonly good looking cos
tune in this colorjng had Norfolk
coat of old blue sponge With collar
and cuff straps of white sponge and
big white pearl buttons. The plain
skirt was of white sponge. The Nor