The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-11-23

model in beaver brown velveteen,
made with the utmost simplicity had,
for its only relieving note big rolling
collar on the Robespierre order, made
of silk agaric and bordered by a mar
row band of beaver fur.
Taupe brown, which in some of it's
shadings approaches very nearly the
beaver coloring, Is one of the most
distinguished of the seasons color
ings, though like the original taupe it
Is being commended In the soft
silks of poplin weave, in rich moiree
and in good velvet, 1t is Enthusiastically
chic, and trimmed with dark fur it
makes a very handsome costume.
Taupe has taken its place with black
and dark blue among the ready for wear
separate blouses, which are too useful
to fall from favor, no matter what
fashion authorities may say.
The lingerie blouse which most
girls and some women wear more or
less throughout the winter appears in
some pretty forms this season, mostly
with some kind of picturesque rolling
collar and front frill a type essentially
youthful, though the girls are by no
means the only ones to adopt it.
The yelled blouse. though it might
seem as if every possible change had
long ago been rung uponit, and though
critics insist that its modishness has
departed, is quite as popular as ever
and is shown at every price, from 81
to 500.
A new note in the more exclusive
and costly waists is the use of fur in
connection with the chiffon, and this
detail is the keynote to the success of
some of the new models, but is more
likely to be found upon the blouse de.
signed en- suite with French costume
than upon the separate blouse. though
there are some charming fur-trimmed
examples of the latter. These are
often in white with touches of dark
fur but the models are copied in color
to match costumes and are often ouite
effective in that way.
Some practical little blouses for
hard service wear have dark chiffon
covering the entire white foundation
and are relieved only by smart remoy.
able collars and cuffs. A blouse of
this sortGs invaluable because it is So
much more easily kept fresh than one
with a white yoke, frills,' etc, and in
a good quality of chiffon cloth it will
give excellent service
Certain evening gowns show very
striking magpie effects, the whole of
the corsage and the upper half of the
skirt being covered closely with a coat
of mail embroidery in clear crystal.
while the lower part is one mass of
glittering jet. Long chains of very
fine jet are arranged in the form of
bretelles, while from the shoulders
scarf draperies of fine black shadow
lace fall upon the skirt. These long
draperies in fine white Alencon lace,
falling softly from the shoulders, are
to be seen on some very dainty satin
gowns, and the fashion is one which
offers valuable suggestion for utiliz-
ing scarfs of beautiful real lace to the
greatest advantage
Fabrics now seem to be almost bar
barrie in the gorgeous brilliancy of their
effect, while they are, nevertheless,
surprisingly soft and supple intexture.
Their colors are bright and vivid and
yet rich and deep. and there are new
developments everywhere in the way
Of shape and form
Exceedingly smart are the evening
coats, arranged with the upper part