The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-16
Fashions Color Combinations
YELIows PARTICULARLY FASHIONABLE THIS YEAR-ToucHEs
OF VIVID COLOR ON DARK GOWNS-GRAY THE
REVOLT FROM BRIGHT COLOas.

Two g everybody was
wearing black and white. and the
horse show Of 1910 will go down in
s%artorial history as the ,"black horse
Show" for so many black costumes
adorned boxes and promenade around
the tan bark that the effect was dis
tinctly somber and funeral in spite Of
the gay decoration Of the garden. Al.
ter the season Of black. and an inter-
mediate season of black-and-white,
colors came in with a rush last aut-
umn. and this summe the color craze
is at its height. Fearful and wonder
full combinations are Eel and women
who used to abide by subdued navy
blues and plum colors now wear the
brightest shades Of kings blue and
mauve with equanimity; for other,
more brilliant hues, have thrown these
once striking shades into the shade.
Yellow is intensely fashionable this
year. and at every smart evening at
fair a dozen or more yellow gowns are
pale corn-color to deep blood-orange
the latter used in touches on black
or some other subdued shade. It takes
a dressmaker with a fine sense Of dis
elimination to use touches Of vivid
color cleverly. When otherwise ap-
piled they are mere blotches which
strike the eye long before the other
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feet.
Frocks. Heard Not Seem"
Like the good child. the distinctive
frock should be seen and not heard"
but a great many Of this summers
standardization and otherwise.
can be heard in their loud color fea-
lovely lines and rich fabrics. The shot
taffetas are perhaps h "%loudest" Of
the summer materials. The most vivid
shades of green. blue, purple and red
are recklessly combined in the weaves,
and sometimes a cross weave of golden
yellow is thrown in for extra bril-
liancy. The shot taffetas are brilliant
mistake about that-and the
CLASSY sheen is painfully noticeable on
the o~ver-curved figure; but these tat
fetas have bounded to the pinnacle Of
popularity and every wardrobe with
any self-respect boasts at least
one short taffeta suit or gown. Their
very brilliancy will. fortunately. be
heir undoing. for no striking fashion
abides long; and next season many a
two-hundred taffeta creation will
doubtless have become a p~etticoat or a
coat lining. Already. in Paris. the
c%outuriers are dropping the shiny taft
fetas and taking up soft, graceful
charmeuse and crepe meteor. and the
satin costume Of subdued coloring
promises to be the grand chic for au-
tumn.
Gray is a Favorite.
The surprising predominance Of
gray In this strong color eason is said
to be due to a. revolt against too much
color. Wherever gray has come from
1t a indubitably arrived. In every
fashionable assemblage one notes
many gray gowns m wraps. some of
the gray being mixed with
color in charming shot effects. the
gray subduing and softening the
u rose or green in the change
able weave. A fetching frock on this
order was worn at Lenox the other
day. Gray and violet shot taffeta was
made up with a quaint little coat and
straight. narrow skirt. a tunic of gray
marquette embroidered around the
hem with violet falling over the tat
feta skirt to the knee. The coat had
a belt and a peplum and a wide Rob-
espiere collar. INT the shoulders con-
tinued half way down the upper arm,
the straight sleeve below reaching to
the wrist. where there was a wrist
band buttoned with small amethyst
buttons set in silver. Similar buttons
were set down the front Of the coat
and below the open R~obespiere collar
a loose Byronic tie Of violet silk.
With this dainty gray and violet cos
tune went an enormous straw hat
with a rolling brim faced with lilac
satin n an ostrich feather in the
same shade of lilac. filling in the
space between brim and crown. Wide
velvet ribbon in a violet shade was
draped under the brim and big loops
of it were caught against the brim on
the right-hand side where the roll was
most emphatic. A violet taffeta para
sol and buttoned Oxfords Of gray
suede completed this charming cos
tune.
Bright Colors Are Popular.
Bright color touches in the details
of costume are another feature Of the
craze for strong colors this season.
Paris dressmakers are introducing the
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