Arizona republican., 1912-12-14
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 NEW YORK, Dec. l4.-What may be considered the keynote of the present winter fashion is the ap parent love of designers for com binatlons of materials. No two ma terlals, 1t would seem, are consid- cred by the designers too incogruous to be associated, but as a general thing the combinations are tastefullv and effectively made and though contrasting colors are freuuently combined d majority of the most successful daytime costumes are bullt up in several contrasting ma terials, but in one color
 Velvet, fur, silk and chiffon arc often used in one frock and in mon otone coloring. the difference in text Ure and surface affording enough contrast to give the desired effect Brocades for street and afternoon wear are more often one-toncd than not though there are some wonder lulIN handsome afternoon frocks in tWo-toned embossed Velvets.
 The corded Weaves of silk. partic- ularly the finely ribbed weaves on the gros de Londres order. are high in favor for dressy street costumes and moire in it's finest qualities is extremely chic as well as very beau tlful though so far the crowd has not taken it up to any pronounced degree. In Paris it is greatly liked and much used in combination with velvet and fur, or with cloth and fur or with chiffon and fur
 The sleeveless tunic is worn great deal and is rather q comfortablr coat
 for wear with the velvet Iong-slccvcd lrock which is likely to be uncom- fortably sWarm when associated with sIceVcd coat and furs. All through
 the mild weather of November velvet or cloth One-piece frocks have been
 worn with small furs and without coat, and even in mid-winter this
 sort of thing will be done. the wide.
 long scarfs of supple fur affording
 almost as much warmth as coat and quite as much as is needed with
 q long sleeved frock Of heavy ma terial.
 Owing to the mild weather of the present season furs have not been in evidence to any geat extent. but the displays of tthe furrers and inn porters arer gOgeous. Civet cat-nat- turaI skunk. in less polite phrase-is perhap, the fad fur of the season. and while very effective in some cases hardly looks So well in ordinary neck and huff sets as certain of the older and no more expensive favor ties. Fox in all it's forms-fisher. I dyed skunk lynx and breitschWanz, | is as usual popular Raccoon. so | much worn last winter, is no longer l a fad. but finds a place among the l acceptable less expensive fuTS. Sable | of course always has it's prestige | But in the matter of the quantity used l and the excellent results obtained .rmine. seal and mole are the three l furs most emphasized LII three oi | these pelts lend themselves readily | to folds and draperies anI the mole l offels amazing testimony U the l skill of the furriers, affordnC as does | no other fur opportunity for intricate l designs in plain surface through 1 handling the tiny belts so that the | pile runs in different directions A l very thin baby lamb may be admit l ted into this adaptable company i but it wears less satisfactorily than | any one of the three other furs. l Fur coats offer more than usua 1 variety of line; but setting aside l the conventional long straight coat
 one finds the smart new coats are broadly divided into three classes ] the long. slightly shaped coat, tho i short draped coat, which is one oi the seasons extremes, and the five eighths or half length straight coal with or without Russian details. The 1 short draped coat is of course ar l outcome of the pannier and gOdOtet coat and wide hip drapery movement and it looks more than a trifle ab- , surd upon most women. yet OCca l siOnally one may see a woman dress
 ed in one of these coats. looking very
 chic and piquant.
 l Many of the fur coats faster
 snugly across the chest with som'
 sort Of close scarf for neck finish q mode very comfortable as well as becoming on a very cold day One O 1 the interesting features of presen | day fur fashion are the coats com
 bining two or more different kinds O furs in their construction. Thi' fashion of combining furs and of as sociating fur with velvet, chiffon. etc for muffs,. neckpieces and millinery makes every scrap of good old fu 1 valuable and clever women are find ing uses for any parts of discarded l furs that are not shabby. Many
 stunning evening frock has an effect i've touch of fur only on it's tim ! sleeves of chiffon or tulle or in | narrow line across girdle top or bod ice front; and narrow fur edge ol l collar and cuffs may give cache to an afternoon frOck otherwise yer, 1 unpretentiOu.
 More emphatically this season thai in former times is the general har monv of costume considered by tn | well dressed woman. She choose 1 each accessory or part of her cos tune with an eye to the resultan | ensemble. If color, trimming am
 general treatment be carried out Il
 the different parts of gown o suit, the combination will be one O