The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-12

oiO0ON. given I0efn lot
euphonistic advertising purposes.
So ] visited several OF these shops
IN my hunt for fashion gossip to
white to The Times readers. You are
seated in a dressing room done in
Louis XIV style. and after you have
told the languid young woman In a
trailing black charmeuse gown exact
~ what you want your dress for. one
is brought forth for your inspection.
II you decide that you do not wish II,
II is carefully taken out OF your sight
before another is revealed.
10 not think. however. that the best
things are shown YOU. unless YOU
come with some customer OF the shop.
You might possibly be rival dress.
maker trying to steal the exclusive
style,
IL you mention TO Madame that you
have come from one OF the depart,
ment stores, she will take little. in
terest in you. except to say that no
exclusive models are ever shown
there. She does not want department
store trade.
Brocaded goods are being used
more and more for ceremonious gowns
and wraps: In fact. | saw at one
place white brocade velvet negil-
gee trimmed with swans down. and a
white lace cap TO match This to me
seemed the height OF luxurious extra
vagance.
A great many OF the evening
dresses are in dark color brocaded
upon gold. and one OF the most beaut-
iful combinations is the popular taupe
and silver. Taupe is exceedingly be
coming TO every one who has a clear
complexion, but the wrinkled or
blotchy-faced woman should beware
OF It,
Velvet trimmed with fur is to be
the great mode OF the winter, and
after taupe the color most popular
among the exclusive Fifth-ave shops
is brown.
At number OF these little shops
they do not snow you ful-sized mod
els They bring out the cunningest
| little life-like dolls. On these the
dress Is made with every detail OF the
design in perfection.
At one OF these places saw a
most interesting exhibit OF how Dame
Fashion appropriates the styles or
other days and even the other sex
TO adorn her feminine votaries OF
1912. One OF the little marinettes
was brought out dressed as a citizen
of the French revolution. and Madame
kindly pointed out to me the many
things in this costume that women
are wearing today; there was the
high. turnover collar which revealed
the neck across the front, the collar
which we know as Robespierre; the
frill and the wide revers which we
find on many OF the newest coats
the cut-away fronts to the coats: and
the very long sleeves with the lace
falling over the hands, and the
style OF using different color for the
coat from that OF the skirt. as car
ried out today in our different coIored
coats and skirts. The brocaded vest
is also seen on many OF the street
and afternoon costumes.
The American dreamaker is not
making her gowns much wider around
the bottom, although there are many
over-draperies OF different kinds
which make them seem more volu-
minous The pannier has fallen away
from the hips.
! do not know what the winter
will bring forth. but now no one on
Fifth Avenue is wearing a collar. II
warmth is needed they swathe their
threats with furs, which were never
so luxurious or so plentiful A fur
collar across the back OF the shoul-
ders while the throat is exposed two
inches below the collar bone in front
is somewhat incongruous. II fascl-
Mating siphT