Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-09-10

az the foot. being caught MP here
or there 10 show the foot and ankle
and sometimes even more, and the
narrow walking skirts have in many
cases been slit up al sides or front or
back To allow freedom of movement
the two edges perhaps falling quite
together when the wearer is not in
motion. but part to give glimpse
OF silk clad ankles in walking II is
not probable. however. that these
effects will gain much favor in this
country.
New materials multiply aud indi-
cate coming season of great rich
ness in dress. The new Yelyets are
extremely lovely in texture, design
and color, and even the velventeens
and corduroys are unusually beauti-
full in texture and color The velours
de laine exploited somewhat last
winter comes back with beauty and
with the endorsement of the greatest
French dressmakers behind It. The
material will undoubtedly be used
great deal. especially In coats and In
combination with lighter, more sup
pie material
The silk pushes. too. with which
fashion coQuetted last winter, return
to the charge in such handsome guise
that they will probably win favorable
recognition, though they are hard to
handle without clumsiness They are
surprisingly soft and supple, but
their pile is very rich aud deep and
necessarily thick These silk plsh-
rs have a beautiful lustre and are
offered in exquisite coloriugs.
Corded velvets must also be men
toned among the handsome mater
ials an dali sorts of corded weaves
in silk promise to be popular Espec-
tally lovely are certain chameleon
silks or poplin weave with MORE
finish Such color schemes as are
20 be found In these new silks will
delight the artistic eye The chan
geable two-tone colorings are beauti
ful but the four tones of the chame-
leon weaves afford broader SCOPE
for the designer and the watered
MORE light and shadow shimmering
over the surface adds an ndefinable
subtelty to the shifting colors. A
piece of such silk. wnen ravelled,
shows threads of green. brown.
bright copper or tangenine and dull
blue. but taken together these sepa-
rate threads produced surface alto
gether exquisite. with the messy
green dominating and shot through
with wayering CLEANS OF the other
tiuis
In the changeable two-tone silks
the taffeta of the summer is giving
way 10 other weaves. though II is
said that for certain purposes II will
hold over into the winter The pal
touncs, which are finely corded chan
geahle silks closely resembling the
long familiar gros de- I.ondres in
weave, are promised a decided vo-
que one tone velvet embossed on
changeable satin foundation Is among
~" handsomest of the new stuffs
aud q dark or neutral toned velvet
very closely covering the surface
often affords an excuse for very au-
dacious and vivid color schemes in
that slightly visible foundation.
Broche and brochade effects are
insistently urged upon the public. as
they have been for several years past.
and most exquisite things are shown
iu them. five or six soft colors or
shades being beautifully blended in
some of them and the whole shot
with gold or silver or some one col
or Broche crepes all in one tone
were taken mp last season and will
undoubtedly be pushed more ener-
gctically this year.
Particularly lovely things OF this
class are shown In the grays. and a
wonderful frock just imported for an
actress IN "a premiere next month Is
OF silyery gray broche charmeuse
trimmed in chinchilla and relieved by
o. eirdle OF purplish violet held In
front by a bold ornament OF heavy
furnished silver embroidery
Handsome lowered silks. the de-
signs In great sprays or punches OF
flowers almost covering the surface
are made In beautiful old colorIngs
perfectly harmonized half faded
tones that remind one OF certain Old
brocades seen In museum collections
on q ground OF yellowcd white that
carries out the illusion Of age And
Ia contrast are the most minute OF
prim flowerets thick set on a plain
surface and combing many odd old
tones
As for the broCadcs into which
gold and silver enter. they are eOr.
geous achievements whether in chlf.
ION or silk or velvet Sheer crepcs
with crinkly surfaces and with Dor
der designs In gold and look as o.
stencilled on. though the gold thread
are really woven IN. are PARTICULAR
effective in the deep yet warm blues
whiteand some shades % violet and
purple
Cluster p.'a's. side ploats. box
plcai- aud Kick pleats are au Do.
tIce din the display OF skirts for fan
wear. IN an % these pleated skirts
the straight effect Is carried out.
Women will no longer tolerate the
extremely narrow skirts OF year
aFo Which did not permit Of any
freedom % motion. Tho modified
narrow skirts. measuring from about