Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-13

New YORK. Dec. l2.-The recent
opening OF the social season which
was ushered in by the horse show
and. close upon its heels, the opening
OF the operate season. has given am
pie opportunity to study the present
types OF evening costumes as worn
at the opera. the theatre and at va
rious other public and social func-
tlons. One OF the most striking fea-
lures seems TO be the great vogue OF
costumes in combinations OF white
and silver and white and crystal.
The white frocks vary greatly In
character. Some OF the handsomest
are in white and silver brocade trim
med with white silver lace and fur.
One stunning frock seen the other
night was OF white velvet brocade on
silver foundation. an amzingly sup
pie material draped in clinging lines
and showing a petticoat OF fine lace
where the narrow pointed train drab-
ged away from the slashed sides. The
bodice was almost entirely OF the
fine lace laid over flesh color tulle.
but the sleeves were mere wisps OF
sivler tulle.
OFTEN this so-called sleeve drapery
covers the front OF the arm not 1t
all or merely lies like a soft shadow
across the shoulder point and a few
inches Of the arm below IT, but back
OF the shoulder line the lace or tulle
falls gracefully. forming back
ground for the arm and giving long.
gracious lines to the back OF the
frock. Sometimes IL descends only
to the girdle, sometimes II falls al
most 10 the floor or loses Itself In
some clever way among the skirt dra-
peries.
The crystal beaded tulle, which
both in white and In black Is well
liked. figures very considerably in
one way or another among the opera
frocks. Most often the black and
white are combined after the fashion
exploited by Worth and Drecoll and
there are some handsome and prac'
tical frocks in which the drapery and
train are OF black velvet embossed
or silver gauze or black chiffon, while
the underskirt Is OF the thickly bead
ed tulle. black or write or black and
white.
Perhaps the most distinctive fca-
ture OF the new evening frocks. aside
from occasional vagaries OF skirt
drapery and train, is the free use OF
flowing sleeve draperies, akin TO the
angel sleeves OF olden times This
idea Is developed in innumerable
ways, but all have more or less the
same effect. and the effect Is usually
a charming one, though occasionally
some OF the opera gowns. One beau
tful gown OF black velvet and rare
old lace, for example, had the left
side OF the bodice and close short
sleeve OF the lace plainly and cling
ingly fitted. while on the right side
the velvet ran up diagonally 10 i
point from under which rose a dra-
perry over the arm This drapery
was bordered by n single line Of
brilliants. 4 great rose OF black
velvet with brilliant crest was posed
on the corsage. where velvet and
black tulle met.
The very general use OF the trans
parent bodice has made necessary all
sorts OF versions OF the bib skirt
continuation \ bodice OF color and
texture contrasting with the skirt,
the line OF demarcation being direct
~ at the waist line or even al high
sirdle top is distinctly ungraccful
and inartistic
Broad back panels are extensively
used on dresses made OF heavy weight
materials The skirt OF the dressy
model often shows a drapery sugges-
ton These skirts have cross-over
drapery tapering off 10 the back
where II is slightly caught up AMI
brought under the back panel. near
the skirt edge.
Other models have a broad panel
effect In the back, the skirts having
peated inserts at the side or the sug-
gestion Of drapery produced by an
arrangement OF pleats in the side
front seam and effected by drawing
up the heightened skirt The sides
OF those models are plain and finish
ed OF at the back with a panel ar
rangcment
Some panels are pleated. They gen
orally run III the same way instead
Of hoing reversed toward the center
They appear To the back or front and
Ir SOM. cases IN a panel effect on
ono side of the skirt Gathered pan.
oIs IRE also used but In every case
this section Is stitched 20 the skirt al
the way down The panel finish Is
moro becoming 10 the AVERAGE figure
than tho perfectly plain back, and II
also makes a desirable finish wher
the drapery Is Of a material contrast.
ing with the dress fabrics. as the pan
81 OF self-material makes good fin
ish for the drapery az each side.
The old style corest cover has be