The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-01
Fdds and Fashions
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New York, March Among the
most tempting offerings in the line OF
new fabrics displayed in the shops
are the heavy silks. The heavy lus-
trous failles, ottomans, bengalines,
poplins, and Bedford cords, in rich and
beautiful colorings, promise far
greater variety than was possible last
spring with it's monotonous black, blue
or taupe satin suit, repeated in wear
ing sameness. Silk covert cloth is an
other interesting novelty.
For more dressy gowns the brocad-
ed silks will be used, especially in
combination with plain silks of the
, same shade Brocaded silk wraps will
J be found with plain one-piece dresses.
A plain charmeuse costume, in shade
. between tan and yellow, has loose
q medium-length coat of brocade. Pop
Inns on which self-toned satin bro
!. cade appears are used in combination
a with plain poplins of the same shade.
p Plain and MORE poplins are also com
I. bined.
, There are many new weaves in black
- and white worsteds which furnish in
=. teresting variations from the tradition
al shepherds plaid. They will find
. place in the tailored skirts to be- worr
= with coats of a plain color.
Women who are ordering sprint
walking suits would do well to curl
~ their own or their tailor's inclination
~ to drape the skirts into real bunch
- ness. Many of the best houses sho'
a good proportion of almost or quit
~ plain skirts in these strictly trottin
- suits. Paris even displays very N
no ticeable number of tailored gowns wit
'h' pleated skirts. some of the mregula
III "kilted" skirts, though with quite ma
IVY row pleats, others with pleated Sc
VI tons. An ingenious way of securin
'rs additional width, when desired, is @
fered in an imported model which hi
a plain panel buttoned on over sligf
" full back This can be unbuttonC
up as far as one wishes, and does n
have the appearance of an intention
makeshift, but seems a Legitimate fe
ture of the design.
Sleeves are of such endless varle
" that woman must be difficult indie
" to please If she cannot satisfy h
individual preferences. Long, she
ed and quarter ones are shown 81
by side in exhibitions of blouses, VIII
the long and the three-quarter on
are shown side by side in exhibitio
of blouses, while the long and t
three-quarter ones divide the coats
nm tween them according to the type
Io+ these garments, whether tailored
ard dressy. In the latter case the sleev
s often have deep-turned back cuffs tri
said med with good-sized buttons and sin
te- lated buttonholes made Of silk.
'uiu Armholes show almost as wide
variety. Some begin close under
NO. NO, arm, but run up to the collar, maxi
ave a raglan shoulder, the top of the slice
ould continuing to point at the neck. 0
that ers begin in the usual shoulder SCI
my on top, but run down to point at
inc belt. In other cases an overblouse,
e wds very low back and front, falls fr
80 the shoulder in wide open armh
hus- all the way to the hips. The und
J en- blouse worn with this is of differ
feet material and has its own armh
ness about three inches below the us
ledi- shoulder seam. Chinese sleeves
uo also shown in certain rather ser
80 tional models of an extreme type.
Broadcloth is finding a place in
seasons new designs in combinat
.on+s with a skirt of oyster satin trimr
y he with the broadcloth. This order
men reversed in another model. In
lam another model the coat is of
tiles, broadcloth trimmed with brick-red,
Town of the conspicuous new shades, W
l l'' the skirt is of blue radium pom
,tan. dour silk, printed with designs
I which the brick-red predominates.