The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-11
Fdds and Fashions

By FLORENCE FAIRBANKS


by hand they are likely to be rather
, expensive, in consequence of the cost
Of the extra labor required in the max
| ing. This is offset In a measure by
the scantness of the trimmings, for
they still continue small.
Tiny little wings, shaped like Mer-
curry or butterfly wings, are used as
flat low trimming, and for the high
trimmings long narrow stripes of vel
vet are posed to stand straight up in
front, and look like long blades of
grass. Jet, malines and crepe de
Chine play an important part in mil
llnery trimmings, and many hats have
the entire crown covered with this self
same crepe.
There are straws, too, SO finely
women as to ensemble crepe. Rib
bons with borders in Greek pattern
are extremely attractive, and one small
hat which turned up sharply at the
back had large bow of this ribbon
which fell gracefully over the hair and,
in fact, completely covered it.
There is a great vogue of articifial
flowers just now and they are used
; extensively for adornment. Lawn and
satin flowers are more worn than vel
vet, and with colored gowns in the
= evening very large black flower is
often introduced on the front of the
decolletage, or the left side OF the
t waist. Orchids with maidenhair fern
| covered with tiny rhinestones, like
/ dew, are great favorites, but they must
be often renewed. Nothing is SO I'M
> attractive as shabby flowers. Bunches
| OF violets are very much favored, as
r are also preserved asparague ferns.
t Many of the flowers women are wear.
( ing are perfumed. This requires eau
e ton to prevent OVERRIDING it.
d For headdress artificial flowers are
not worn much, although once in q
i while some bride may wear artificial
d lilies of the valley or orange blossoms
in her hair. "A good deal of care /:
d needed in pinning bouquets to gar
l. ments so as not to interfere with thu
d line of the figure. The stems, if lonl
s. and stiff, should be cleverly hidden
d and when tucked into the front of
t, coat for day wear they should not b
too near the face. Flowers should b
g chosen not only to accord with tn
" gown, but with the complexion, tn
'e hair and the individual coloring ger
e orally, the great aim being to rende
g them becoming.
'e Day coats are much the same a
to those for evening wear All are mad
h in conspicuous colors and stuffs, a
IL though the more elegant are in con
is binations of black and white.
re Smart women are clinging persis
lie emily to the short skirt, although quit
c. Number Of clinging, trained skirt
lie appear, broadered with fur.
e. Very novel is the double-breaste
n blouse coat, which below the waii
is pointed at front and back, to fori
w knee-length tunic.
lg The Chinese influence is making /
re self felt strongly this winter both
of interior furnishings and in the en-
De broideries on gowns and suits.
at The separate blouse has by no NEAR
re been consigned to the BACKGROUND
w Tailored varieties of white satin an
" crepe de Chine are trimmed with lare
ne gold ball-buttons and colored velvt
at collars and cuffs.
N Colored neck bows adorn mar
TX blouses; these are fashioned of creI
# de Chine in robin's-egg- blue, ceris
in yellow and red.
or The Roman striped silks now di
played in the shops are very effe
so tive when cut into sash length an
Id worn on black, white or blue gowns.
lie In almost every instance gowns al
- draped and cleverly manipulated fold
= are caught up with buckles, flower
or bows.
Bright green tailored suits are
novelty worn by many fashionabl
| women in Paris as we'll as here.
| Meridian, Miss, unions are advoca