Imperial Valley press., 1913-01-10
For Teas and Receptions

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-At this sea-
son the house gown and the street
gown seem to he sharing equal favor.
1t is a season of visiting and precedeS
a season of travel, for shortly after the
holidays the fashionable world will be-
gin to take its Journeys to the south
land, where a more salubrious climate
tempts one to don the modes Of spring
time, while enjoying the sports of more
ipropitious seasons.
The velvet costume is what the
woman of fashion seems to like best
for street wear, reserving the hand
some toilettes of cloth, silk, satin, etc,
| for house occasions. The fashionable
velvets are so soft and supple that one
never has to consider the question of
Handling" in connection with them as
| in former years. Very few modes are
there. even those demanding the most
subtle draperes and gaugings, that
cannot be carried out in velvet, vel
veteen or the host of varieties of these
| two fabrics.
The street costume of velvet, ap-
propriate for morning wear, is dis
tinguished from the correct afternoon
costume by its cut and trimming. The
suit worn in the morning should derive
| its style from the simplicity, its be-
coming lines and its general air of
smartness. The model most favored
suffers somewhat from its own popu-
larity, but there is certain individual
smartness which relieves the mOnotOny.
The skirt is plain, often severely plain.
Yet this is not an nvariable rule, for
the little puckerings and draperies that
lean be brought to one side and accentu-
ated with a frog or some handsome
braid ornament are so delightfully."- chic
and original that dressmakers often
employ them for the sliup4e reason that
,ney are anxious to get away from ac
Cepted lines. Panel fronts and various
odd side arrangements are much no
ticed in the models developed by the
leading dressmakers, yet these can be
accomplished most easily without add
ing a note of elaboration to a model.
The fashionable coat for such a cos
tune is either the cutaway effect Or
the square coat. Here one finds some
trimming, more or less, but it is of the
severely plain kind-handsome silk
braid stitched on perfectly flat; bands
of corded silk, moire, etc. Buttons of
all kinds play a prominent part also in
the design of the velvet costume both
for morning and afternoon wear. The
distinction Of the cutaway coat lies en-
tirely in the cut, which should not be
broken by trimming of any kind. On
woman with a tall, 1.-THE figure it is
certainly very stunning.
Drapery, and even pleating, fur and
touches of lace lend their charm 70
make a more elaborate creation of the
velvet afternoon. The reception cos
tune is an excellent example of the
smart velvet afternoon suit. 1t is made
of gray velvet, with red fox used 10
give the contrasting color. There arc
the same straight lines in the skirt,
but in this model the severity is re-
lieved by a frill of lace, let in at the
side seam This frill extends from the
knees almost TO the bottom edge of
the fur band, and matches a similar
effect at the side fastening of the coat.
The skirt is slightly draped toward The
large button Of the velvet at the side
seam. There is a panier-like fullness
to the skirt of the coat which gives it
a certain very likable individuality and
distinguishes it from the general run
of Russian blouses. The slightly draped
effect to the blouse is another new
feature. A frill Of lace finishes the long,
comfortably full sleeves and falls over
The hand in cOurtly fashion. Another
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