Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26


of the marabou and the fluff
ness Of the ostrich. are muffs, stoles
and small neckpieces made of both
of these feathers.
Never before have lace collars and
cuffs. ruff1es, fchus and other dainty
neck filings occupied so much OF
lovely woman's attention IS they are
doing now. And never before has Sc
much thought and care been expend
ed upon them 10 make them fine and
dainty or so much exquisite hand
work.
SILK laces are the material par
excellence of the new French plat
ings and shadow and crepe effects are
much sought after. The plain silk net
rulings are exceedingly smart, cspe-
cially when edged with a narrow line
OF black. The nimble-flngered girl can
make an entire collar of these plalt-
ings using a tiny dab OF orange rib
bon or velvet as finish in front.
ana Denold THIS. To every dress
suitable for walking the French mod
istes now attach little rings through
which pass cords running to the
waist TO join another cord which is
drawn at will around the waist when
the lady prepares for a promenade,
ana loosened within doors. thus al
lowing the dress to resume its nat
ural length in the salon"
The new mesh bags have alternate
stripes of varying widths made with
fine silver and gold links. These have
peculiar effect that may be likened
20 the MORE In silk, an elusive re
fiecting Of lights and shades that Is
very attractive.
The stripe effect land the MORE as
welD is often carried out in the frame
of the bag, which is uniquely hand
engraved. The bags are slightly arg
er than those of last season.
IL the new wrist strap becomes pop-
ular there will be no end to the fad
for bracelet watches. for this strap
has device that will hold any size or
Kind OF watch. All that is necessary
is TO pass the stem OF the watch
through a slit in the strap and lay
the watch on the holder, which has
TWO strong clasps that can be ad justed
~ securely hold the lower rim of the
watch. When the strap is buckled on
the wrist the watch can not be re-
imoved-until. of course, the bracelet
Is taken Of.
scarfs viii be o. orn as usual. the
low oedlces and collars. providing a
greater Yphere OF usefulness for these
nimy drdperies than before. The the
alter scars come in an the light
shades, and there are also many floral
and Japanese effects White lace
scarfs nave their beauty enhanced
with outlinings of bead and crystal.
Ostrich feather boas are trif,e
shorter than they have been and are
finished with bows Of soft messaline
ribbon. The prettiest ones come in
biack, used in combination with a
color such as beige. green. kings blue
and purple All black boas wiz also
be extensively worn, some Of them
being tipped" on with tassels and
others with ribbon.
Flowers for corsage bouuuets are
generally smaller than last season. eX-
eept the gorgeous big roses and 9th
er nat flowers that are worn al the
back as finish for the high. fitted
waist line
The fashion for Combing fur with
oehcd'e summer materials has caught
the capr.cious fancy of the Parisienne
She reVels In the incongruity OF the
Idea and gloriss in the delicious effec. :
produced by the JuNtaposition of un-
expected materials. White fox and
sable will be largely used on dinner
and ball dresses this winter.
The white serge now being used for
fall suits is heavy in texture. but Al
the same time supple 1t hangs well
5nd wears eternallY. to quote a lead
ing Partisan tailor. The same serge
Is made in a peculiar shade Of pale
blue which is tinged with gray.
The latest millinery models are ex-
ceedingly picturesque in outline. The
soft crown is in great favor aud bands
OF sable and skunk are freely used on
the hrims Of close fitting hats and
toques. Many Of the best millinery
models show fun crowns. in some
cases they are composed Of supple
velvet, while In others embroidered
peau de sole is substituted
low neck for ,he street. because the
fashion Is established. But the ac-
Ceptance should be accompanied bv
discrimination The mere fact that
ene's neck is thin has nothing to do
with the matter we have gotten far
beyond such reservations.
N The long transparent sleeves ar,
shown on many OF the handsome af-
ternoon gowns Sometimes they are
ruched, again there is very little full
ness. the effect being that Of a yelling
They are very long extending wei
over the hand SO that even the
knuckles are hidden
Gray IN all possible shades is on,
OF the Colors Of the season Pear
grav is being most successfully com
pined with white velvet and erlnin,
for really rich tea gowns. and a dec,
shade OF smoke gray Is being Vor,
! much used for NANTES in conjunction
with bands Of gray FOX
Jet is increasingly popular and {
forms hitting trimming for velvet
IL Is heavy enough to uphold It's owl
character even in the presence Of an,
thing so heavy and imposing as vel
vet. Moreover, 81 pulls The vclve
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