The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-27
FadS and Fashions
FASHIONS FOR AUTUMN.
BY Maude Hall.


New York, Aug. 27.-Each week
brings its surprises and this pro-
gramme will continue until the modes
of autumn are definitely settled. Time
was when fashions. as far as New York
Is concerned. had to walt until the
Horse Show to receive the final stamp
of smart approval. But here we are
In August wearing the first velvet hats
of autumn and ordering trimmed
frocks for evening wear.
How luxurious 1t all sounds. Yet
even though the new styles are pla-
carded with early-season prohfbitive
prices, there are within the range of
the average woman's means because
there are so many moderately priced
substituted for the materials used in
their developments.
One need not pay 81 a yard for silk
/ velvet to make a toque after the
FASHION Of the toques worn. Nor must
sable be employed necessarily for the
border Of the dancing or afternoon
frock's tuic. Velveteen in the former
case and marabout in the litter are
just affective and far more reasonable.
fabric which is going to be i'm
/ mensely fashionable for the autumn
| tailor made is MORE Now we have not
only silk MORE. but satin MORE, velvet
MORE. crepe MORE. and so on through
| the list of fashionable materials. The
handsome watered effect has been Civ
/ en- to many of the familiar fabrics
which are handed down as heirlooms to
the new season under pretentious
| names.
Trimmings were never so elegant as
this season. The phase Is hackneyed.
but the truth of more emphatic than
ever. Certainly the world owes much
to the woman of fashion. after all. for
her constant demand for something
new. supplied in many instances by her
own inventive mind. brings out the
| inimftable genius Of the American
manufacturer as does nothing else.
The new modes have not appeared In
the full glory of official openings. yet
the ones that have. been shown com
pare favorably with anything that has
come from the other side of the Allan
tic. In fact the custom of buying their
tailored frocks in New York is increas-
ing among the French leaders of fash
ion. Incidentally American tailors are
making their 1o13-1s14 models upon
| dressier lines than formerly. The we'll
poised American woman, however. al
ways will include tailor made of
| severe type in her wardrobe
This season individual tastes are
considered never before. And yet we
all know that these personal prejud-
ices and preferences of ours must con-
form to certain broad lines. For in
| stance, even though we may have an
inerabicable fondness for a skin tight
nodded to- the figure bodine, we will
scarcely think of indulging that pre-
ference just at present individual we
may be, but out of date--neveri SO It Ii
with a sign of relief that women well
come the definite decision of fashion
creators concerning certain main
points.
4 The conclusions reached by an exam
inatfon of the models at the Fashion
Show will be modified somewhat b,
the later news from Paris But for ths
| thousand of women above mentioned
these conclusions will be pretty nearly
final. Certainly. the materials which
will be used this Fall and Winter
Tor suits, coats and wraps are a1read,
decided on. In wool and silk-and-woo
they are ve1ours deIaine, velours, duv
etyn, imitation fur fabrics, failee d,
laine. plush and boucle effects
All these fabrocs. it will be noticed
are soft finish, coming under the hea'
of pile fabrics" All that is. except tn