Arizona republican., 1913-08-18
Pads and Fashions

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 ing, more or less, but the changes l in the realm of dress have extended
 far beyond the mere style of costume.
 as manifested in material, silhouette,
 cut, color, trimming or general ar
 Engagement; many of the old tradi-
 tons and customs as to the appropri-
 ateness of certain costumes for cer-
 tain occasions or functions, have been i swept away and this has had con
 siderable influence upon the market
 in dry goods and the activity of dress
 makers and the displays in the big
 shops.
 In former years there was a strict | division between clothes to be worn in the summer and those to be worn 1 il, the winter, and a woman had to 1 reckon with this fact when she pur- 1 chased clothes. Whenever she con templated the purchase of some dress perhaps a trifle more expensive than she thought she could afford she had l tC consider how much use she could ] get out of the dress. It was a tra- ] dition that summer clothes had to | be discarded at the end of the sum l rer season, just as winter clothes had l tO be cast aside at the end of the 1 cold season. To keep the clothes in ! the hope of being able to wear them 1 the following year seemed absurd, as | the style was sure to change in the ] meantime. All this has been changed, ! however
 /; One of the causes of this change is l the fact that the line of demarkation 1 between summer and winter materials 1 has been practically wiped out. The 1 flimsiest materials may be worn in i winter, just VelVets and other heavy materials are worn during the hottest season If a woman wishes to wear a velvet gown in midsummer there is nothing to prevent her And !. If she chooses to go abroad in Decem- 1 Ter in chiffon with her neck open and her ankles covered with open
 work silk stockings, it will create no comment.
 Straw hats are worn in February and at the end of November the
 shops announce sales of winter cloth
 ing at reduced prices. although there may not have been even the slightest
 frost up to that time. The openings for winter clothes are now held in August and by the time September heat wits us, the shops have prac- tCally disposed of all their winter novelties
 This new system. bewildering as it may seem, has it's advantages for those who wish to purchase good and SerViceable clothes at reasonable prices. The shops do not want to carry ready made garments from one season to another. and they know the only way to clear out the stock is to offer it at reduced prices. There is the opportunity for economical and wise women. They may purchase. at greatly reduced price, costumes of good make, style and material, which she may wear for the rest of the summer out of doors and which she may wear in her well-heated winter home upon various occasions without fear of being considered odd.
 Recent importatiOns of the latest Paris styles for winter wear, although | in no way sensational in their novel, | ty contain many attractive new feat ures. Among them are some new Waistcoats of beautiful material and l original style. It seems to be gener- ally conceded by fashion experts that 1 WalStcoats will be extremely popular | during the coming season and the 1 designers of fashion have taken this 1 probability into account Among the | new importations shown at d certain | large shop were two waistcoats of 1 Duvetyn, a beautiful new material | for which a great vogue is predicted l
 The WaistcOats are of soft yellow | ish brown and look like the material | known as suede cloth" but they are 1 much silkier and have very short 1 fine pile. Both are embroidered in | effective shades of blue, green and | yellow. One has typical Waistcoat | neck. The other buttons up to the neck at one side. and there is a soft crush collar of the material fastening at the left with a gilt buckle and end.
 In both cases the waistcoat is all most like sleeveless jacket, for it is entirely of the Duvetyn, front and back, and extends below the waist line. The one which buttons up, in Russian blouse style, is straight | around the bottom, although sIashed up at the sides. The other has | tail at the back which comes to point.
 The prediction has been made, and 1 there is much evidence to support it. that there will be a great vogue in the use of striking Things for wraps and coats. The demi-long wrap is increasing in popularity abroad and appears in some novel effects. For example, one of these coats seen at one of the shops, was of black tussor 1rd was lined with a silk so eccentric in its design that it gave the inn pression of painted paper rather than of a woven fabric This model in it's draping, is so drawn up, as to show the lining around the bottom And the collar, in fichu form, is also | of the same striking silk Scotch 1laid is used in the same way, as we'll IS for bias trimmings and vests And | n these cases a loud and violent" plaid is preferred
 These demf-long wraps are often 1 made of cretOnne; for instance with l l soft, rather dark blue ground cov- red with little flowers. Hats coy