The chronicle=news., 1913-08-22

-Ne~ NOfk. august lSs-b0Itu8
recent years many chan g-s have TAX
en- place In every field OF human &C.
tivity. The fashions in ~omen's
clothes. OF course. are always chang
ing. more or les. but the changes in
the realm OF dress have extended far
beyond the mere style OF costume. as
manifested In material. silhoutte.
cut. color. trimming or general ar
raneemen,; many OF the old tradi-
iions an dcusioms a. TO the appro-
prtateneas OF certain costumes for
certain occasions or fnetions. have
been swept away and this has hal
considerable influence upon the mar
ket in dry soods and N. activity Of
dress makers and the displays In the
big shops.
In former years there was = strict
division between clothes TO be worn
In the Summer those TO be worn In
winter. and . woman had 10 recokn
with this fac, when 81. purchased
clothes. Whenever she eon,enplases
the purchase OF some dress perhaps
trifie more expensive than she
though, she could afford. she had to
consider how muh u.s. she ould get
out OF tn. ores. II MAS = tradition
that summer clothes had to be dts
anded 1t the end Of the season. Just
as winter clothes had to be asst aside
NJ the end OF the cold season. To
keep the clothes In the hope OF be-
ing able to wear them the following
year seemed absurd. ~ the style. Was
sure to change In the -Hcaniime. All
this has been hanged. however.
One OF the causes Of this change
10 the fact that the line OF denmark.
alton between summer and winter
materials has been practically wiped
out The flimsiest materials NAV be
worn In winter. juss As v~ivets and
other heavy materials are worn dur
Ing the hottest seasoa. II woman
wishes TO wear . velvet gown In mid
summer there Is nothing to prevent
her. And II she chooses TO 20 abroad
In December In chiffon with her neck
open and her ankles covered with
opeawork silk stockings. u will ere,
ate no comment
Straw hats are worn in February
and at the end Of November the
! shops announce sales o: white. cio-
thes at reduced prices. although
there may hsve been no, even the
slightest frost up to that time. The
opeeiass for winter clothes are. hov
held In August aad by the time Sap-
trmber heat willis US. the shops hare
practically disposed OF all their win
ter suits and novelties. ~
This new system. bcwilderins as II
may seem. has It's advantages for
those who wish to purchase good AMI
serviceable clothes At reasonable
prices. The SHOPS do not want to
AIRY ready made garments from one
season to another. and they know the
only way to lear on; the stock IL to
offer II At reduced prices. There IL
the opportunity Off 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 whisch the
may wear in her well heated winter
home upon various occasions without
fear Of being considered odd.
Recent importa;ions Of the latest
Paris styles for winter wear although
in no way sensational in their novel
" contain many attractive new fea-
lures. Among them are some new
~aistcoats OF beautiful material and
original style. II Seems to be gen.
orally onceded by fashion experts
that waist coats will be extremely
I popular during the coming season
and the designers OF fashions have
taken this probability into account.
Among the new importations shown
at a certain large shop were two
waistcoats OF Duvetyn. a beautiful
new material for which a great vo-
que is predicted.
The waistoats are OF soft yellowish
brown and look like the materials
known rs suede cloth but they are
much silkier and have q very short.
fine pile. Both are embroidered in
effective shades o; blue. green and
yellow. One has a typical waistcoat
neck. The other buttons up to the
neck At one side. and there is a sof,
crush colrar Of the material fasten-
ing at the left with q gilt buckle and
end.
In both cases the waistcoat Is al
most like a sleeveless jacket. for II is