The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-11
EASON Of HALF TONES IN WORLD OF DRESS
lra Tinted Materials Succeed the Vivid Russian Color
Schemes ---New Evening Wraps Covered With
Glittering ErnbroideryMuch Velvet to Be
S Worn.-Founced Skirts Will Be Prominent

, with two prongs, to conine loose coils
at either side.
| On very dark hair these jade COMBS
are exquisite They also look exceed
| ingly artistic in the pale golden brown
hair of which have just been speak
! ing. The peculiar green which belongs
! by right to jade is one of the most popu-
! lar colors OF the season. One finds 1t
! in chiffon, crepe de chine, satin and
! even velvet Jade green has yellow
/ lights running through 1t. and this ia
/ why these new Jade combs are 50 lovely
| when ornamented with delicate filigree
silver and sparkling diamonds
Carved tortoise shell combs. such as
those worn by Spanish dancers, are
also In demand Just now These combs
are not exaggeratedly large, but they
seem large now that the hair is so sim
ply dressed.
Marabou stoles and nuffs WILL he
fashionable this winter for girls and
very young women. Some of the new
models In marabou are amazingly pic
turesQue and attractive One stole and
nun shown by a Paris dressmaker was
in pure white marabou and the stole
was SO wide that II might almost he
} tfiAti Il wrap II WIS IIHF1 with the
palest shell pink chiffon it IS possible
TO imagine and this lining was finely
rucked all over.
The muf was an ahnormaiiy long
( barrel shape, narrow and with the ends
drawn in with black velvet ribbons.
This stole and muff would look ideally
lovely It worn by pretty girl In con-
junction with tailored suit of white
cloth or serge and fiat brimmed hat
covered with black velvet.
saw similar stole and muff made
nf natural brown marab ou and lined
with chiffon TO match and yet another
which had foundation Of brown chiffon
velvet and wide borders of brown mara
/ bou. In each case the muf was of the
barrel order with the ends drawn in by
/ lengths Of velvet ribbon.
! have already mentioned the quaint
tippets and large muffs made of black
velvet and errnine which were originally
( launched by Princess Pless and which
have quickly become popular. These
dainty Items of the feminine toilet de-
mand a specially smart or picturesque
gown. They are in themselves so
dressy that they cannot be worn with
III b4ttltN tSAfttFh sums
| For every day use n mara bou set is
much more useful, but for those who
can afford Iuxuries the new, wide tip
1 pets in black chiffon velvet bordered
! with errnine are most charming Granny
! rnuffs will be fashionable this winter.
! but not so fashionable as the peculiar
| barrel models just described.
The new stoles In fur, or fur mixed
/ v,y{rb OILS oil AZ
! long, they are. in fact. very like the
! picturesque velvet stoles. with fringed
ends. which were so fashionable two
| seasons ago. These stoles are G~sy
supple, that is an absolutely necessary
quality, and when they are cleverly
draped round the figure they form
sort Of ,mantlet. Even In the depth Of
winter an ordinary tailored suit I'm
serge or light cloth could be worn. If
accompanied by one of these wrap
stoies, and the general effect is quite
I delightful.
\ Black velvet hordered with black
marabou is an excellent combination
for stole of this kind, but of course
the prize for artistic perfection must
4 be awarded to the stole and muff made
Of black velvet bordered with ermine,
which | have Just described
Young girls will wear fascinating
stoles and muffs made of soft white
wool and white mara bou l have seen
some of these dainty sets shown in
exclusive dressmaking establishments
and greatly admired them AS a rule
the soft, white material called molleton
Is used. hut one stole and the muff were
made of hand knitted material. The
! stltcn was very close and the white
, wool particularly soft. Both stoge and
E, muH were hordered with pure white
| marahou and 1t would be Impossible to
| picture more charming ensemble.