Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-29
FASHIONS IN
 fURS THIS YEAR
Monkey Skin Most in De- mand, and Brown and
 Black Leading Colors.
(By Maude Hall.)

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 Two colors lead the fur fashion this season-brown and black. Perhaps monkey skin is the pelt most in de- mand for the woman whose dress all lowance must be stretched to meet many needs. Seal mink, sable, lynx, beaver, etc., hold sway among the expensive furs and the woman who has a garment or set that has come down from other days, before furs, like everything else were affected by the high cost of living, may consider herself fortunate, for the best parts may be uSilized as trimmings
 Entire sets will be worn during the winter, but they are not indispensable to smartness, for many well-dressed women will adopt the new redingOte and blouse costume ornamented with deep collars of fur and having cuffs to match.
 There are many oddities in fur, however. Among the most notable is a collar, which from the back, resem- bles bolero and from the front an old-fashioned fichu whose bust-cross- ing ends lose themselves under the arms. Very smart it is in monkey skin, fitch or mink, and as it protects the shoulders and armtops, promises almost as much warmth as does the absurdly short, yet undeniably chic, little jackets whose fronts scarcely meet over the chest.
 Handsome effects are obtained by trimming gowns for formal occasions with bands of fur Several of the i'm ported models show skirts with trans parent tunics weighted with a two or three-inch band of monkey skin, the brown or black contrasting handsome ly with delicate shade of blue, pink. or canary.
 Velvet Stylish.
 Many of the more elaborate visiting and restaurant gowns of the coming winter will be expressed in sort grey, or blue velvet. An immense quantity of black velvet will be used for dresses and for mantles, and tpure wliite velvet will be chosen for dinner gowns when expense does not have to be considered. There are really lovely evening gowns entirely of pearl gray mirror velvet and trimmed with narrow bands of lace or fur on the corsage and tunic draperies.
 One one of these models there is a length of fine silver embroidery ar ranged on one of the decollete cor sage, and an effective sash made of .'prune dc Monsieur" satin. Another model, also made of pearl gray velvet, has a long, pointed train; the skirt is quite plain, but there was band of beautiful sable on one sidc of the cross-over corsage. At the waist there is folded sash of emerald green chiffon, and this sash is drawn through flat buckle set with emer- aids.
 For the decollette, webbings are the most extensively used materials. They are fine. soft and malleable. Prettiest of all is the silk tricot, resembling closely the silk jersey. Made with a bone in back, one in front, and per- haps one at the side they are merely the veriest limitations of corsets, yet they are effectual and confne the hips comfortably. Supple hand-woven tex lures, such as peau de soie, silk eta mine and the various webbings, are extensively used for evening corsets.
 Good Corset Necessary.
 The last two conditions are neces- sary factors, but small means are no barrier to artistic dressing, if the secrets of the art are only somewhat understood, and the greatest secret is proper corseting. One must wear a good fitting corset if she wishes to wear her clothes attractively. One cannot acquire the correct figure at a moments notice, either. It is nec- essary to go through transitional stage until model which best suits the wearer is reached. As the styles change so must the corset change, for upon it's results depends the outer ap- pearance of a woman.
 There is tendency on the part of some women who do not wear their clothes we'll to overdress, which, in great measure, explains their inartist- ic costumes. Some people overlook the charm of line, and think that they are enhancing their costumes by add ing beautiful laces here, rich embroid- cries there. in a hit-or-miss fashion, which spells the symmetry and ends in ruing what might have been a handsome gown.
 Dancing FrOcks.
 Dancing will continue to be the opular diversion of society, so there must be fr0cks in which to dance. The designers. realizing that the mod ern dances demand a free use of the feet, are not allowing them to be hampered with long. narrow skirts. The new dance frocks are short, very short and wider than they have been for many years. As decided con- trast to the wide skirts, the bodices are as scanty as decency will permit. Frequently they are simply wide girdles, which fit the figure closely and are held over the shoulders with narrow straps of the material or strands of beads. When sleeves are introduced, they are short and wide mouthed, consisting of single layer of tulle, mousseline de soie or shadow lace. An extreme note is sounded on a model of white tulle and shadow lace by the sleeves, which are long and slightly full. They are gathered in at the wrists with straight cuffs fin nished with frills of tulle, which fall we'll over the hands.
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