The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-13

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TUNES ia Place
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- CLAUDE CHERrs.
/ .Ea = fbis season os<<ne year the most
Be w tnportar,t thing connected with
4 ,fashions q sth1 outline It -
N this connection that the
X6Snx6e when affect the whole world Of
iicNas are frxt displayed. Materials
remain very much the same year In and
yeny out. Certainly Il Is true that at
|. ~ beginning Of each season the big
lsrn manufacturers Introduce a variety OF
novelties, but materials, however bean
tikui, are Of no irnportance when COM
pared with. .ligne."
/ once heard we'll known Partisan
6eauty say Material II OF no Inn
nortance. One might be exqnisiteiy
Creased In the material used for horse
cloths II the right person had cut y !"
81 think the novelist "Ouida" has aAJd
very much the same thing In one Of her
KIKiffy co1ored rorAances. and without
/ doubt 1t II true.
Everything depends upon the mani
ner In which a gown or coat Is cut.
Bone OF tho best Creased women in
sFaris wear tailored suits Of navy blue
serge all the year. round. and every
ysar. bur these always indicate the very
latest changes Of .ltgne.s just now
I'm studying the fashion OF Tomorrow
at Biarritx. II IL stiil summer, but
ALREADY there are clear indications Of
the changes which win be much In evi-
dence IN the fall and winter seasons.
Shall deal with these changes in this
article and also m my article OF next
week because II IL necessary to point
sout In detail the possibilities Of the
future.
First Of all let US take the new tight
Hitting silk corsagA which recalls the
styles Of 1880. II II long time since
NJ had In the world Of fashion anything
that could be called "a dress bodice.
1hAt Is to say d corsAge which did not
[ ID any way recall a blouse or shirt
waist and which was quite unlike q
k1mono bodice.
The quaint little garment am now
describing In like the tight bodices
which were worn by our erandmothers
III 1870 or 1875. They are as rule
made at tafYetas or chiffon velvet and
.khay finish on at the waist: at the nor
mi waist lihe. BIZ il understood. These
sEkht ccrsages have long. tight. sleeves
and they are fastened down the front
with small hall buttons AT the neck
They open In q modest " and they are
finished on with Follower collar of
embroidered musiin. To Illustrate the
possibilities OF this unexpected fashion
81 will describe pretty gown worn by
Princesse Gutenberg yesterday after
n00n at q Casino concert
The hounced skirt was Ia white In
diah muslin and each f7onncc Was nm
Aished with a border OF fine embroidery
|. sxecuted tn white linen threads. The
aOunces reached from waist to hem and
hen there was little tight corsage--
h the etyle Just described--of Delft
hiue tanetas. This corsase nnished on
II the waist with q narrow band Of Xix
and Il was fastened down sha front by
snnlI hail buttons III mother Of pearl.
Thaa eorsaxe vas almast high. to the
throat, tho v opening being extremely
mail. There was q Marie Stuart collar
Of embroidered muslin and tho hal
which accompanied this dress was q
-anoiier covered with black chiffon vel
vet and trimmed with single crimson
rose. the flower being placed flat on
the velvet brirn.
II mas very simple costume. but be-
! cause Of It's unexpected "ligne. II at
sracted general attention. Since l came
]. DOWN here ! have had the opportunity
Of discussing The fashions OF the future
with one Of the most influential dress-
makers In Paris and he assured me that
/. sorsaxes IL this kind would be lie ciou'
81 the fall and winter seasons. They
win BE- made. as have Already said,
] IN taitetas, satin and velvet. and they