South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-10
CROWDS VIEW AUTUMN
FASHIONS AT OPENING
OF ROBERTS0N'S DISPLAY
The New Military BOnnets Are Here
basque Styles Predominant
in Dresses.

The general popularity of the sea-
sons styles, practical and substantial
as they are, together with the early
arrival of extreme fall weather, has
made the fall openings unusually sue
cessful and the Robertson store, which
held its opening Thursday, was crowd
ed with shoppers as well as observers.
The new suits and dresses seem eSpe-
cially attractive and the season for
them has opened very early.
With broadcloths, velours, VelVets,
pushes, satins and serges the gaunt-
let of popular materials for all Occa-
sions has been run. Serges trimmed
with satins and fashioned into clever
street gowns are going to be very
good. In these, serge has come into
its own again and will be favored
above all other materials For the al
ternoon gowns satin comes first.
though crepe de chine will be used TO
some extent. Everything is made with
the basque lines and the basque bids
fair to live the season through, for
wooden dresses designed for winter
wear are almost exclusively of that de-
sign. skirts will be fuller Either
the tunic will be very wide and the
underskirt narrow or the underskirt
will be pleated with a plain tunic over
it,
Rich Coats Displayed.
Unusually beautiful and rich are
the coats displayed at the Robertson
store. as the several models shown in
the south window indicate. In these
the Reddingoat Is the favored model
with its long full tunic, often little less
than q deep circular flOunce. one OF
the handsomest of these is of velour,
the circular skirt fashioned with five
rows of silk braid which gives dis
tinctly old-fashioned note TO the
model. Another one equally hand
some is of brown wool velour with
large collar of Fitch fur
Monkey fur and Fitch fur occupy
conspicuous places in the suit and hat
fashions. All the smartest suits have
a touch of fur some place. Braid
and metal trimmings OF all kinds are
good, carrying out OF course, the
military tendency.
Military Bonnets Are Here.
Anyone who has seen the much
talked OF military hats in pictures
only, may see them actually in the
show case in front of the Robertson
store which is devoted TO q special
display of the German bonnet the
French military turban, the car ana a
new American model of wide brlm.
The straight brim has acquired the
name of the COnotier sailor. The
Madam Harris hats designed by a ris
ing American designer, are given
much prominence. The prevailing
shades in millinery as in all else are
black. white. Russian green tete de
negre and deep shades of purple.
The laces seen SO much IN blOuses
and evening gowns are exquisite
Many of those now shown are i'm
ported and lucky Will be the miss or
madam who buys her laces early, for
later. i'm the season imported laces will
he few and far between Some of
the prettiest of the chiffons are print
ed with gold and colors in dainty de-
signs
one department in the Robertson
store which attracted interested at
tention was the new boys department
Just added TO the children's depart
ment and carrying a line of practical
suits for boys from three 10 Il years
of age.