South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-04
FALL MODES ARE
SHOWN At OPENING
SOmber Tones Predominant Al
though Evening Gowns Add
Touches of BriIIianCe at Ellis
worth Style Exhibit.

somber and straight. the seasons
fashions as displayed at the annual
faN opening OF the Ellsworth store
Thursday fulfilled the prophesies and
reflected In line and color the shad-
owing European imbroglio. But they
are beautiful. nevertheless. and what
is perhaps better still. in madam's
estimation. they are exceedingly chic.
Brown-eyed susans ard a profu-
sion OF ferns throughout the store
formed an attraetive background FOR
the prevailing colors OF the fashion
are niger brown. ike the center OF
the brown-eyed susan. and Russian
green. trine darker than the foil
age OF the flower and ferns.
The background of both windows
was pearl grey festooned with south
ern smilax and adorned with tall
French vases filled with brown-eyed
susans. Ia the north window are sew
eral tailored models characteristic OF
the seasons trend, one being an at
tractive combination of black broad
cloth and pile cloth. which VIII be
Of pile cloth. The coats are long. "a
the most approved coats will be. For
misses and small women, however,
they viii be trifie shorter with wide
belts.
Bright Evening Gowns.
n evening gowns TO which the
south window is devoted the cOlors
are much brighter though black
even for evening wear is very strong.
The favored materials for afternoon
and evening are charmeuse. crepe de
chine, velvet. chiffon and q new ma
terial which looks something like
crepe meteor, Feels like velvet and is
called satin D'amouT In the two
evening gowns shown in the window
are eXemplifed the features of some
II the prettiest. The white gown of
net with hounced skirt has for its
distinctive feature "a basque OF silver
mesh In the silver and gold mesh.
Jet, silver. gold and crystal pas
nentry. strongly i'm vogue in after
noon and evening gowns is found
The brilliance of the military which
in all else is so somber.
The second evening gown in the
window is In the new light American
beauty shade which aside from even
ing gowns is popular in millinery. 1t
shows the most attractive adaptation
OF the basque or evening wear and
also an attractive use o. crystal
fringe to finish the tunic
Tunic Here To stay.
The tunic is here to stay the rest
Of the season but its lines are rather
changed from the earlier style. In
stead OF being perfectly straight and
full il is narrower at the top and
haring at the bottom, varying in
width from IA To 1-2 yards
The underekirt beneath is still mar
chiffon cloth remains popular but
all the dressier waists must have
touch Of fur.
Among the best of the seasons
models are the Reddingoat suits and
dresses. particularly the coat dresses.
with "a basque cut short in front and
very long ON the sides and i'm the
back. Capes are very good for even
Ing wear but are little seen on the
streets. as their e=trance in the mid
die of the summer killed them for
the fall. Half capes OF lace are
lovely and much seen on evening
gowns The lovelest new aces are
craquele. metal run laces. spangled
and "iridesseant', the latter having
figures worked in beads and metals.
Here are the COIOrs.
The only real cOlOrs will be black
white. navy blue. niger brown and
Russian green.
In hats. everything depends upon
he angle at which il is placed on the
head. Some of the most common
place ones turn into the most chic
when tiled over the left ear or over
the right eve or at any other uneX-
pected angle. The named models
which are most prominent are the
Jockey and it's real jockey too
the German bonnet. the kiltie. the
tricorn and the straight brim. AL
though sailors viii be much worn.
lhey mustn't under any consideration
be called sailors They are straight
brims"
Something distinctly new will be
scarfs and girdles 20 match the hats
the sCarfs made with the half-cape
effects. The prettiest new shade in
millinery is mysterious or SphynX
blue much trimmed i'm gray. and
decidedly new trimming are ostrich
feathers outlined with peacock bands
OF large velvet pansies with one petal
prolonged 90 form a quill