The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15
nv, ELEANOR moYT BpAINERD.

~ and of revelations ancnt au-
tumn fashions, has not come
20 in with a temperature likely to
stimulate interest in vclve,s and furs.
With the hottest weather OF the
summer whiting even the crispest OF
organizes. I'M have turned TO o
and airy toilettcs and for u few days
even the most enragee OF fashions
martyrs shook off her summer furs;
but, after all. those openings are
within sight and September IL sure to
follow August even in this topsy turvy
war shaken year. The mountain sea-
son-will soon come round and the au-
tumn country house colonies will he
fiocking together. Summer wardrobes
need ~freshening and experimenting by
a few new things adapted to the first
crisp autumn days. and since. as has
been said before, 1t Is difficult In Au-
gust to interest oneself In dark n
heavy clothes, women are compromis-
ing as usual on white woollens.
The designers have prepared for the
demand and stimulated II by turning
out numerous attractive new models
in white serge. white gabardlne and
all, the modish white woollen stuffs.
There are new frocks. new suits. new
coats. all OF them just n little different
from the spring models; original
enough 10 appeal to the lover of nov
city, yet not radical enough to commit
the. wearer to any definite change OF
mode before the French houses have
shown what they intend the winter
modes to he.
One must buy warlly In August. yet
there seems little probability that the
autumn will usher in anything
%lutionary so far as fashions are con-
cerped.
II seems to be n generally accepted
fact. that skirts are to be as full as
ever, but a trifie longer. Well, a con-
siderable majority OF the women have
worn their skirts "a trifle longer all
summer. Only the young things and
the extremists have swished about in
full skirts Of boot tor length, and most
OF them will look better with a few
inches added to their skirt lengths, for
the short skirt mode has revealed n
lamentable fact as well as much else.
The"trim ankles and shapely calves OF
tradition are few. painfully few,
VNhStItI II - ma oiiiV hdNV VNNi-
Cised more or that they have worn low
sh6es more they have undoubtedly
thicKened their ankles. n a skirt
eight inches from the ground, showing
stdNt and shapeless ankles encased In
light colored stockings above feet none
too small and covered by fancy light
topped shoes none too fresh: well.
those skirts a trifie longer will be a
boon to the observing public.
1t is said too that skirts will con-
T'rue to fit rather smoothly about TIE
hips lnd take on their width as 'i,cy
descend. yet the idea of %crinoline oil
extreme expansion is pooh.poohed by
the orac!es who have condescended
20 speak. To be sure one occasionally
hears threats Of full topped sleeves
of modified mutton leg and puffet
sleeve lines, bu, that cry Of wolf
wolf" has been heard before, and Il
some Of the French designers do go In
for full top sleeves they will doubt.
less modify them and adopt them unit
they reach acceptable form.
so, on the whole, one seems justified
in awaiting fashion vents with de
cided serenity and planning to make
some of ones summer frocks do duty
in ones winter wardrobe. But mean
while there is a between seasons neeC
to be met, and so we run down e
town for a few days shopping an1
the chances are that we buy white
wool things and perhaps a dark sera
for general utility wear during thu
first coo. days. when the suit worr
since early spring looks a bit shabb.
n the time for Z winter suit has no
yet come.
Some of the new serge frocks ar
delightful enough to tempt any one
and though later some slightly diff
ferent waistline may develop the waist
line normal or just a little raised an
indicating a curve, though not sharpl!
nipped in. is sure To look all right an,
b generally worn. The long semi