The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-10
AMERICAN II RIVAL PARIS
Designers Here Turning Out Models
That Compare Favorably With the
Best That Come From Abroad

! lovely stufs. for they are being used
III ~cNtraVngant quantities. y new long
coat, a new Skin, anything in modish
apparel to-day. calls for many yards
e material. and inuum"rahlc frocks.
SUITS aud coats are holm. mIde ny
IN velvet. From The cheap st vel
vo'"en to tho finest and most costly
ring or paine velvet, all velvet sur
faced fabric, are IL :, mIrd. and the
M.llihrrs ami designers cf the little
things of dress are making lavish use
VI the velvet too
Some of the coiors In tho plain one
tone velvcts arc wonderfully. lovely,
but the rarest shades are being
picked up very rapidly ana tho whole
sale dealers already moan when coll
cred vclvCts are nent!orcd; so, II
YOU have set your mind on a velvet
costume Of some certain lovely shade.
Madam. go out and buy your material
at once-if can.
The soft shades If red that have
come into such prominence and have
been 81 generally ind rsed by the
Paris houses are among .hc color
that are rapidly melting away from
the velvet counters. bordeaux. Bur
Gundy. all the whey ard fruity reds
of mellow softncss are in demand
for the best trade. as are the love-
Hest Of the old blue tones. the bcauti-
ful br WINS. certain popular greens.
one ar two shades of violet and pur-
pie II is almost impossible TO find in
velvet of finest quality. and the same
is true of some of the lovclicst of the
light red and rose tones and the
gold II sulphur yell ~.
bordeaux velvet trimmed in some
one Of the soft gray furs is liked aud
n of thc famous French n uses
sends Us several models in bordeaux
velvet and black lace. 1t does not
sound alluring aud in = me of the
models the results are much ~ they
sound, hut others are successful and
II or tw' are interestingly quaint.
There Is. for example. tn. model of
Il sketch which one of IN, avcnuc
Importers shows. Its do separate
collar or yoke of velvet falls SIN othIy
over chest. back and shoulders and
low over the arm to give the APP
proved dropped sh uld,r line. The
sleeves are full and simple. the bodice
il fulled softly. bat drawn IN ~ TN"
waist by a narrow velvet s!rdle. The
full skirt flares To a point below IN"
knees. where it j. wired. II below
that line a black lace iioIincc falls
over u red foundation. The close.
transparent standing Cellar & Of lace.
This IS one al the reccn, models
withou: even a hint Of fur about Il.
but they are few. Even though the
fur he in merest line, it is there.
The purple velvet frock PICTURED
here has no fur on It's fuI, skirt or on
the body OF is odd bodice, but a
little line OF black fur runs around
each wris; and there is a most curl
ous collar arrangement in which fur
figures. The bodice in front is cut
away straight across from shoulder
II shoulder jus; a rifle below the
base Of tho throat. \ glimpse OF bare
skin appears above this line, but
Ground the throat runs a ",oSe fitting
narrow band ot back fur above which
a fiar.r@ frill nf lace rises to the hin.
The full skirt at bottom j. short IN
front and back and runs down IN TWO
points at each side. IN" irregular line
allowing g%.inps"s "r a black satin
lining to bc seen. The grid" - q.
black satin and there are n.ark fur
tasscls. The neck ~: tbs model Is
more odd than beautiful, Yet a blond
manneqU!u succeeded in wrdrinG (,
with marked success.
There are 80 many curious and cN-
IRENE features among the view models
despite their drmurc Sohcrnrss %.
color, tina; one is tempted {" dwei
upon them rather than up"n The more
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