The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-12

afternoon; for travelling or for motor
 ing. beneath a smart motor coat. It
 is not supposed to be worn, however,
 at the theatre or at any formal after
 noon affair. It is, of course, entirely
 out of place at an evening entertain
 ment. A trotter frock for Indian sum
 mer is pictured in the model of dark
 blue faille, embroidered with festoon
 pattern done with jet beads. This
 frock shows two definite fashion fea-
 lures: the tremendous vogue of jet,
 and the fad for uneven skirt-lengths.
 Here is a skirt that sags frankly at
 back and front--no pretense about the
 matter at all, but swinging jet tas-
 sells at either side seem to make things all right and balance the uneven
 lengths nicely. The jacket Is an early Victorian affair. with It's bead-edged fronts opening over frilly white blouse, and it's slashed bell sleeves Tn i whose openings are set frilis Of wnite
 batiste.
 An attractive trotter frock was seen 1 In a Fifth avenue window last week. l Dark blue faille and taffeta Of the ] same shade were combined. The skirt
 was box pleated from belt to ankle
 -or rather to boot-top for the sklrt
 ended there-and a wide border or
 the taffeta. attached to the failie un-
 der a curleycue braiding, was pleated along with the skirt itself. Pockets of the faille, attached with more cur leycue braiding held down the pleats at either side of the skirt-front and 7 at the hip short psplum section,
 bound with braid, hung over the skirt, below a surplice bodice. This surpiice , was we'll managed, for the gathered : fronts fell. not from the shoulder as , is usual, but from raglan armholes. . outlined with the curleycue braiding. The long sleeves of taffeta were fn-
 ished with turned back cuffs of white $ hemstitched crepe de chine. and a | collar to match rolled over at the . neck, fitting rather high at the hack n but opening in front to show bit oi r the throat.
 A Afternoon Frocks To Dance In. f The two frocks of chiffon are in. o tended for restaurant and dancing l. wear though these frocks are quitt Y proper for street wear in the after noon, during Indian summer days
 One Is of black chiffon, elaboratel!
 tuckeus anu uIVppou OVot :" AONhue e ton of white taffeta. The edge of th a skirt Is hemmed with black satin t' IS insure stability and at the hip thu le skirt is shirred In rows over fine cords IL If anyone thinks 1t Is an easy matte a to lay chiffon in even. regular tuck like this, let her try 1t and an hour 's work will convince her that no pric II would be really too high for such le skirt as the one pictured. The waist 10 coat of white satin. dropping over tn ie skirt in bib, or apron fsshion. Is " particularly smart detail of the froc ld and clever touch of color b give nt by the belt of green and goid hrst re which fastens under cluster of gree 10 and black grapes. The sleeveA slashe ey to the elbow over fluffy white frills ar ot also very chic. On the slmert iittl m hat of black velvet four green wing CT are adroitly poised-altogether this
 a very authoritative and compellin
 costume for an October afternoon. H. Another chiffon model. for autum CT bridge or dancing wear, shows IT he dian red chiffon draped over blue ail 'le dotted In white. The Jlk t1 . raths he bright shads of hluS but the aay