Evening star., 1915-01-18
VELVET TO BE WORN IN SPRING.
!, straight down the front with jet but

,straisht down the front with jet but
tons.
This idea has not been eagerly well
| coined, and even when woman liked
the line of the original gown she had
the material changed into something
| simpler. Part of the reason for this
may be due to the scarcity of this fab
ric in America and the price asked for
il by the importer who brought 1t over
from France.
Another use made of novelty vel
vet in the early autumn was a COM
bination of it with dark blue or
in the velvet would be red, blue and
black: it would be used as wide
collar that half covered the shoulders
and deep Cromwell cuffs that reached
half way to the elbows
Not Much Novelty Velvet Here.
| As much as the American woman
| likes velvet, she did not take any
of these ideas up with much enthu-
siasm, for she evidently confines her
taste for the fabric to the plain variety.
| wants its colors subdued: she was prob
ably afraid of indulging in anything
| SO vivid as gay plaids.
| She does not object to figured vel
| vet, although it is ugly, and few words
can be said in praise of the usual
designs offered by the shops. Here
and there one sees a tailor using it
for collar and cuffs on an otherwise
severe street suit, but the striped vel
vet is preferable for this purpose. ,
Women who liked the styles of tx
directoire have taken up with yell
| low and dark blue striped velvet that
makes one think Of the yellow jacket"
of the south. This is used as a mar
row waiStcoat to long-td1led cioth
or satin coat.
| Every one knows that these velvets
are the fashions. but she thinks twice
| before adopting them as a part of the
when every woman, rich and poor, is
| economizing to a large extent in her
clothes and trying to keep clear of all
novelties that may be shelved before
March. Never was there so difficult
time to buy clothes as now, when each
| woman feels that it is time for charity
abroad and economy at home.
| She is aware of the argument of
the financier that one is doing the
| best charity by supporting industry.
and that if she does not buy she will
| throw a heavy burden on those who
| must sell; but no argument has per-
| suaded women to indulge recklessly in
| clothes this season. l heard one of
the wealthy women in New York say
| the other night that she had not bought
single gown this winter, and that
| the costume she then wore was four
| years old.
| Fur and Velvet for Spring.
| It is odd that many of the new
gowns offered for the late winter sea-
son are made of velvet and fur. which
must mean that women are expected
to wear this combination we'll into the
spring. And why not? The worst of
our winter begins after Christmas. and
| there is no hope of settled warmth un-
| til May. If one gets a velvet and fur
gown now, there is over three months
| service to be hoped for. 1t is true
that the majority of women like to
buy new suits in January. but the
| wiser woman gets suit for the sea-
| son and trusts to luck for the sue
ceeding one.
The sketch shows one of the new
jackets and waist effects combined
in suit of dull green velvet, which
has short bolero jacket that drops
over the wrapped waist: it is so ar
I ranged that it gives a long line from
! shoulder to hips. a
| Even if one does not lean eagerly
| toward velvet at this season of the
| year, one must certainly be interested
| in this new kind of combination. 1t
! strikes a new note.
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