The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28

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SHOWN N new YORK

| Although at present the fasnfon
world of New York is quiet, there is
no doubt that several important fash
ion shows will be held later IN the
.pring. The only big fashion fete now
In sight will be held at Madison
4 SQUARE Garden during the week OF
the biennial convention OF the Ma
tionai Federation of Womens Clu9s
when 20, 600 or more feminine visitors
to New York will inspect the latest
styles in that historic building.
h. with the importations of the exhib-
itors scarcely arrived as yet on TINS
! side of the ocean, 1t is too soon 10
talk about what will be on view. How
| ever. Just as gauge, one may take
a meek at the collection exhibited TO
| BUYERS by Mrs. Belle Armstrong
| whitney. a fashion specialist. whose
collection is always looked forward TO
as an opening to the season, and as
| Guide to buyers. This collection was
| Intended quite as much to show the
best and latest in fabric combina-
| lions as the shape and cut OF gown
| There was nothing for sale, admission
was by invitation only.
/ Mrs Whitney showed none OF the
! straw-trimmed suits reported to pc
! Paouin's latest achievement: and ahe
further said that, according to her
! latest advices from Paris, the straw
| braid trimmings were being removed
by that house as impractical. and were
b! being replaced by leather. She show
ed several models which were leather
trimmed. One by Paquin was suit
| OF navy blue gabardine, WITH narrow
kimono sleeves trimmed below the
elbow to the wrist with large buttons
The jacket was semi-fitted, trimmed
with motifs of black braid and patent
leather at 5he waistline. The Jacket
reached well below the hips ana hau
| motifs OF braid and leather holdiHE
a large box plat over the hips. The
| collar was OF Rodier novelty" fat"
| sic. with two long points reaching
well over the shoulders. Motifs or
braid and leather trimmed the collar
hat each side of the front.
Ano.her Paquin model had g. loose
coat; ii was of blue wooden, and had
tho high standing flare clare. with
righthanded side with a narrow scarf
| pulled through buttonhole at the
! left side. The front was double
breasted. and the long narrow sleeves
| had flare cuffs fastening on either
side to match the collar.
Two Jenny models were Of sand
| gabardlne. and showed entirely diff
/
short fitted jacket rippled over the
hips, so characteristic OF this designer,
and the other showed g. belted jacket
cut out square In front with pockets
on either side, which apparently held
In the fuliness. The sleeves were long
and narrow and finished with sew
! eral tabs. under which was run a
band OF white pioue. The white
I pfeue collar waa also insanionsly at
IL - r. q o
very wide and circular. trimmed with
machine stitching
Premet model was a suit Of navy
| worsted. with a high standing collar
| fastened at the throat by a button,
and a similar button at the waistltae
| in front The jacket was hip length.
gathered at the sides. and box-plait-
ed in the back. with arched platts
over the hips and a self-roll heading
the two plaits in the back. 1t was
very stylish 10 look upon. bat imnos-
sibIe to describe, except with a view
i TO giving some idea OF the entirely
| different manner OF treatment these
designers have while following the
/ cue are1d OF FAST 'rn. Machine stitch
I ing WIS also :Fed to trim the skirt
of this suit.
Sand. ecru and tan might be said TO
be as much the favoriteE as any COL
wrap of sand colored models---one a
hal two rand-colored models--one d
sport coat of diagonal material, with
/ a large turn-down collar and leather
belt. the other Of sand duvetyn, with
/ ad tustA bic collar and deep revers, the
belt tied in front.
/ In the evening. afternoon and sum
mer dresses of wolfe and like materials.
much ribbon trimming and betting was
shown. A blue and white stripe nov
city wolfe by Elise Poiret had the bot :
/ tom of the skirt finished with a broad
hand OF blue grosgrain. trimmed at
intervals with tiny bows. The short
puff. sleeves had ribbon run through
picot slits A Poiret model was of
1 palest pink chiffon, the skirt trimmed
| with three graduated ruffles edged
at either side x!th-narrow- pink-rih=
/ bon. The bodice, which was shirred
into q cord at the rounded neck. was
over silver lace and had a band of
ribbon under the chiffon. which gave
| IL almost the appearance OF CANT
sole lining A cape effect fell from
| a silver lace collar In the back almost
to the waistline. which was finished
with a crush Eirdle OF Alice blue rib
hon with a large how in the back.
The sleeves were elbow length. with
rows OF corded shirring finished with
| ribbon bands and bows.
One of the gowns that attracted at
tention was Georgette evening gown
| of white MORE with a wide satin
| stripe OF salmon. The skirt was
| draped Pompadour fashion. with ex-
| tended panniers over q petticoat edged
/ with silver lace. The waist was sur
| plice, fastened at the side front with
a big silver rose; the back was laced
| and extended In a point below the
waistline, with satin lacing finished
/ with silver tassets. From under the
| iacing came two long satin streamers.
fastened to the bottom of the skirt
| with rosettes. The pointed bodice ap-
| pareptly Tapped over a crush girdle
/ of salmon ribbon to which the stream
/ ers were attached. Silver tasseis held
| the weighted skirt In place where the
| ends of the draperies were brought
| to a point In front.
These were only few OF the models
which represented every designer of