Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-13
Paris Offers In Styles
By May MantOn
What

DARis is howl new costumes
this week and all sorts Of cabled
reports are reaching these shores.
As a matter Of course. there will be a
great many garbled accounts and
many statements made that will not
be verified later, but those of ms who
are accustomed 20 the sitting process
are able TO CLEAN certain truths and TO
realize what may be taken as indi-
cative Of the coming season, and is
therefore, Of especial interest I'M
doubtedly. the greater number of
readers are enjoying the late season
and wearing sports costumes and
they will not feel a very deep interest
in velvet and in fur, but the subject Of
dress is always one of interest and now
and again we look forward even when
summer pastimes hold as CENTRALIZED.
That there will be a great deal of
velvet worn is an established fact, both
for street costumes and for gowns.
also the street suits will show a great
many Of the velvet finished wool cloths
az duvctyn. velours and the like. Fur
is so much shown on advanced models
and so much talked that one wonders
from whence the supply is 10 come.
Mole, seal and imitation seal, and close
haired furs Of the sort are the pre-
ferrcd ones for trimming, for the reason
that they lend themselves 10 all sorts
Of fabrics with greater ease than do the
long haired ones. but il Is safe to say
that every kind of skin will be worn.
The famous designer NJ. Rodier, has
put forth fur cloths too, that are eX-
ceedingly rich and handsome and
beautiful in color sufficiently suggest
i've Of fur to be utilized in the same
way without any hint Of that sort Of
imitation which always is vulgar. The
Rodier fabrics stand for themselves.
They are not limitations in any vulgar
sense. They are meant TO be utilized
after the manner Of fur, but that they
are woven materials is fully apparent
and fully understood When il is
added that the French designers Of the
highest epute are using them, their
value and their worth will be cs-
tablished. We must have cloths Of
the sort, II we are TO have a fur season.
Prolific as the woods are they cannot
yield a never ending supply. Again,
conditions across the sea, are making
trapping, dyeing and all the pre-
limlnary stages Of the fur season
difficult II not impossible. NJ. Rodier,
has come 20 our relief in this case, as he
has done many times before. His
fabrics always are beautiful and these
new ones undoubtedly will meet with a
hearty welcome.
Fur trimmings are used in almost
nunbsrless ways but there is a very
marked tendency toward skirt finish.
either Of a single wide band or Of a
succession Of narrow ones, the trimming
extending well up TO the knees. Satin
suits will be very extensively worn.
Very beautiful models are made with
simple full skirts that are of the satin
for the lower part, but Of Georgette
crepe or other thin material for the
upper. The blouses combine the two
materials usually the sleeves being Of
the thinner and the coats are of the
satin. Taupe with moleslSin makes a
very beautiful effect. A handsome
costume shows that combination, the
fur being put on the skirt in first a
band approximately five inches in
width. above that in a succession Of
rarCVtr liro, while the coat is made