The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-21
DAME FASHION, s
LATEST NEWS
5x 1IAEGARET MASON.
written for the United Press.)
Mark. Mark! IN war times dark
The fashions are coming to town
None IN rags none in TAGS,
But all in velvet gowns.

none IN rags none IN TAGS
But all in velvet gowns.
NEW YORK. Aug. lin spite OF
committees and boards and common
sense and patriotism and all that
fashions for Fall don't seem 10 show
much let-up in their orgy of ornate
ness. Velvet. that fabric OF the rich
and rare and royal. IS the favored
material for suits. separate coats and
wraps evening gowns. afternoon tot
lettes and, above everything. hats. cap
ping a velvety climax
Already coming velvets cast their
shadows above and many fashionable
feather brains are abroiling under
August suns and hats OF velvets Black
velvet tams draped turbans of vivid
cerise. emerald green or royal purple
velvet, usually adorned with a silken
tassel, and large broad brimmed velvet
shapes in black. wine or purple velvet
are the most ubiquitous. Straws no
longer show which way the fashion
able whims go-its the velvet lid
that's on.
AS for the gowns and suits and
wraps OF velvet the advance models
now being shown certainly have much
in the way Of beauty to offer as an
extenuation OF their dying in the face
OF conservation and economy in war
times. Dye shortage seems TO have
no power to dim their gorgeous hues.
nor the divergence OF facile fingers to
knitting. bandage rolling. canning.
gardening and munition-making 10
have lessened the hand embroidery
with which they are adorned
Smart and cunning little trotteur
suits have short box coats Of velvet.
preferably black. and short rather tight
plain skirts either of the same or of
check. striped or plaid serge White
satin waistcoats buttoned up high and
mannishly complete a decidedly swag-
ger outfit Now that all our best boys
are in khaki It adds bit Of relief 10
see our best girls IN such erstwhiIe
masculine toggery.
The wonderful and colorfui velvet
evening wraps OF last season will again
enswathe your shoulders this year.
collared and cufIed deep in fur and
lined in exotically hued satins. Loose
separate street coats with fur collars
cuffs and deep fur bands around their
hens in the more somber tones OF gun
metal black. tete de nigre. Russian
green and navy will vie with the gar
ments OF all fur.
Even in negligees and tea gowns
velvet will play its regal part. and
loose nantels Of pastel tinted velvet
over inner roUes - founced lace will
brighten many a hearth and home.
Long loose Turkish coats of velvets
IN Oriental colors. caught in with cords
and tassels Of silver and gold and worn
with full Turkish trousers of black
satin will keep many a tired business
man at home nights.
Cleans Of metallic embroidery are
again Tightening up the sartoriaI out
look and metallic laces and materials
of all sorts are to be used in conjunc-
ton with the velvets- Velvet suits
and wraps are gay with metal en-
broidery. ornaments and buttons and
the afternoon frocks show pockets,
yokes and cuffs picked out with silver
threads among the gold.
The more formal evening gowns
have ankle-length skirts OF velvet with
trains of the same. A small draping
OF velvet may be allowed up a short
way on one side OF the bodice. but or
dinarily the realm Of the velvet seems
TO lie below the waist, while the bodice.
or what is alleged to be a bodice, al
though there hardly seems enough of
1t to warrant a regular name. is Of
gold or silver lace or metallic net
Cascades OF the wide metallic lace or
flounces of it often form the ankle
length skirt entirely so that only an
overcrape and the inevitable train is
OF the Iustrous velvet
1t is said that the manufacturers of
metallic fabrics and ornaments have
been forced TO seek the scrap heaps