Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-19
AUTUMN FASHION SHOW
ATTRACTIVE TO women
Long Line Passes Along Broad
Street, Pausing to View Be-
quilting Creations.
STYLES NEW AND PRETTY
Many Beautiful Modes in Dresses
Appeal From Show Windows to
Pedestrians-Buyin Brisk and
Pleasing to Merchants.

The long anticipated fall fashion
show OF 1918 opened yesterday. A long
line OF women passed along Broad
street ana paused at intervals before
snop window after shop window, un-
anie TO resist the attractions OF the dis
pay within. In truth, it required no
philosopher. no sage. once he had ex-
anined the outlay OF rich feminine
ralnent, TO say that no. woman could
rave passed down Broad Street yester-
gay "iinout longing glance at the
store windows, brave In their semi
annual display OF the latest modes and
hinting fascinatingly of the resources
Of the stores behind them.
Milady may have been fortified by
all sorts OF patriotic resolutions as to
fiain dressing. but she could not look
rnmoved at the smart frocks and beau
tilui FABRICS, SO distinctively arranged
lot her beguilment. Last winters suit
might be as serviceable, as she
thought II. but she could hardly be
blamed for coveting the chic trotteur
mat would be so becoming and was
attosetner so desirable; and the lengths
OF SOFT. bright WOODEN and lustrous
SIX seemed TO beg to be bought and
fashioned into fetching gowns
TWO very distinctive and fetching
suits attracted much interest. One
was brown. trimmed with Hudson seal.
which constituted the collar. cuffs and
bottom Of the panel. The other was
OF taupe broadcloth. the collar OF which
" 40 ~ isIuSOI zeal. a unusual ana
almost bizarre combination is that of
the latter AID almost certain TO be
becoming to aay woman. Velour suits
arc plentiful and of striking cuts.
ELEGANT EVENING GOWN OF
BLACK NET OVER SATIN
An elegant evening gown stands out
In bold relief over all Of the other
evening gowns displayed go invtingly
within the shop windows. 1t is OF
black net built over white satin and
embroidered with gold thread. a
smart dinner gown was of Algerian
rcd tricoliette over black satin. en-
broidered with black. with a six-inch
fringe of black and rcd at the panels.
skin. combined with Georgctte crepe
of the same shade, received their full
share of inspection.
An important note Of the fall fash
is used on many of the evening gowns
and fancy waists.
AS TO. shoes, browns and grays are
the most popular for dressy wear and
dark brown and black most in demand
for street usage. For evening wear.
white and black satin and silver cloth
vie with each other for general pop
ularity.
Men styles have not changed mate
rally. on account of the great short
age OF wool. mems dress tend a bit
more toward simplicity than before.
but there are still TO be found the
mare coat ana the coat Deit. In the
matter of neckwcar, the fare tic is
very much in vogue. with very faring
color: loud ties will pc popular this
season.
The fall fashion show of 1918 is as
complete as could be desired, display
ing all cuts and all materials for WON
ems wear and pacing them on mark ct
al all prices. Although IL must be con-
tossed that the crowd on Broad Street
was nothing like SO large as that which
witnessed the spring showing, yet the