The Washington times., 1922-10-01

to the brees skirts for the of her days has turned
to ''fresh woods and pastures new."
Delightfully."- and attractive the styles of the
hour The fapper has grown up the styles She
now trails about in stately gowns suitable the fresh
woods of fashion Hats lovely and picturesque blossom
In pastures The naivee of the jeune file hidden
under Greekike stateliness
clever writer the day says that ''al should
go straight their knees and thank the deties of fashion
for their deverance'
In long skirts futterng draperes and wonderful sleeves
every woman has opportunity to be different to be
individual td assert her own charms
There monotonOus sameness about the short skirt
the fat-hees and the crushedon hat 1t if all the
foryseven had been poured from
the mold Only the variety of color in sweaters or
hose and scarf distinguished from the other.
But with the advent Of draperies woman comes into her
own. Draperes whether mental material, are wOmans
valuable inheritance.
There is something futterng sleeve the rustic of
skirts the of laces that appeals to the agcold
romantic impulse in PettcOats preserve; rutfles
promise; manners charm.
The promise of ruffes is not left unulfiled in this
seasons styles Bouffant contend with straight slim
lines The bouant frock with its Victorian bodice and
lovely shoulder line reveals the white and decat"
of beautiful shoulders The full circular skirt
reveals frils of lace pettcoa and slender feet en-
cased in buckled slippers.
Draperies limit stereotyped form Draperes
right of hem draperies to the left of them parade
and strut the frocks of the ourhundred Many dresses
depend solely upon draperes for their adonment ana
agree with Cicero who said A lack of ornament SAID
o become women
Dresses with grdes and buckles of gay and complicated
designs tasses sashes fringe and fur lovely that
they offer opposition to their unadorned sisters
No indeed the quality of fashion is strained 1t
whimsical versatile caprcous as the WIND sel1
1t stares with flambouyant bursts of color and sweeps
like furry of autumn leaves spryeadng Dro"s reuS anu
greens hither and thither
Straight slim lines have temporarily oVerrued the elgh'
eenh century influence with its bouffant curves Re-en-
forcements arrive daily for the slim lines in the supple
fabrics that make gay the material markets. Velvet is IN
the heyday of its popularity Wools and silks and mix
lures of the same and the metallic aces though they
appear heavy, supple and wonderful
The fabrics given by Arabian Nights rulers supple
that they could be drawn through and today they
have imitaors of the popular materials for
the fall, called ''Weddng Ring Silk
The fabrics legion, the colorS wide IN their
range the shades and tn of the autumn woods and
the trimmings lack of trimmings indicate the versatility
of the
Beads alover patterns beads in distinctive designs,
embroideries in coos right of the tube and pleasing
aces join the ranks of trimmings for this essentially femml
October.
The femininy of laces is one clever womans attrac
ton as far as concerned They fail to
show interest in the of lace ruffle from lovely
arm and veil, fichu never blooms unheeded. One
of the most for lace is that of berthas
Berhas for occurrences and revival of the girl of
grandmother day
Clothes make the and responsible for
How else demlre when black snug bodice,
full-skred taffeta rock, with wide 1860 style lace
bertha? And hair in the glossy off theears
mode an dlace mtts a old fashioned cursey,
slender foot bent to show satin slippers with the most
severe of silver buckles.
Or when ball occasion for frock of silvertone-
green with Victorian bodice and side panels that sweep
the floor with metal lace spendor earrings of jade and
brilliant match the dancing pumps adornment-
gopn the bltprf from
her and has become prncss lovely and exquisite
In keeping with her stately roe the modern princess
decks herself in urs There street frocks with fur,
afternoon frocks with fur and evening rocks with fur
Fur whole fashion of its Whether the fabric be
cloth of gold the princess special adonmen fmy lace
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