The Washington times., 1922-08-05
WOMEN s WEAR
WILL EMULATE
AUTUMN LEAVES
Twenty Per Cent Saving on
Fall Merchandise Is Plan
of Retailers.
- WILLIENE TAYLOR.
Cosmopolitan News Service.

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NEW YORK. Aug. 6.-Women will
love the coming Of Autumn with its
shower Of crisp brown leaves this
year. TIN be so becoming, Women
will stand in the midst Of the shower,
mostly clothed in brown herself, be-
rtbboned hat turned up from the
face, extremely long fur trimmed
wrap covering long draped gown,
and high-heeled, colonial slippers
peeping. In her pocketbook she will
carry 20 per cent savings from what
she spent last season on her fall
rags" This 20 per cent. is the re-
duction In price Of fall merchandise
agreed upon by most of the Fifth
avenue retailers and manufacturers,
they announced today.
"Wrappy" things will suit Dame
Fashions temperament this coming
fall and winter. according to repre-.
sentative apparel houses. Even suit
skirts will at last slip away from the
ten year straight two.piece model
with two pockets and will drape
about in circular fashion. Wraps
and capes will predominate and what
few coats there are will have loose
dolman sleeves and will often blouse
In the back. In general at this very
early date, It can be said that woman
will have a chance to be womanish
has been for several seasons of
sports clothes and straight lines.
Even her buckled and ruching
trimmed slippers promise so.
The waist line will be re-discov-
cred. It may be that corsets will
gain back their old-time pressure
with the women with the advent of
the decided waist line. Hens will be
sweeping and very irregular, often
reaching the point Of Sitting several
inches and undulating like an ocean
wave, with panels flowing about.
Many skirts will be cut on the circu,
lar.
Everything Long.
Everything will be long. but cloth
wraps and coats will out-do all else
II manufacturers follow the example
Of Otto Kahn, whose furs and
manteau are always extremely
smart. He Is cutting his fall cloth
wraps to the floor in length forty
eight inches. Fur coats are not so
long, but must be long enough to
hide the long gowns.
There are several new furs this
season. The new favorites are
badger IA light, yellow fur dyed
ermine in platinum and bisque
shades, and black mole. Chipmunk
will be more popular this winter
than before. Raccoon coats will
be more expensive this year because
30 many flappers bought them last
winter that the supply is low. All
other furs, including the ever
favorite seal and squirrel, will be
q little cheaper.
The three-piece suit will be seen
everywhere, according to two of the
biggest and better department
stores In New York-Lord & Taylor
and Bonwit-Teller. They also think
the short suit coat will be favored.
It Is thought unlikely that prices
will be more than 20 per cent under
last year. and some stores won't
grant that much. They claim labor
gets practically the same pay as
last year, and that raw silks and
furs are very low here now, but II
fs left over stock that Is being sold.
Gage Bros. one Of the hest
known hat houses. has had two buy.
ers return from Paris in the last
rev days. They report soft rolly-
close fitting hats Of Persian and
Venetian colorings. There will be
many back trimmings, feathers
hanging off. ornaments in the back,
etc. Burnt peacock feather will be
the most popular feather, arranged
In pompoms or aigrettes. Marquiz
and Neapolitan shapes will be
strong. trimmed with gold and sill
yer ribbons and brocades. The wide