Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-06

There is very definite message
this autumn from Dame Fashion to
all who delight in being smartly
dressed-the circular flair has been
introduced into skirts, sleeves and
draperies with a jaunty grace that
arouses the admiration of the be-
holder and makes every woman
and young girl feel that she must
certainly possess at least one gown
or wrap with this bewitching fea-
ture.
But the straight line has by no
means disappeared. Most of the
seasons dresses are slim and UNI
broken of outline from shoulder to
knee or to a point just below it
and from there the flounce rip
Piles attractively to the just short
of-ankle length or a trifle shorter
still which the present fashion or
dams as the correct skirt length.
This silhouette is now being dis
played by Worth of Paris and by
leading New York creators as an
accepted example of the autumn
and winter trend, and to it various
designers of note are adding ac-
cording to their individual fancy.
A dark blue twill-cord frock hav-
ing the circular knee flounce
shows, sin addition, full circular
cuffs which fall like flouncas from
closely fitting elbow sleeves to the
wrist, while a straight frock of
brown Canton displays three ~
inch duvetyn circular flounces APP
Piled diagonallv from hin to hem.
1t is interesting as we'll to note
that fur coats display this circular
treatment as well as frocks and
suits. A mole coat recently pur
chased by a famous actress has a
long. close Spanish corsage which
reaches to the hin-line and full
circular skirt which touches the
ankle in front and the heel in the
back.
Now it is an undeniable fact that
a rinpling skirt border draws the
eve to the wearer's foot and hence
To the latest fancy in footgear-
the fascinating shoe buckle 1t is
oftenest of silver or cut-steel for
street wear. but it may be Of brass
as well. and woman who is posted
as to the foibles Of fashion will
| know that gray silk stocking
/ NAV be worn anpronriatelv with
i black pump huckled in silver or
stool and a bisque or sand stocking
| with brown shoe buckled in
bronze beads or brass.
And shoes, again, suggest gloves.
Gauntlets, plain or very ornate with
contrasting stitching and kid, are
worn with sleeveless frocks, but
long gloves in glace or suede are
equally correct if one prefers
them; they are, however, worn
wrinkled rather than drawn up tc
the elbow and are pushed toward
the wrist, thus showing the bare
arm above. Many well-dresseC
women wear these gloves of nous
quetaire length over wrist-lengtf
sleeves, and when surmounted by {
cluster Of bangles or single
striking bracelet it must be admit
tea 1haC CheyJ nave great ulSIlllc
ton.
II Fabric, colour, ornamental o.
these are as vitality important a
the silhouette of the gown itself
Twill-cord, flat crepe and velve
are high in favor for frocks anC
gowns while heavy cloth of vel
ty finish such as Veldyn O
Youthora are extremely popular
for coats. Blue and black arc t.
be seen in all of these textures
but brown in a gamut of Lowell!
tints and shades ranging from
beige, through golden brown tt
darkest tete-de-negre is to be- thu
leading colour of the season.
AS for ornament, one is fairl,
dazed by the variety and beaut!