Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 240, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1910 — WOMAN'S WAYS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WOMAN'S WAYS.

ODDITY IN STYLES THAT IS THE KEYNOTE OF THE PRESENT SEASON. What May Well Be Described as a “Fascinating Ugliness” Is Predom- . Inant—ldeas, However, Still Rave a Charm. What may be described as a “fascinating ugliness” is the dominant note displayed by present fashions, this stamping a world of things that would seem hideous were they not so distractingly smart. In truth, the nost superior nature is scarcely proof against the wiles of the odd tight skirts, the quaint draperies and snug little bodices, though change of heart may come when you try them on, for these modern follies of fashion are • only for .the nymphs of the human race. Skirts express the hobble influence in a hundred and one

ways, the jupe short enough to show ankles in the smartest cases and frequently with a wide, plain bottom attached to a gathered top. But there Is no set model which must take precedence over others. It Is only necessary for the walking skirt to he brief In length and width, and if -It puts one’s neck In danger with the long step, that Is only a side Issue. Alongside the. short skirt there are some longer ones for house or carriage wear that display overskirt effects as quaint as any seen in the 'Eighties.” These fall low on the. bottom skirt, and they are put all round, or only about the front and sides; In which case the skirt Itself may be finished with a wide double box plait at the back, the sides of the front drapery going under this. The polonaise Is another revival from ancient days, and it must be admitted that such over-draperies may be made to express a good deal of attractiveness, especially when they, are In gauzy textiles, as they most often are, and are put over a tightly pulled back silk Blip. As yet these styles appear In the materials of summer, veiling, marquisette and silk, fair woman contenting herself with a change of headgear and a top-coat of some sort for the autumn note In her costuming. But soon fall materials will be employed, and such as are now shown reveal some change In standard materials and a subtle softening of the isual autumn colors. Some odd colors which have beeii influenced bjr summey styles are a shade of yellow bordering on the nicotine shade, thu called tabac lndro, and some violets which recall the darker shades of wisteria. These are superb In cashmere, for which there Is to be a renewed vo£ue, and for the woman who loves to wear wash materials till the last moment there are also superb linens In the same colors. The little drapery shown in the Illustration is pictured In a patterned material, but the rear cut shows the plain veiling that would give a smarter effect. The material is a blue and gray veiling, black ribbon, velvet being used for all the banding. The skirt Is a short, plaited model, and a guimpe bodice with lace yoke and undereleeves Is worn under the polonaise. A polonaise of black chiffon in this style, put over a princess slip In a lusterless black silk, would offer a beautiful evening effect for a young woman In mourning; for a bias of the silk, or else chiffon folds, could make the banding, and the simplicity of the drapery commends Itself for black. In this event the guimpe could be collarless, and of chiffon gathered over oordfc at the throat line, the same treatment to be used at the bottom of the undersleevas.

Patterned Material, the Rear Cut Shows the Plain Veiling.