Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 226, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1912 — LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE [ARTICLE]

LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE

What the Fashion Papers Have to Say About Materials to Be Worn This Winter. Soft taffeta, silk voile and supple satin will be worn this fall, says La Mode pratique, ip conjunction with figured and beaded gauze, metallic lace and brocades with groundwork of velvet and satin, as well as dainty laces of every description. Radium and tulle are expected to be popular for this season. Radium is a kind o? light satin with a very brilliant finish; the light colors will be most in evidence in this material, white, cream, ecru, barley tinted with blue, pink and green. It Is often figured with various designs, such as long garlands which cover the fabric with their flowers, or .perhaps tiny bouquets some little distance apart. The designs are in old tones which are extremely delicate. The vogue for tulle has not abatedone whit, many dresses are now being worn In this material over satin foundations. La Mode says that among the many panier styles there are some which show a gathered effect very low on one sido only, exposing the ankle. Others fall much lower, on one side than the other; another variation of the panier, that is to say, of the long drapery effect which has evolved from it, la that which extends the full length of the skirt and then loses itself in the hem.