Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 140, 29 March 1911 — Page 10

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HE future historian of modes may be somewhat put to it to coin a classic, general term for tbe fashions now In ' vogue. Tbe style mak

ers themselves thin season would seem to have shifted this responsibility onto Iostcrlty's fafchlon mongers. They hare given ua revivals of the dress of the. IHrectoIre period, of the days of I ho Empire, and of the Middle Ages, cud ndaptattons of the Russian garb i. id the peasant costume and the Greek f.Trt'ts, but they have quite neglected V supply us with a picturesque name for present-day styles. It Is perhaps because they are n rather bewildering combination of Mean adopted from mo many sources that it Is impossible to lay one' finger on any dominant characteristic suggestive of other times and .copies. Bo It Is possible that we are in the mfdst of an epoch all our own In dress, which, who knows, may some time be referred to as that of the Aero Age, perhaps. If we hear little about atyle we hear a great deal about the silhouette. Tbe shadow we cast, these days, is more Important than tbe costume that casts It That Is to say. it Is the Hues of a gumcot that determine Its fashionableness, and these lines roiwt be narrow, straight, slender, close. In the milts this Is produced by making straight seams from the shonlder to the bottom of the coat without defining 1he waistline. This U accentuated further by the ; narrow cut of the shoulders and the suug fitting hips, which huj the skirt so- closely as to seem a pav of It. 'The skirts, though the tight banding about the bottom has been entirely abandoned, are very narrow and straight, measuring not more than 2 yards about tbe bottom. The short coat Is the thing. By stealthy Inches the tailors have been snipping off our coat talis, until not a particle longer than twenty-six Inches may we wear our suit coats and consider ourselves In style. In the dressy suits the belted blouse with a short peplum Is also shown, nnd the Eton Jacket. If not actually arrived en masse. Is certainly on its way. as numerous models in tbe high priced costumes prove. It Is a natural sequence of the short-walsted gowns and the hlgh-walsted skirts. In fit, the new Jackets are a marvel for the way la which they reveal the

form without . exactly following the curve. The snug hip and bust, and the 'narrow shoulder, with only the waist line undefined, aids in the accomplishments of this result in these seven-eighths fitting garments. Sometimes the waist line Is made quite a bit higher than usual, either by means of the cut itself, or through some sort of trimming. The full length coat sleeves are used" exclusively on the tailored models, mounted with a plain hend. In the more dressy styles of the three-piece costume the klmona sleeve cut in one with the body of the coat Is most frequently used. Every possible variety of the sailor collar Is to be found on the smart' Street suits. This form of collar is particularly adapted to the narrow styles that prevail, giving a certain expression and balance to the figure that It would otherwise lack. Showing the prevalence of the new point motif that Is noticeable in all the latest designs Is the collar with great double points in the back, and sometimes a couple of points In front. Other new'forms are shallow' at the back, broad at tbe shoulder points, and taper sharply up to the front closing. There ts a tendency toward making this front closing extend considerably higher than has been the rule in the past season, since some of the new collars which are wide in the back and narrow toward the front seem to require this treatment, but it Is doubtful if It will be general until the fall days make the higher closing seem desirable. The skirts clear the ground by at least three inches, and are shown in a variety of conceptions, all. however, maintaining carefully tbe straight narrow lines. A neat blue serge suit, with a jacket having a black satin sailor collar nuj satin cuffs, bad the skirt made with only one seam and cut scantily circular. This seam at the back was covered with a straight overhanging panel. Other suit skirts arc shown with two broad separate ranela, one in the back and one in the front which cross each other at the sides in pointed effect. The skirt to which these are flatly stitched Is. of course, of narrow cut Tbe pointed yoke promises to be a prominent feature of the mid-summer skirts. Serge is again this season the favored fabric for the tailored costume, In either the fine French twill or herrlogboBc effects. Checked and striped

worsteds are also greatly in demand, as well as silver-grey mannish looking suitings and rough effects in Scotch mixtures. Satin, in black or blue amounts almost to a craze, in its use for the dressier suits. Moire is also gaining favor. One stunning model in black moire was made in the new blouse effect with a slightly raised belt and tight-fitting peplum. The trimming consisted of heavy silk frogs and large Irish lace sailor collar. Blue Is obliged to share honors with black and white combinations for first place in the spring color curriculum. Black and white checks and stripes are very prominent and are oftenest seen

with a touch of color introduced into

the collar of tbe suit, or into the trim

ming of the waist when the lighter weight black and white fabric is used

for a frock. Cerise is especially strik

Ing when used in this way. Quite as dashing i8 the use of black broadcloth or satin for the wide collars, cuffs, pocket flaps, and buttons outlining the side panels of the skirt, on these black

and white suits. Navy blue, old blue and king's blue are the most desirable shades in the heavier suitings. Next in popularity are tan, snuff brown, leaf green, violet and silver grey. Although the tailored and semi-tailored suits will be worn to a greater

extent than ever before this spring, j the long coat is bound to be in demand' for wear with the summer silks and lingerie gowns. The full length coat fashioned in the straight line effects, made up In serges for tbe utility garment, and in silk or satin for the dressier models, is easily in tbe lead, although before the end of the season

it is expected that the tendency to shorten the suit coats will make itself felt in the odd coats also. Particularly clever are the white serge coats, with

the black hairline stripe. One of these cut with the popular raglan sleeve and

having a broad belt high across the

back, to give a certain Empire effect

had a large, black satin lined hood col

lar and waa trimmed with large metal

buttons on the cuffs and collar. For early spring wear there is noth

Ing equal to the simple little foulard

I gown. These are being shown made up

sith band trimmings of plain satin,

or more elaborately veiled with mar

quisettes or voiles. The new features of the simpler frocks may be summed

up as, the shortened waist line, long shoulder effects acquired by collars.

fichus, or the clever application of

trtmmingSi and the tise of the long orj short tunic in many new forms.

The surplice and the fichu style for

the waists is carried out in every sort of gown, from the plain linen or em

broidered one to tbe veiled evening

gown. The point or crossing, in eitner

case, is arranged well toward tbe belt

which allows an opportunity for con

siderable elaboration in front trimming. Trimming bands are being ap

plied in various pointed effects, since

the point is the keynote of all trim mlng motifs this season.

Many of the newest models In lin

gerie gowns as well as in the evening

costumes are trimmed in a manner to

suggest the bolero, which Is gaining so

rapidly in favor again. On the dressy

gowns fringe is sometimes rased to fin

ish the edge of tbe trimming, while

on the simple models hand embroid

ery and bead work are used to supple

ment the bolero of lace Insertion.

A novel feature of a few of the lat

est lingerie gowns Is the use of the

black tunic of cotton net or the in

troduction of several rows of black

lace into the skirt A striking gown

of embroidery and val lace had two

rows of black Chantiny about rour

inches wide set In about the bottom of the skirt A tunic of black net covering the lower part of the waist-

nnd the upper part of the skirt was

edged with tiny black balls, and a black

satin belt completed the chic effect

Another gown In which this Idea

waa charmingly used was of white lace -over a pink slip. A wide flounce of:

black net onto which waa applied a band of Japanese embroidery, in white, fell from beneath the overdress of lace, -

which thus simulated a tunic. The!

edge of this was also trimmed with

the ball fringe, In white.

A touch of color is seen on most of

these lingerie models, with a very apparent preference for tbe bit of black.

Much ingenuity is exercised In cater-1 ing to this foible of fashion, and delightfully unique Is the result many times. Just the right character was given to a baby Irish lace robe by the Inch-wide black velvet ribbon caught beneath the scallops of the last row of lace about the bottom of the skirt and the ribbon of a narrower width, laced through slides at the waist to tie In' a long bow at the left of the back.

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