Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Eighteenth Year - Number 30
Marlin, Texas, Wednesday, September 4, 1907
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Fads and Fashions--Dogs and Dresses.
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New York, Aug. 31.--Early fall styles are now being shown in materials, suits
and hats. It is reported that small hats will be worn for a while and that
many will be made of fine qualities of of (sic) cloth, which is quilted before
being draped on the hat. If this be true, it is quite evident that braids
will have a part to play in millinery.
The autumn materials offer such pretty
novelties in checks, plaids, stripes and mixed goods. The plaids will be
seen mostly in the separate skirts, as designers find it difficult to produce
good lines in a coat made of that material. The chevron stripe in the
monotone or mixed colors and the medium stripes in two-tone effects, will be
shown for the new suitings. Scotch chevriots and broadcloth will be
considered for the more elaborate suits and for costumes, sof (sic) satin
finished sillks and pliable velvet will be much in demand.
Prettier than ever are the designs in
colored handkerchiefs, that are continually being shown. A favorite one is
pale lavender crossed off with hair lines of deep blue-purple. A plain
white handkerchief has a border of blue check and is particularly dainty
looking. The color of the stripe must match or harmonize with the gown and
the pale tan can be found barred off with every obtainable color, so that this
problem is not a difficult one.
Veils are shown in all kinds and varieties.
The chiffon veil still holds it purpose for automobiling and traveling, it being
tied over the hat and fastened securely at the nape of the neck. The net
veil invariably has an inch or two of fluted border of chiffon sewed all around
it, or a plain band of velvet ribbon may be chosen in the place of the fluted
border. Black point desprit makes an elaborate lace veil with a delicate
border of black lace. This veil is cut to fit the hat, curved in the upper
part and wider in the back than in front. It folds prettily about the
face, and just touches the shoulders all the way around.
Fashionable women who have the pet dog
craze have gone a step farther in their devotion to these animals. The dog
that accompanies my lady must be chosen to match her gown, with reference to
color and entertainment. A woman in mourning should carry a Bohemian or
King Charles spaniel. To go with light afternoon frock, a white
poodle, or light tan Yorkshire terrier is quite correct. The homely
brindle bull terrier is the only choice for the althletic girl and the
Irish setter for the sportswoman. With a walking dress, the greyhould
should be the choice and with the cheviot tailor made, the French bulldog is the
thing.
Worsted suitings come to the front for the
early Fall models. The short-skirted walking suits are plaited and trimmed with
bands of self-trimming in coats, the tendency is toward the thumb length or 30
inch coat, made semi-loose or three-quarter fitting. Velvet collar and
cuffs are shown on some and ohters are finished with the same material as the
suit.
Florence Fairbanks.
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