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Horse Show weak is upon
rather, about to be upon ub. Some
mk man St Mmi hut vMterdav.
deed; we progress with such rapidity- ' to frm th cthtre of the muff mod
or,
few
in-
If silver fox, black fox. sable and their,
kind are beyond your purse, don't com
promise, if'you.wut tobe really, chicon--some
cheap, insignificant fur; instead,
have your boa and muff done in velvet,
with a bit of ermine or any fur you ,
Hone Show week was a thing to con
jure with surtorially. The six days and
nights were a tireless panorama of
dethes clothes clothes! ,
From Horse Show Monday to Horse
Show Saturday, fashions were made and
unmade for the rest of the season T
.Today, Horse Show week," to the
mart world, has virtually no sartorial
significance at all, and as a clothes show
it has practically ceased to exiet.
This is a pity, in a way, for the
"clothes walk" was a show in itself that
was well worth seeing; and it offered
gentle
more
countless object lessons in the
art of how and how not to dn
especially, bnw not to.
'Themodishes now absolutely refuse
to make themselves part of the game of
the horse dealers and harness sellers
who run the affair, and the smarter the
woman the simpler will she be at this
year's Show. The horse may be sure of
having things all his own way at last.
The truth is, the crowds at the Horse
Show nowadays are raked together from
the masses rather than culled from the
classes. Each succeeding year the fast
has demonstrated itself more and more
forcibly and unpleasantly.
Society knows this, and declines to
become a target for the eyes of the
staring hoi- polloi or to exploit its smart
est frocks for the benefit of all
cheap dressmakers in search of
models.
"Fashion at the Horse Show" as the
daily papers persist in phrasing it is a
dead and buried thing, but notice of its
f sneral does not seem to have penetrat
ed to many editorial sanctums.
The quettioe is: With the Horse
Show tabooed, the stage filled with
"costume" productions, and the leaders
of the elegant, world absenting them- t
selves more and more from tows, where
shall those who seek the glass of . fash,
ion find it? Or where, evea,wsaajr they
look for it?
, Now, for instance, ene of my corres
pondents is is a dreadful state of doubt
aa to whether, gold is really the smart, Pnncesse effect.
thing tor wear, j Her dressmaker as
sures her it. is. But ah! can she 'trust
her dressmaker? She does not know
any of the "swells," she writes, so how'
can she tell?
She can't, poor dear! So you see her
pitiful position; and I'm afraid I can't
help her much.
She has wronged that dressmaker,
though. Unquestionably, gold is worn
and will be worn, but how long its pop.
ularity will endure, that's another story.
the base of the boa or collar.
A new fad is muffs of ostrich feathers,
to be carried with the familiar ostrich
boa, and dyed the same color as the
gown they are destined to be worn with.
Mies Blight is "wearing " a "gown of
mahogany brown cheviot, made most
simply; just a plain skirt and short
Eton jacket, and with it, she wears a
boa and muff of ostrich feathers of ex
actly the same color. Miss Blight's flat
little hat haB an ostrich feather that
curls softly about it and completes the
most charming toilet one could want
for dsy wear.
Mrs. Rita Stokes is wearing a collar
of pure white fox on her black cloth
gown. It is a bit startling, but decid
edly becoming to Mrs. Stokes' brilliant
coloring.
Ermine is worn morn generally than
for many yearspast;butNa little of it
goes a very long way, except on theatre
and dinner coats, when it is always goad
style.
Of all the expensive furs, chinchilla
has the least vogue.
As the dayB grow colder the long,
loose coat built on Empire lines is show
ing itself. Some of these coats are
quite good, and others are hideous,
. Mrs. "Ollib" Harriman is wearing oue
of the best. It is in black cloth, with
the "snaiiow pleats tnat run its lengtn, ma
free chine stitcned to within some twelve
inches of the bottom, where the fulness
is allowed to fall free.
The Empire effect is simulated in
braidings of black and gold.
Manyjot the black cloth gowns, this
season, have''applications of light-colored
cloth outlined in black or silver or
gold, or merely machine-stitched in
their own color.
'Mrs. George Law is wearing a black
cloth gown that has applications of pale
blue cloth stitched in this way, and it is
particularly chic. The light blue cloth
forms two lines, with a ''picket fence"
edge up the front of the skirt, and con
tinues on the bodice, giving the gown a
Trimming the bodice and skirt ia this
manner is'one-bf the best features of
the season's modes.
The rage for jewels seems to increase
daily. Our women are beginning to
copy the Englishwoman's fad for wear
ing any quantity of jeweled chainB with
her evening gowns.
Hoop earrings in various jewels are
another English fashion that we are
threatened with. Turquoise is again
ultra-smart. In many of the newest
For, to quote M. Gilbert; "When cloth pms and ornaments the turquoise is cut
of gold you have to wear, for cloth of pear-shape.
All colored stones are to be in evi
dence, and pearls and diamonds are not
to rule supreme, as they have been do
ing recently. Town Topics.
gold you do sot care up goes the price
of shoddy."
At the moment, however, many of the
"swells" are affecting the shiny stuff.
Mrs. Henry Burnett has a black cloth
gown that baa an old gold waist, and is
trimmed 'with gold galloon aa well. A
bit of the gold galloon appearing also in
her hat - -
Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs ia wearing a.
gown of dark blue taffeta embroidered
in gold thread, and her toque is entirely
of cloth of gold,apaogled in black.
In Paris many of the dinner gowns
are one shimmer of gold.
Some people tire quickly of any pro
nounced fashion, and if my "doubting the slickest you ever handled. One
Thomas'' correspondent be one of these, pack will be sent by mail on receipt of
I-advise .her to help to raise the price of 15 cents in stamps. A money order or
"shoddy." " draft for 50 cents or same in stamps will
Furs are beginning to show them- secure 4 packs. They will be Bent by
selves, and already have established the express, charges prepaid. Address,
fact that only the most expensive furs John Sebastian, G.P. A.,
will be affected by the finical push this Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R'y,
year, or else they'll have no fur at all. Chicago.
Very Much So.
"I may not know much about politics,"
remaiked the turkey, "but"
He hastily resumed his dumb-bell ex
ercise. "With me expansion is a dead issue."
The Judge.
The Rock Island playing cards are
Policeman You murdered your sis
ter! Don't deny it, because we can
prev.that-you'rean.habitual"liar, and
your denial will go as evidence against
you
Accused Well, then, ,1 , confess it.
How does that work?
Policeman Sure, you've told the
truth for once in your life, and it'll con
vict you, Town Topics.
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NOME CITY, WHERE MANY ARE STRANDED.
The government has information that out of those who rushed to Nome City expecting
to "strike it rich" there are more than 1,000 Americans at present without the means of
subsistence. The transportation companies will not aid the unfortunates to return, and, .it
a recent cabinet meeting it was decided that the war department should at once take steps
to bring them home before the hard winter begins.
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