Show lJ oudoir Coniidences Ono of the most popular fashions of this season Is tho surpllco waist Tim simple coat for general wear Is tho short cut tan covert cloth Hemstitched runes are very neat and are seen In tho most cxclusho things Tho wearing of a scarf In tulle chiffon lace or thin silk has become a veritable furore All tho fashionable garments for street and evening wear reveal the short waisted tendency Black and white pinchecked taffeta Is being made up Into sweet little box coats for babys wear A new changeable velvet In three shades called ecarabeo will bo among the successful novelties Corset outers lire trimmed almost alike front and back but the decora lions rarely extend below a pretty yoke depth The bright scarlet coats displaying green broadcloth collars are still considered con-sidered tho smartest for tho smell mans wear The kimono craze has extended to wraps and now tho most gorgeous evening creations fashioned along these lines are shown Many of tho curly fall models In millinery have high wide brims high crowns and are trimmed with sweeping sweep-ing ostrich feathers that are shaded One of the most notable whims this season Is the mixture of materials of every varying texture not so much as trimmings but ns a whole part of the design Combs of nil sorts and sizes aro worn nnd where n set of combs used to consist of a big comb and two side combs It now comprises five combs and n barrette Black Lace Coats aro Coming Black lace coats are to be very smart next winter and are also worn now with black chiffon gowns Tho chiffon and lace combine extremely well and often when It Is desired to linvo a sharp contrast tho fashion is to wear a white lace coat with a blacks black-s t A bolero of white lace on a black dress if I a woman has a good enough figure to carry It oft well Is always smart and effective but if the figure Is nol all that may be desired then It Is just as well to have the lace in black also thus eliminating the sharp contrast outlining the fig uro Handkerchief In the Glove The fashionable handkerchief of today to-day must be as small as possible nnd the newest thing is a tiny handkerchief handker-chief to be carried In the glove It is i n piece of tho finest muslin a few Inches square trimmed with lace and small enough and soft enough to be kept In the glove On It the name or monogram Is embroidered In tho smallpst letters and the wholo thing Is so useless that the owner only just escapes being without a handkerchief at all A Chic Afternoon Hat r A dainty hat for afternoon wear la f pale blue Neapolitan with Tarn OShanter crown The brim is faced with tiny folds of black tulle and shaded blue wings and blue velvet t ribbon adorn the top Revival of the Caster The table caster Is being revived but It Is as a wee accessory for each Individual cover and not the largo stand for tho center of the table These little casters contain bottles for pepper and salt and a vinegar cruet Other small ones have a tiny bottlo at either side of the stand with a hollow hol-low dish for salt suspended between them They are very cunning and glvo nn altogether modern air to a table Short Skirts the Rule Very short skirts arc tho absolute rule and It matters little what the material ma-terial may be The short skirt Is hereto here-to stay for somo time at least and those who contemplate making up a gown would do well to take heed and study its ways The short skirt lias many things In its favor It is very light In weight for it Is abbreviated to such an extent that flounces and ruffles are almost impossible It Is becoming be-coming to till feet It is comfortable und It takes little material More than all these It Is fashionable and the fashion has spread until it now reaches Paris and is popular In Vienna Lan L-an where there was tho greatest protest pro-test against It The Paris modistes are chopping off the gowns right at the ankles The new short skirts ore much shorter than the former ones They are now made Instep high and iomo of them are even less They most decidedly show the feet and this calls for tho prettiest of shoes New Idea In Chemisettes i Chemisettes have been rushed to death yet the prettiest of tho simpler blouses show evidence that the craze Isnt over by any means Not that separate chemisettes are worn with blouses but tho yoke takes tho form of nn attached chemisette the blouse fdldlnic over It and usually being finished fin-ished with scallops embroidered by hand I |