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Show College Clothes in New Fashions Wool Goods Prominent in Offering for Students' Frocks and Suits. I The np-to-date college girl lias assembled as-sembled her wardrobe with a keen eye for style pins Individuality and comfort, com-fort, and this season Bbe has a large and varied collection of everything needful from, which to make her choice. The average outfit, says a fashion writer In the New York Times, shows a well-balanced scheme with the lengthened skirt for formal dress, shorter for sports activities and the belt placed to suit the figure and type of gown. The problem of dress for all times and purposes, which besets the -college girl, differs widely Trom that of a debutante. There must be frocks ! and suits for sports and serious ath-i ath-i letlcs, for the campus and the class-! class-! room, "for house wear and for some social activities. It Is a large order. Including the outer wraps, lingerie, accessories and Incidentals, and advice ad-vice may be obtained at special departments de-partments In most of the shops devoted de-voted exclusively to toggery for women. ' Sports dress Is the first item on the shopping list, for this Includes almost every sort of clothes for daytime, even more so at college than In town, and It mast cover, all the requirements of fall and for colder weather. The vogue of wool goods, which has been growing steadily for several years, Is evident In the frocks and suits of every kind for college wear. Tweed, kasha, flannel and wool crepe are all In demand for . the open, and these, with flat crepe and crepe de chine, will be Been for general daytime service. Through the gentle days of autumn cotton, pique, broadcloth, heavy linen and. synthetic twill and silk are shown for the whole dress or for the skirt which Is worn with a pull-on sweater, a cardigan or tuck-in tuck-in shirt. Gay New Autumn Colors. Paris Is showing the way this year In color for the sports type of dress which is finding favor among college girls. The new colors are like an autumn au-tumn bouquet from an old-fashioned garden. In It are wood-browns, greens, reds, the dahlia purples and reds, dull golds and the old standby navy. These suits, designed by the best houses In Tarls, are fastened on lines that accent the new points In skirt, coat, blouse and accessories. Suzanne Talbot Is doing some stunning stun-ning tilings in color. Iler sports models mod-els all mark the new details in waistline, waist-line, length of skirt and the form of hip, and are shown in the autumn shades, In black and white and in the 1 wools of natural color. Two models are In high favor for college sports, especially for tennis. One is a frock made with a yoke or plaited much like a Norfolk Jacket, to be worn with a belt, and has short sleeves. Flat crepe in white and color is tremendously popular, and the same model Is shown in pique, linen, Jersey, In knitted goods, wool crepe, kasha and lightweight tweed. The other model, which some find more comfortable comfort-able for active sports, consists of a skirt of crepe or thin wood, usually flannel, plaited or plain and slightly flaring, with which is to be worn a Jersey or tuck-in shirt. In" this com- The Red Rouflh Tweed, Trimmed With Beaver, la In High Favor. " blnatlon the shirt is usually made with short sleeves, and one of the pretty little Jackets of flannel, Jersey or novelty wool in bright color completes com-pletes the costume. The dress which will be of great service and satisfaction to the college girl this year is one that will seem to be correct for every hour of the day. This has Inspired modisres, both French and American, to create a great variety of models In many combinations com-binations of fabrics and colors. The new tweeds, which are aa soft and light as fine textured cashmere, and the tweed Jerseys are having a sweep-" lng vogua. These are shown in one piece frocks of the sort that may properly be worn for any daytime occasion. oc-casion. The style Is simple, with new and unusual details. The one-piece frock built to have the effect of separate sep-arate blouse and skirt Is put together with Intricate seaming which is both tailored and dressy. For Social Affairs. Evening dress for college is very like that a young woman wears In town. . The number of gowns required la, of course, smaller and a certain simplicity-according to nn unwritten rule Is the accepted standard. Taffeta Is a distinct novelty for evening and makes the most delightful little frocks for college dances. The new Jacquard tub tafTc-tas have a more elaborate appearance ap-pearance because the patterns of small flowers and conventional figures are woven with a lacey stitch, self-1 toned in all the pastel shades. These are to be worn at dressy affairs and at the Saturday night hops which are given at some of the colleges and at which afternoon dres3 nlso Is permissible. permis-sible. This season satin is very popular and is happily suited to the soft, graceful style of gown that Is equally good for daytime and evening. In the latest models extremes of style are Dress of Navy Blue Covert Cloth; Collar and Cuffs of Lingerie. shown, some with the high waistline of a modified Empire mode, others with the very long blouse. Skirts are long but Irregular at the hem and some are tiered or plaited In the seml-tallored seml-tallored gowns to be worn with or without a hat Others are more supple, with circular flounces and flaring skirt. In an evening gown of chiffon satin from Doeulllet Doucet that Is both chic and serviceable the bodice follow? fol-low? the line of the figure and Is slightly slight-ly mousquetalred over the hips. A wide flounce Is poised low on the skirt and Is lifted at each side, forming a deep scallop In the front and the back which dips quite to the heels. Winsome little frocks are made of chiffon in pastel shades, much white and bright red, and tulle in the darker dark-er shades of green, blue, purple and wine will be worn on gala occasions. In days at college a girl needs but two styles of wrap, but will find use for more than one of each. A medium weight sports coat will serve for the autumn and at intervnls throughout the college year. This season's styles are of conventional cut varied In ways of tweed, plain and mixtures, duvetyne and the Rodler fabrics. They are shown in the raglan model, with roomy patch pockets, nnd have a fur collar or are finished with a scarf or collar of the goods. For later wear cloth lined with fur Is newer and more modish mod-ish than those of all fur, and the ultra-smart ultra-smart coat for' service Is made of leather lined with fur. These in brown, tan, vivid green and red are exceedingly swagger. Collars, Cuffs of Fur. Some models of domestic material are made of deep pile wool cloth of the cashmere or camel's hair type and are lined with wool of a lighter weight. A sports coat of better quality with a collar and perhaps cuffs of handsome fur will serve for any formal daytime day-time wear, and In furs the raccoon, Japanese squirrel and lapln coats are youthful and chic. These more formal coats are cut with the new bins in lines to give the stylish flare, and are without visible pockets or only those closed with a stitched opening on the outside. In coats that will be worn for formal for-mal afternoon the princess model and the flare are leaders In style. Made of fine fabrics, the velvets and heavy crepe, and almost without exception trimmed with fur, their lines are long, seams are slenderizing and they are finished with subtle details, with small diagonal edges. The hemline in the afternoon coat Is made to flare and undulate, or dip at the back. In one model of dark brown duvetyne each side Is slashed from belt to hem to show a panel of the material in a lighter shade beneath. This detail la repeated la the front of the coat, where the lighter brown is also used to face the revers. which are long and edged with skunk. The sleeves are finished not with cuffs but with bands of fur. |