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Show Suits That Win Favor in Paris In Paris there Is n marked prefor-inco prefor-inco for extremely slmplo toilettes. In fact, writes a prominent fashion corro-ipondent, corro-ipondent, the tailored costumo of almost al-most classic stylo Is now tremendously fashionable with Its long, hnlf-fltted lacXct and slender skirt, tho latter either plain or plaited. A costume of this typo Is more represcqtatlvo of tho real Paris fashions than anything Zou-ive, Zou-ive, African, Czecho-Slovnk or Bgyp-llnn. Bgyp-llnn. Tho Parlslennc, therefore, tnny rightly claim that not nil women In Franco aro extravagant nor oro" all of tho Paris dressmakers producing ex-Ircmo ex-Ircmo effects. Fashions are often misrepresented, nd through this misrepresentation Jno might gather that tho tasto of tho present-day woman ls for clothes that aro showy and extravagant, rather than thoso that aro beautiful ind simple. Many people, when viewing view-ing tho new fashions, aro Inclined to talk of tho things which nro extreme ex-treme nnd unusual, rather thnn thoso that aro slmplo and refined, which tatter tho best-dressed women buy. One of the new fall suits developed In K plain and plaid woolen, a comblna. '' tlon that Is being, emphasized In au- r tumn collections. t d Tho women of Paris, even more thnn li those of Amcrlcn, aro misrepresented t In this way, so that It would appear that tho Parlslenno ls nvlnvo to s ev-ry dejlrlous creation thnt tho li French couturlcro muy put out A o mannequin at tho races wearing somo t! blznrro costumo will bo Immediately a proclaimed to tho world as wearing c the latest Paris fashion, when per- hnps tills dress Is tho only ono of Its e kind seen during tho wholo season In b Purls. Simplicity 8ought After. tl What more slmplo and economical Is than the tailored suit or bluo sergo T dress, both of which nro now and w havo been for somo tlmo pre-eminent tl braid or with a Blip or undcrdress of sntln and n long redlngoto of cloth. Many such frocks havo high collars which button tightly about tho throat and nro faced with a contrasting cloth. Autumn skirts nro somewhat longer thnn thoso worn during the spring nnd summer. A skirt with Its hem ten Inches from tho ground Is smart, yet not extreme. A redlngoto suit developed In green velveteen has n plaited skirt nnd tho In Paris fashions? What more rellned thnn tho modelc which tho leading drc8mnkers create for their own private pri-vate customers? That this simplicity sim-plicity Is greatly admired and much sought, regardless of the publicity attached at-tached to tho bizarre styles. Is proved by tho fact that ccrraln Louses In Paris who cater entirely to private trudo nro sought In u roundabout way by purchasers of models. One house In particular that has a great Paris following and which because be-cause of this refuses to sell to manufacturers manu-facturers or dressmnkers, preferring to keep their models exclusive, can and do get from their prlvato trade from 2,000 to 8,000 francs each for their simple silk crepo dresses mode without one stitch of embroidery, laco or trimming of nny character. Even tho hems nro only hand-rolled, nnd tho dresses, which nro llttlo more than slips with pendant cascading panels or handkerchief points, nro without lining, gulrapo or undersleove. Somo of theso models havo not even a hook. Thev slip on over tho bend and a sash tics around tho waist. lct for this simplicity and grnco tho discriminating dis-criminating Parlslenno will pay CO per cent moro thnn for a dress with trimming, trim-ming, which lacks the cachet of simplicity, sim-plicity, individuality nnd perfect cut Tailored Suits With Fur. For tho autumn thero nro charming charm-ing tailored suits In redlngoto style trimmed with fur bands. Sometimes theso rcdlngotcs havo plaited fullness full-ness let Into tho skirts. Simple fall dresses also aro being shown In both redlngoto and apron styles and now wraps aro In perfectly slmplo outline. In dresses many variations of the redlngoto appear. They may be made entirely of cloth and trimmed with cont Is trimmed with skunk fur. In this model wo sco tho beauty and graco of tho suit with a very long cont In past seasons women hnvo declined de-clined to accept tho long-coated suit, saying that It bad a tendency to mnko one look older. This, however, Is not true of tlio really long conL Another example of tho redlngoto typo Is evolved from brick-red broadcloth broad-cloth material, and tho trimming is kolinsky fur. Ideal Dress for Street Wear. Ono of tho newest and most popular bluo sorgo dresses Is very much llko tho redlngoto suits In outline It gives the effect of n skirt nnd n very long coat, although It Is really n one-piece one-piece dress. Tho trimming consists of bands of tailor's braid of the same dark bluo hue as tho frock. It Is on Ideal dress for street wear In the nu-tumn. nu-tumn. Urnld ns a trimming has found considerable con-siderable favor In this nutumn's fashions. fash-ions. Dressmnkers nro showing great originality In tnclr methods of using this trimming. Not content with braid ulone. they hnvo stitched-It In silks of contrasting colors nnd npplled It In ivuys that glvo the effect of new nnd L-labornto embroideries. Ofteu tho jrnld Is embroidered by haud. The now tquure-hunglng sntln man-'! man-'! Is of thn very heavy quality which s being used for Btreet wear this fall. I'ho trimming Is moleskin, a fur which vlll vie with squirrel In popularity his winter. |
