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Show I The Silhouette I of the Hour I Straight Lines Predominate and Skirts I Fall Softly I Colors for Autumn are Rich and Warm H New York, Sept. 28. From tho I earlier Paris openings, many ship-H ship-H nients of suits nnd gowns havo nl-(L nl-(L ready como to New York, making it M qulto clear to seo what tho general trend of tho fashions Is to bo. The silhouette has not undcrgono any revolutionary change Thero le a quiet dignity nnd simplicity about the styles, In which wo notlco that Fashion has taken Moderation to bo her watchword. At least for a whtlo who can say for how long? sho seems to havo given up everything that savors of exaggeration. Iluvlng realized that tho extreme shortness of tho skirts was too exaggerated, sho has ordained that skirts shall b.o longer. long-er. Tho average length of tho skirt today Is about six Inches from the floor. Thoro are' somo Paris houses Ween:, Bj 8jfc) r The 8tralnht Lines of the New Silhouette I . . which havo gono to tho othor cxtreino howovor, and havo mado dresses with "klrts that reach tho floor, hut tho majority of them lmvo struck n bnp- iy medium, and it 1b not nt all llko- ly that tho days of trailing skirts will come hack again. Drosses, too, aro freo from that oxtravngnnt flaro that characterized them beforo and for tho attainment of which wo often had to resort to nrtlflclnl moans. This son- v son tho flaro Is conspicuous for lt3 I absence, ono mieht say, for most of tho dresses hang in straight, soft folds. Nothing has been taken from tho width of tho skirts. They nro Just as ample, and tho skirt that measures from three to thrco and a half jard around tho hem is still considered a conservative width. Straight Lines Favored Although the straight cITccts predominate pre-dominate in tho more practical styles In afternoon nnd evening dresses thero nro some soft draperies to bo seen. Apron effects, too, In tho form of soft pleated or gathered bits of tho material, hang loosely In front of somo of tho dresses, Tho walstllno In tho new fashions (o generally In tho normal position whero naturo meant It to be, but It will probably not bo stationed thoro for any length of tlmo. There havo An Attractive Afternoon Frock been not a few examples of tho low waist of tho Moycn Ago ami this scorns to bo. gaining popular favor nt n great rato. A good many ono ploco drosscg nro mado with tho skirt attached at-tached at a low wnlstllno and a glr-dlo glr-dlo 1b cither tied loosely at that point or arranged nt tho normal lino. Navy Dlue Serge For Autumn Tho dark bluo sorgo dress for autumn au-tumn Is ubiquitous and when It is not trimmed with colored bonds or embroidery it Is tho exception. Somo of tho beaded and embroidered designs de-signs nro qulto elnborato but In others oth-ers It is Just n simple touch hero and thero that gives character to a dress and furnishes tho correct spot of color,. Although It Is evident tthat navy bluo and black aro tho faYorito autumn au-tumn colors, still thero is qulto a big rnngo of other colors to chooso from, nnd they have the advantago over tho two former In that they are newer. new-er. Ono gets tired of dark bluo nnd black, so tho new colors nro wclcomo not only for tho snko of tho variety but becauso they nro In themselves very beautiful. Plum nnd purplo hnvo been adopted by Paris, probably on account of their being tho colors thnt nro used for second mourning nnd tho samo is truo of gray nlso. Among tho othor fnshlonnblo colors nro tho rich, warm burgundy, dark green nnd mustard yellow, in addition to theso brown In soveral lovely shades 1b favored, fa-vored, Tho silhouette of tho hour is well depleted In the Illustration of tho ono plcco frock shown hero. Tho design Is such that It may bo developed In . two mnterlals If desired. Tho gathered gather-ed sldo sections of tho skirt, as woll as tho sleeves and sldo bedy might bo of satin nnd the romnlnder of tho dress of serge. Done buttons form a straight unbroken lino down tho front from collar to hem. Tho collar It orcn at tho thront for women seem to prefer tho open neck to the high oven for nutumn wear, i Another frock typical of tho stylo of tho season Is seen In tho second Illustration. It shows tho close bod-Ico bod-Ico which ends in front In a pointed tnb falling oor tho deep crush glr-dlo. glr-dlo. A tnssci finishes tho tab. This lends a fashionable touch often Introduced Intro-duced In this season's frocks. On the nkirt tho largo pointed pockets nro tho novelty. Tho points are cmbrohl-orcd cmbrohl-orcd to match the front of tho waist. |