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Show I Fashion Authorises I Martial Styles I Hats and Boots Follow Suit Ori-L Ori-L ental Influences New York, Dec. 10. Last spring there was a perfect epidemic ot milt-tary milt-tary styles, capes, collars, brnss buttons, but-tons, and so forth, and then the mode changed, ns modes will, and the summer fashions were tko softest, soft-est, frllllcst frills possible to orgnn-'dles orgnn-'dles and mulls and that prime favorite, fav-orite, gingham. Now we are having jnoro military costumes, saner they nro too, and seemingly more subtle in their resemblance to the uniforms nnd other toggery of the men. Nover have brown, army drab, khaki color and navy blue been so much used. QUt braid, too, abounds on the frocks for afternoon, tho most keTerely plain of all the coat dresses W M S' fifth, w At 3 ' t5 ".YvA V ''$& ' I !! 'f : fe' ? McCiLL 7 , Of Military Simplicity rtnrlng a touch of militarism that - makes the fashion world akin to the world. High boots in tho lovely mahogany ma-hogany brown or lighter tan have the wide military heels; and tliero are whispers that woolen stockings, oh, fine, soft, lovely woolen stockings, lire replacing the cobwebby silk ones. As to huts, thoy too, nro quite I martial. One may wear the wlde-hrimmed, wlde-hrimmed, peaked, crowned serrlco lint without any feminizing details to disguise it. One may have a cocky little hat (or cap, as you wish) borrowed bor-rowed from tho boys, with wings. One moy wear tho drooping cock feathers of tho Italian officer or a velrot hat shaped llko tho cap of the French lieutenant. In fact, ono may wear what one pleases, so long as tho chosen headpieco bo becoming. 'Irim they are, too, and very fetching, fetch-ing, worn at tho right angle, with ho proper amount of coquetry, but woo to tho unwitting damsel with tho high pompadour who perches a 'J'lpperary hat on tho tip top of her hair! Tho result Is ridiculous. Oriental Influences. Tliero aro reports of other sources for Btyloa than. Tarls. Tho Orient, with Its bewildering array or things "lystorlously beautiful, sends us rare color combinations, unusual embroideries embroid-eries nnd hand woven materials that nro not niado olsowhoro. Ono famous fam-ous house hero In Now York has sent Its buyers to China, Japan and to India Instead of to Paris, and wo can look for somo very Interesting dnvclopmonts along fashion lines. Of conrso, now wo havo tho mandarin coat, and other Chlneso nnd Jnpaneso narmonts occldontallzcd for our ben-, eflt. Thero seems to bo a wavo of color worship going broadcast 'over I tho land and everywhere ono hears 1 tho remark, "I don't caro how slm-H slm-H Pie It is, or how llttlo trimming you J put on It, you will Just make It beau-r- Hlvf"1 of lino and color." After all, v .."V.it Is tho truo beauty In dress, as H 1n everything olso. 0 Charm In Simplicity 1 Just a suggestion for tho ovoryday I dreRs, tho dress you must wear for werk or play, Is Illustrated hero. Tho linos aro very good. Tho high roll-I roll-I lug collar and long tight sleovos ho-H ho-H "pak a business llko attitude Of ourso thero nro buttons, giving to H '""art doublo bronsted offoct, and Mi6 nrrangomont of tho bolt Is most '""xu'ual. Uor hut belongs to tho H tlwwi, for it s nn Khutor's cap, mado ' 'h samo material an tho dreoa. H Non-i From Knghvnd 9 snW,T H,or nro woor,n "' ' l m ""maid! Uad ta m )iM - ered proper by Hed Hiding Hood, there Is a cozy fur-lined hood upon The New Vestec Dress tho cloak. These are worn to the theater, or restaurant, for that Is the time of night when the air raids are usually made. The Vcstec I)ret The vest has come into its own in the fashions this season, and now we havo the vestee drebB, as smart aB it can be. Tho sleeves are attached at-tached to tho lining, giving still fur-there fur-there the effect of a sleeveless vest or jacket to the dress. It is an extremely ex-tremely simple dress; the skirt is straight, being one-piece. Contrasting material Is used for the surplice collar col-lar and the gauntlet cuffs. Wool trimming is being used n great deal and there are knitted collar col-lar nnd cuffs on some of the most nttractlvo walking costumes. Wool flowers, small flat roses, and so forth are used to trim hats. |