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SIMPLICITY THE
CHIEF NOTE IN
EVENING GOWNS
Decided Tendency Away From
Orientalism Is Seen in All
Late Styles.
CLASSIC GARB HAS RETURNED
Bodies of Filmy Lace to Give
Appearance of Low Decol
letago Shown.
STYLE Is largely a matter of
knowing what Is nnt fa?»hlon
abie and th*n avoiding those
feature*. This season the evening
®how no waist line, no sleeves
and no hearlnesi, but Empire and
Japanese gtrdTlea. transparent bits of
lare over flesh-eo'ored rhlflton. nnd a
light, filmy, fluffy softness make the
new gown® adorable.
In evening dresses there *s a derid
ed tendency nxvay from Orientalism
and the classic simplicity of line and
purity of color 1s a decided relief
after several seasons of barbaric
gorc-eousness. The tendency is to
ward the simple, girlish effects which
made Josephine’s court beautiful.
Delicate shades with garniture of
crystal, silver and gold have sup
planted brilliant colors which are now
need only as accents on the extreme
ly popular black
No Harsh Lines Evident.
Nearly all evening gowns have
bodices of fitmv laces, most often
draped over a foundation of flwh
colored chiffons, so that the appear
ance la of an extremely low decol
letaga No harsh lines are evident—
soft folds of tulle finish the decollete
bodice so that the material falrlv
melts Into the flesh.
All skirts are draped and nearly all
show the flsh-tall train, often nar
rowed to a sßsh width. Few skirts
are slit and the dancing frock® for
young girls have plaited skirt so
managed as to keep the requisite
slender slTllouette.
The Japanese drapery toward the
center front Is adopted for beauty,
perhaps, but more likely to conceal
the necessary bend of the knee.
But whatever the features, this
®e aeon's evening gowns are just a bit
lovelier than any past we can re
member and the beautiful, delicate
garments appear like freshly blown
roses, fragile and elusive. And In
Atlanta we have lovely examples.
First, a rose pink silk with ®e
gulned drapery of gray and crystal
laee-covored bodice —tiny pink rose
buds outlining the decolletage this
must be what French modistes proud
ly laud as a •’creation " White satin
with a drapery of lace and pink tulle
—stiver and crystal beads adorning
the drapery and dropping In a heavy
ornament below the gracefully draped
skirt—a obi bow of lace tn the back—
this Is another of the creations at M
Rich & Bros Co.’s.
Orchids Add Their Color.
Orchids are the rarest flowers that
add their lovely colorings to the gal
axy of fashion. In brocade mirror
velvet and cream Russian lace Is a
handsome evening gown at Davlson-
Paxon-Stokes Company*®. The bod
ice of flesh-colored chiffon has a
drapery of lovely lace with a garni
ture of tiny rose® tn the orchid tones
With thia gown Is a wrap of the same
delicate brocade, draped voluminous
ly and trimmed with yellow fox fur.
which blends Into the yellow tones of
the velvet.
White duchess satin with a tunic
drapery of midnight blue tulle
trimmed with silver beads makes a
delightful evening gown of chaste
Empire style. A cloth of silver girdle
and sliver rosebuds complete the ex
quisite model showu at Davison-
Pax on-Stokes Company's.
Polret Is the magic name which
stands sponsor for the lovely gown
of robin blue with bands braided In
beautiful design and coloring. Bi
choff-David offers a black gown with
dainty tracery in silver and black
beads and a touch of green in the
deep girdle. Paul Poiret Is the crea
tor of a broche velvet in rose color
with flowered girdle and long sash. A
black charmeuse beaded with jet and
lovely in every line of its filmy tulle
drapery, is but another of the gowns
which J. M. High Company proudly
displays.
Bells on Garters:
Man Spoiled Fad!
They Were Cute. Too. but Wearers
Abandoned Them When They
Were Ridiculed.
EDGARTOX, MARTHA'S VINE-
YARD, Sept. 20. —A worn.in bather
started the fad here of wearing a
garter with a tiny bell attached, and
wearing It outside her bathing suit
•locking. Other women soon joined I
In the fad. The beach fairly tinkled
with the tiny bells. The fad was
voted a great success —until a great
big, mean man walked Into the dining
room of one of the big hotels here
with a pink garter around each of his
trouser legs, to which was attached a
near-cowbell. The fad blew up right
there.
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Attractive Afternoon Toilettes
at I-ro'h;n s. Th* toilette is completed with ermine collar and cuffs. The blouse is of green .
chiffon. Ihe costume on the right may be seen at J. M. High’s, [t is of black charmen«e and ;
has a bl.v-k titfiir beaded with black and silver. It is a Bechoff David model. The hat is a Josse ■
model of black velvet and silver lac» with aigrette.
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X-RAT SHOE HAS ARRIVED
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HEALTH AID. SAY ADVOCATES
leaders of extreme feminine fash
ion In America are placing orders
In London for the newest fad in foot
wean -the X-ray shoe. Having an
ample supply of slit skirts. X-ray
skirts, transparent skirts, those of the
gentler sex who go to extremes, hall
with delight the latest fashion hint
from London.
The X-ray shoe has uppers of Irish
crochet lace so that glimpses us the
foot may be obtained, say those re
sponsible for the design. For even
ing wear, the uppers are entirely of
lace, while for street wear the shoe
will be fitted with shallow goloshes
of suede kid. surmounted with the
finest sort of lace.
Thus far the new shoes have not
been worn, but their projectors say
that they will be the thing In I/on
don before long
The shoes are not yet offered to
the general public in Ixjndon, but
are being distributed through the
usual centers of those who would
create popularity for any unusual
Platform Lowered to
Accommodate Girls
Tight Skirts of Wellesley Students
Cause Railroad to Change
Height of Steps.
WELDESi.EY. MASS.. Sept. 20
Wellesley College girls may return to
college this fall In tight skirts. Right
in front of the Wellesley station more
than a hundred laborers have been
working for the last few days grad
ing the Boston and Albany Railroad
tracks, so that the distance between
the car steps and the ground will be
only one foot instead of three feet, as
heretofore.
There is no longer any reason why
the latest thing in fashion should not
be worn at Wellesley, though the
brakemen on the Boston and Albany
be deprived of their congenial occu
pation of aiding beauty In distress.
style. That they have succeeded Is
shown by the avidity with which
some of the leaders of extreme garb
ing on this side of the Atlantic are
ordering them. Those familiar with
conditions say that the new shoes
will find at least a temporary and a
great vogue here.
Persons interested In X-ray shoes
say that the opponents of the slit
skirt, the transparent skirt, kneelets,
anklets and all the rest will not de
nounce the X-ray shoe. The shoe
would give all the protection that
lovely woman requires for her feet,
and. in addition, it would conduce
for better foot health. The feet are
too much dressed, say the X-ray shoe
advocates, and a shoe which, like the
sandals of old, allows a plentiful sup
ply of air and sunshine, should be
popular.
> ** COU, ’ SP ’ th p re are styles
Jewelry-—and, this
\ V /Pz \ jewelry shop on
V \ lower Marietta street is
x" 1 $ ready with all of the newest
\ t 7 / styles at the lowest possible
/! P rices!
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V \ Rings Rings
Ji M’e have them We specialize on
with pure white them. All shapes
rt stones, all mount- and all sizes.
S Ings. $lO and up Lowest Prices.
1 JONES & PHILLIPS
Marietta Street
HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, GA.. ST’NBAY. SEPTEMBER 21. 1913
Real Transparent
Gown Comes to U. S.
Philippine Cloth Can Be Doubled
Several Times and Still Seen
Through.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 20.—Much
joy Is in store for the wearers of
X-ray gowns. Just exactly the thing
they have been looking for baa arrived
at the psychological moment from the
Philippines and is now’ on view at the
Commercial Museum here.
Formerly the Philippine X-ray cloth
was too thin for use an where except
in the tropics, but now’ that American
women have adopted the diaphanous
skirt it becomes appropriate as dress
material and several local department
stores have ordered large consign
ments of the fabric.
It is more diaphanous than the
thinnest of voile, more pellucid than
the most clinging crepe de chine and
more transparent than the filmiest of
crepe meteor. It can be doubled sev
eral times and still be transparent.
In one layer It has no more thickness
than a cobweb.
It la called pina cloth because It Is
made of half silk and half pineapple
fiber. It comes in all colors and in
stripes of all designs.
HEALTH EXPERT
GIVES REASONS
FOR SLIT SKIRT
Colorado Pure Food Exponent De
clares Diaphanous Gowns Are
Kidney Disease Preventives.
! DENVER, Sept 20.—Wilbur F. Can
no, former State Pure Food Commis
sioner and friend of Thomas A. Edi
son, warmly defends the X-ray dia
phanous skirt and says that the pres
ent style of gowns worn by women in
the East is strictly moral, according
to the Bible. Canuo gives five rea
sons why silt skirts and "X-rays'
should be adopted by all women.
1. The "X-ray" and the slit skirt
afford free circulation of air about the
body. Air Is a tonic and stimulant
to the skin.
2. Absence of so many underskirts
makes less weight upon the hips and
may be called a pri phylactic meas
ure in kidney troubles. It may save
backaches.
3. Absence of the usual amount of
clothes necessitates more frequent
bathing, thus opening the pores and
causing freer perspiration. This
means less burden on the ekldneys.
Here comes in the argument that the
West Is the natural home of the
'X-ray.” It is in a climate like Den
ver that sufferers from kidney dis
eases are more numerous. Where
there Is much humidity these troubles
are fewer, owing to much perspiring.
4. Tha latest fashion permits of
freer movement of the limbs and con
serves energy
5. There is less labor required tn
Irontng. washing and taking care of
clothes.
As to the moral issue in regard to
the question about skirts, Canno re
lates that in the Garden of Eden
(Genesis 11:26-3) Adam and Eve were
i not ashamed.
‘Law Brot. for
The New
Fall Hats
For Men
And young men too—
from three of America’s
greatest hat makers—
“ Dunlap,” “Stetson”
and Crofut-Knapp. Not
in several seasons has
there been so much
originality displayed.
The new shapes in soft
hats are especially
snappy and attractive.
Come in and try on a
few to-morrow, while
our showing is com
plete.
New Fall
Footwear
Our extensive de
partment of Men’s
Shoes is now showing
every worthy style for
the new season in all
leathers. Note our win
dow display of the new
mdflels. You’ll find it
highly interesting.
Fall Suits
Tailored
We direct special at
tention to our magnifi
cent showing of fall
woolens—rich in the
new autumn colorings
and weaves. The season
is already well ad
vanced and a suit order
to-morrow will be time
ly. The prices range
from $25 to SSO.
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Fashions for Men to
Be Much More Quiet,
London Tailors Say
Britain Frowns on Exaggeration in
Style and Color—Brown and
Gray Preferred.
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Special Cable to The American.
LOSTDON, Sept. 20.—The man clad '
Four Reasons Why We
Should Do Your
Cleaning and Dyeing
FIRST. I personally superintend every
piece of dry cleaning and dyeing that
comes into my place. In this way nothing
can be started wrong.
SECOND. Our expenses are low; no
high-salaried foreman who must have
a part of the prices you payelsewhere; there
fore, our prices to you are more reasonable.
THIRD. We have every modern appli
ance essential to doing the best work.
Our method of steam pressing e ! iminates
these slick, shiny spots and seams.
FOURTH. We have hundreds of satis
fied customers who will testify to the
high standard of our w'ork.
We Dry Clean We
BALL DRESSES
OPERA COATS DvC
LACE WAISTS J
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LACES
ROBES - • V
BLANKETS MatCD
OVERCOATS
AUTOMOBILE ROBES
SUITS UUIIIMiVC
We specialize on dyeing Mourning Blacks.
Twenty-four hours' service. Express charges
paid both ways on work amounting to $2.50
and over.
The Atlanta Steam Dye and Cleaning Works
53 AUBURN AVENUE Phones: Bell Ivy 2340; Atlanta 954
A “Mate-Room” Sale of
GIRLS’ DRESSES
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Girls’ Dresses (6 to 14 years)
of Ginghams and Percales
Worth up to
$2.50
Reduced to
69
Child’s Bloomer Dresses (2 garments in one) —sizes 2 to
8 years. Worth up to
39c
Child’s White Dresses- in sizes from 1 to 8
years. Worth up to 75c
Child’s White Dresses, In sizes from 1 to 6 z-n
years. Worth up to $1.50
Child’s White Dresses, in sizes from 1 to 6 CX
years. Worth up to $2 y
Child’s White Dresses, in sizes from 1 to 6 dT» -j rx
years. Worth up to $3 JIS |
B place on sale, the aforesaid Girls’ Dresses at small fractions of their regular
VV prices—because we are discontinuing our Children’s Department' The business
of this store has increased by leaps and bounds lately—and now we are crowded
for space. That s why we shall discontinue Children’s Garments—and we shall add this
floor space to our Women’s Ready-to-Wear Department.
This “Make-Room” Sale of Girls’ Dresses starts at 8 o'clock to-morrow (Mondavi
morning 1 '
“£'■ FROHSIN’S e
the least obtrusively Is the
dressed man this fall. Exaggerations
In the style and color of men’s clothes
are being toned down, authoritative
tailors say.
Some of the preferred colors for The
autumn are nut browns and powier
blhes without lines or stripes. Gray
j cashmere, popular during the su.n
mer. will be much worn in heavier
I cloths
The long role of the longer coat s
1 being replaced by the coat cut higher.
with three buttons tn front. The long
slit up the back of the coat is disap
pearing. the waist is les. pronounced.
The opening of the front of Uio
morning coat will not be so deep, bat
the one button coat will continue in
fashion. Many men order a. pair of
trousers to be turned down at the
foot and another pair to be turned up
to be worn on f r or wet day., re
spectively.
The present evening dNM milt
will not be changed In cut or style.
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