Mother nature changes her costume for the new season, setting a pace for us to follow. The same winds which blow the trees bare, also blow the leaves of our fashion magazines. As the pages turn we find that the designers have taken their cue from the great out-of-doors

Field, Barbara

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Mother nature changes her costume for the new season, setting a pace for us to follow. The same winds which blow the trees bare, also blow the leaves of our fashion magazines. As the pages turn we find that the designers have taken their cue from the great out-of-doors.</p

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Sally foretells your fortune in fashions for ~~october's Bright Blue Weather'' Shopper Sally at Your Service M OTHER nature changes her cos-tume for the new season, set-ting a pace for us to follow. The same winds which blow the trees bare, also blow the leaves of our fashion magazines. As the pages turn we find that the designers have taken their cue from the great out-of-doors. Fall Rainbow In college fashions one of the best ways of obtaining variety is in the color range. Blue is more important than ever in its new tones-royal, teal, slate, French blue, and sky blue. But your gowns should include the grayed orange of "bittersweet," as well as prune shades, lime and moss green, rasp-berry and currant. A novelty color for daytime is grayed amethyst or mauve. Black is prominent in velvets, satins, flannels, and jersey which are luxuri-ously trimmed in an abundance of white lace, gold or vivid red. A new combina-tion is amethyst and midbrown. Action Silhouettes Skirts are very short with accordian pleats, box pleats or dirndl effects. Sil-houettes are many and varied, but all waistlines are snug, following the nine-• 6 by Barbara Field blocks by Marguerite Root teenth century fashion. The new full-ness in blouses seems to be favored by many. Of Wool and Waistlines Both silk and wool dresses must be colorful. There is a new high in novelty weaves in daytime dresses. Silk fabrics in afternoon dresses have found new interest in wool-like mossy crepes and ribbed and serge weaves. Silk and rayon jersey are here to stay after their re-cent wave of popularity. A new story in woolen dresses concerns sheer wool-ens with a high twist, and fine jerseys in tailored as well as fitted styles. The smoother shoulder lines are flat-tering. They look more natural and dominate the picture, thus subordinating hips. To help this shoulder line, there are Victorian upstanding sleeves, and Dolman sleeves which indicate the re-turn of the bloused bodice. Some of the dresses show this blouse only in the back. Waistlines are lower-more nat-ural. Of the sportier type are-modifica-tions of dirndls; the windbreaker type blouse or jacket in suedes, knits, cordu-roy; kick pleats worked high; three-quarter push-up sleeves; and dotted velveteen. Coat Capers The wind blows more leaves and pages, introducing the coats of the sea-son. First of all, we are interested in warmth in our coat investments. But like all coeds, we don't consider that sufficient. We must have style. There is a soft silhouette in coats. Fur yokes may be the only adornment on coats or they may be accompanied by fur sleeves. Jackets are knuckle or thumb-nail length. Boxy, collarless coats are running a very close race with the fitted and in-between coats. Each is featured by a different designer. In fur coats, in par-ticular, there are bloused backs, flaring skirts, front fullness, shirred waistlines, inset corselet girdle, slim belted coats and new swaggers. Giant plaids, re-versibles, and tweeds promise to outdo their present popularity. Hats Swing High New hats are high but small in cir-cumference. Toques and berets with feathers head the list of styles which includes birds, bows, tilted brims, high draped crowns of fur and felt, and tall cylinders. TO SUMMARIZE your October acces-sory needs, make a quick mental note of these: Purses Softer for style High cut frames Silk cord handles Surface ornaments Matching gloves and bags Shoes Modification of bulky platform sole Combination of leathers Glove fitting shoes Dull leather with shiny trimmings Gloves New pattern interest Gloves without back paintings Shorties Variations of drawstring wrists Hosiery Pink undertone may prevail Neutral tones Light and vivacious coppers Vintage shades for fall October, 1938 

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