The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-29

AZ you from under 4 big. biack vslvst hat
with IN irregular aoft piiin, Whose curves
ARE wonderfully picturssqus, mud moro
wonderfully fsathsfy. The trimming IL Just
. big. .oft bow Of broad ribbon velvet. and
six Of the new mushroom tips shading from
Hhits 70 golden yellow. A little 70 one side
Al the back ths brim II crushed into the
crowu and held in placo by = bow Of mar
rowe velvet, who,s one long end makes
the string 70 fasssn below ssAusy's dimplsd
strest gowns are severely simple. II ~
and finish do not give style. none 10 posi-
BY. For tho most part thev have coats
whose skirts reach TO the knee. Dress skirts
ara narrow and. close dtting--in fact
moulded 70 the figure at ton, with 4 sudden
amplitude at tbs foot. Yhe only permis-
sibls trimming il : wide border Of fur. or
several narrow ones, er else = row sf passa-
But auoh passsmsntsris nobody ever
quite saw before. Fancy, wide, golden
meshes SOW with seed pearls, with. pale
emorald nail-hsads,o or THOSE that dash cut
to you the luatre OF aquA-marina. Imagine
II catching down drapsriea Of ersamy. white
creps de chine, and you will Rst soms idea
OF the gown worn ct . Thanksgiving night
party 1T . country house, whea it, blonde
owner st several hearts a-tromble. For
she bound her golden hair with ropes Of
real pearls, and bswrapped her nilk- white
throat with the sans perfect jewels. Even
her tiny slippers-shs 10 = second Cinderella
were powdered with the white drops that
might be fsiry-tears made immortal. An
other gem, which upon the same occasion
enhanced the charms of her brunette dear.
est foo, Ii ct blus-Rreen silver apanRled
tulls made with the suspicion Of = fan train
over blus-erssn shot silk. AZ foot the skirt
row Of stsmless pink roses through the cen
ter. The same trimming, but smaller. out
lined the low neck. On either shoulder
there was Q big rsal-lacs butterfly and \
third lowered over tho roses a-bloom In
beauty's hair. Another gem WAS OF yellow
silk, hand-wrought, with pink orchids with
yellow jewelsd oenters. -
One Of this autumn's brides, whole we'd
ding gowns ars now Amazing on Fifth ave
nue., has decided to make their Innings, in
stead of an aocsssoly, q feature. They srs
ali silk, of course. Somstimss they har-
monizs. oftensr they contrast wildly with
the stuff they accompany. For instance, .
waist and skirt. with exquisite old-ross
satin. A rough cloth, who's Olive
surface IL blotshed with . tint that looks
like nothing 50 much ~ an autumn leaf in
which frost has left but the ghost of its
scarlet flame. has for its lining = high light
Of the same tender color. A water-grssn
silk il lined with the palsst sea-shsll pink.
&Au yOAAVW tA@u kiO"S AAAS y
shows inside something that recalls q mauvs
veil laid lightly over the heart Of ! silver
pink rose.
This same lovely bride has a gown or two
worth . paragraph-even as to their out
side. Fol example, = morning gown Of the
wsft it puts satin 10 tho blush. II is out TO
set close in the back with a demi-train
edged with q silken quilting exactly match
ing ito color. The front il Of soft, thick
ribbed gray silk, with triple clustered stripes
of white and red. II is gathered full into .
broad gray collar and shirred in diamond
pattern to the shape of tbs bust. Over this
reach quite to the foot. They are edged
with ruffios whose soft gray exactly matches
the fronts. There are bell sleeves Of ths
rod and closs-fttina fray ones that are
finished with 4 frill Of old lace deep enough
to fall over the hand. A street gown of
black Bedford cord has the skirt fitted
even moro carefully than the waist. 1t il
perfectly plain-ths cords which are woven
to run around making trimming enough.
1T fastens upSpvsr the boascs-whoss back
IL Of tho c0rd-with d front OF brocade,
green and gold upon a black ground. Tho
brocads 10 laid in two plaits on either side,
which meet at the waist. Bell sleeves OF
hrocads GO over tight ones Of the cord that
nave deep wrist ruff1ss of black chiffon.
At an early tea given to one of the Astor
family a few days after the birth of the
young hsir, who is' said to have his mothers
hands and hair. with Astor features, one Of
the guests was thus gowned. She sat nsat
the tea table in a high carved mahogany
chair, 4 perfect picture of the grand dame
fin do sieole. Her gown was Of the richest
fawn corded silk, made with deep folded
vest that was fastened at the waist with q
belt Of jet and gold embroidery. Embroi-
dory to match run around collar, wrists and
ski I above a deso band of baayer flu. She
wore. likewise, ahalf-itting vest of beaver
colo ed velvet. In front OF her stood n
young woman who could almos discount
the. cloriss of King Solomon. Her gown
was hsliotrope cloth, with shaded metal en-