The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-27

! frame fashioned in irregular design.
/ A beautiful one seen recently had q
crystal back covered by gold filigree
another had painting done on enamel
i while a third was fashioned from 8
beautifully cut cameo.
1t is necessary for every woman who
wishes to be considered at all fashion
ably gowned this winter to have a vel
vet gown, or if that cannot be COM
passed, velvet jacket. Superb is the
only adjective to apply to some of the
velvet costumes which are as regal as
! the robes worn by the queens in fairy
tales. Made of material costing So a
yard, (this is by no means the most
eXpensive). lined with rich satin and
trimmed with the richest of furs and
laces, it is small wonder that the heart
of woman longeth for such attire.
Eminence purple. deep red, dark
emerald green, a shade of heavenly
blue, bright brown, and, above all
black. are equally in favor, and when
becominGly made and with a hat or
bonnet to match, it would be difficult
to devise a more becoming and salts
factory costume. The newest imported
dinner gowns are of velvet. Black vel
vet, almost without exception. and
while supposedly only suitable for older
women, is worn b- young girls also.
However, velvet is not suitable fabric
for evening gowns for young girls, and
they make a mistake when they try
and take it for themselves. They can
have velvet jackets and outdoor gowns
if they will. but even then are stupid in
so doing, for snuff cloth or rough eff
fects in better taste.
6 6 g
Point lace and diamonds, velvet and
ermine. are terms connected in our
minds with all that is magnificent, and
in this age of luxury it is possible to
combine them all in one wearing. A
bertha of point lace fastened with dia-
trimming for the waist of a low-cut
velvet gown, While a band of ermine
around the skirt adds greatly to the
beauty and elegance.
The fashion of lining skirts with con-
traSting colorS shows to great advant-
age in the velvet costumes, and BLACK
velvet, lined throughout with rose pink
silk and a full balayeuse of pink ruffies
which show occasionally as the skirt
moves, is effective. Dark brown, lined
with reseda green. eminence purple
with yellow, are a few of the combina-
lions that mark this years fashions in
color.
Short jaunt=r jackets of velvet are
worn with skirts of poplin, MORE bro
cade, MORE velvet or of cloth. They
are never severe or plain in outline,
but elaborate. A costume of purple
has the gored skirt, trimmed with
bands of chinchilla fur put on in two
zigzag bands around the bottom.
The Jacket. which extends a few
inches below the waist line in the back,
has a full waistcoat of orange satin
covered palots of white lace and chiffon
plisse. Wide graduated revers turn
back Ear over the sleeves and are
trimmed with bands of chinchilla; the
medicis collar is slashed in points and
bound with chinchilla, and just at the
back of the neck is a double bow of
broad black satin ribbon. Inside the
collar is a ruffie of white lace and
plisse of the chiffon. An odd feature
of this Jacket is the straps of velvet,
which are turned back from the side
seams and fastened down in the center
seam with two exquisite miniature but
tons; on the fronts under the revers
are more of the same buttons, which
in themselves are works of art.
Beautifully painted miniatures are
quite as fashionable in jewelry as pre-
cious stones. being used for brooches,
watches, in bracelets and for the tops
of scent-bottles and bonbon cases.
Some very elaborate toilet sets have
crystal bottles and boxes with minia-
lures set in the gold tops, and mirrors
with Louis XVI frames, ornamented
with miniatures.
The artist is being considerably called
on now by the jewelers.. not only for
these dainty reDlicas of an old form
of portraiture, but for designs in bass
relief that may be copied in unalloyed
gold. These dainty bass-reliefs make
fancy pins 'good-luck" bangles, or,
when the subject is religious one,
medals suitable for a first communion
or, again, beautiful design