The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-22
OVER THE TEACUPS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The outrageous proportions of the hats
this winter, built up towering high, with
stiff, wide ribbons. and the stuffed bodies
OF wild fowl, carry their own punish
ment with them. mans hat must
weigh only a few ounces or he will have
none of it, but the winter hats for wom-
en- are 50 provided, so stiffened with
heaviness of trimmings, that a half
pound weight in a hat is considered moth
ing at ALL Yet let anyone try quitting
a tray on the head and carrying Y ounces
OF lead on it for several hours, and the
strongest man, except he be grenadser
CT the guards or a city trooper in a bear
skin helmet, with stout horse under
him, would be ready TO cry quits. 1t is
a good guess than even the bearskins
aforesaid weigh less than the theater
hat. To relieve their heads. then, from
the fatigue of carrying these ponderous
structures, as wei as 10 avert prema-
ture badness, the fashionable woman
leaves her hat at home in the evening and
puts it on her lap during the matinee. In
the best society no one will knowingly
inconvenience another, and so the test
of the wearer's station as well as OF her
constituencies, IS shown by removing
the big hat, as this winter ii is a might
ier structure than ever before. 1t IS
broad and ii is high. but, above all, 1t is
heavy with its rich garniture. so heavy
that it can only be worn in comfort in
the street or for the few minutes OF the
cali at an afternoon tea In every
public place where people sit in rows il
is now the worst kind of form" TO keep
1 IL on.
Have your very next gown made with
/ trimmed skirt Il you would be in the
wake of fashion. The finger of Madame
La Mode points that way: and her Yo-
taries in spite of visions of aching backs
and tired shoulders. humbly accept the
mandate.
The very latest gowns show a decided
tendency toward trimming. Even the
severely made tailor gown is no lon-er
! quite correct with simple strapped seams;
elaborate braiding outlines them, or there
IS a group of small tucks down the
straight edge of each gore. the first one
overlapping the seam
The triple skirt-a favorite with the
too tall woman-is in again The upper
skirt is long enough TO reach within
little more than a quarter of a yard
from the bottom This space is filed in
with two pieces. cut and fitted to the
lining, as If they, too, were full length
skirts.
Some of the most modish evening
gowns are beruffied from hem to waist.
the ruffies are either hemmed or D.nked
on the edge. and are four or five inches
In some Instances the frilIs are of
graduated width. not more than nine
/ inches wide at the bottom. nor less than
four at the waist So, as sleeves di-
minish in size. skirts Increase and the
I 6uICeFdUC QIcSSI4laktI ucIIldnlS ever
.nch as much material as OF yore, and
there's no help for us.
g, 9 o.
A decided novelty is the new silk skirt
cut without any lining al all 1t is cut
somewhat IN the graceful bell fashion.
and is trimmed with rows of velvet ribbon
/ from hem 10 knee
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The taiior-made woman. ike the poor.
is always with us: and. in spite of rumors
of frou-frou skirts and frivolous bodices.
she holds her own brayely. A striking
example OF this fn-de-stecle mode was
seen yesterday morning on Chestnut
street The chic skirt and Elton Jacket
we're OF black brocade cloth. the seams
of the former outlined with braid. ending
! in elaborate scroll-iilze designs about nine
/ inches from the waist line, while the cute
little jacket, quite guiltless of trimming.
was bUttoned closely from the waist, the
small V-shaped opening showing a vest
and stock of Persian lamb
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Watches are worn smaller than ever.