The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1896-10-29
FASHION AND FANCY.
various Articles for the Feminine Ward
rnhe.

robe.
While many ladies do not like to or
der their standard suits very early III
The season, as, toward the end OF April
new STYLES may appear, they may with
perfect safety arrange for all the ac-
ccssories and minor items of their
wardrobe for the entire summer.
The pctticoat is an important factor
in fashionable dressing. One may have
dress skirts made with lighter material
for Innings and with less bulky and
cumbersome fittings than heretofore,
proyidcd suitable petticoat is secured
There are firm and reliable makes OF
baircloth that stand out under the
weight of all skirts of ordinary fabric.
With skirts made on this plan, one
well-made petticoat serves for the en-
tire outfit for street costumes. These
may be in gray or black haircloth, and
should be fitted with the utmost nice
w. For evening dresses n white hair
cloth one answcrs the same purpose.
silk petticoats are in very general use,
although many ladies who have worn
them for years are making up fine,
irm qualities of moreen, and like them
,efy much better. There is certain
,pringiness TO the morecn pcttioont
that one does not find in silk, which,
,rtoss worry carefully cut. Is likely g.
,,ird oround ones ankle, and make
,oIL;rg yyeorincss rather than
pleasure.
As to white petticoats, the variety
and elegance of the importers stool;
ore eimnlv bewilderinr. They remind
an. 81 tho old-fashioncd christening
dr.ss of nm infant. such masses of
u tuclss pufIs ruf,les. lace and embroid-
: cry, are tbcv. There is fancy among
cxccedinglv dointv and fastidious
wnmcn for making petticoats of fine
nainsool, and finishing them with
single wide hem-stitched hem. An
other fnvorite model is made on the
Snanish fiounce idea. Half of the
length of the skirt Is pored, the re
manning portion being set on OF
! STRAIGHT breadths. This NAV have n
, bem.stitchcd hem or a plain one with
narrow founce of lace. In all cases
the hem should he the fun width of
the Hounce. as IL is much more desir-
oble ~ the flounce Is scwed through
more than one thickness of the fabric.
While the chemise is a part of ali
well-kept underwear stocks, the knit.
ted vest, either in gossnmer, silk or
t WOOL il much more generally worn.
l IL absorbs the Precipitation in summer,
r fits the figure without wrinkles and IT,
by many thought to allow OF much
better At OF the dress waist. At all
=, events, IL has become n standard arti-
Gle OF wear and is so much approved
that there must be n good reason for
its continuance. The gossamcr vest Ia
= also worn as corset cover, and Is by
., many preferred to those made of mus
lin except for drcssy wear The bicycle
has had much to do with modifying
. certain articles of apparel, The corset
waist and the hygicnic waist have he
y come so important for wheelwomcr
II that ii is fondly hoped that much bet
. ter shapes will be furnished than here
If toiore. Many of those in use, whit
7 they have points of advantage in bust
n waist and hip shapes, have such eN
ceedingly awkward ana uncomfortno'
shoulder straps that they cannot be tol
Grated. \ number of makes have
strap so arranged Rs to bunch out JUS
above the shoulder blades, absolutell
a spelling the figure and suggesting wine
10 bones, which, while they may be doslr
!, able from mn esthetic point OF view, ar
! not particularly ornamental when the,
= push out into the back OF ones dres
81 waist
N Hosiery for the coming season is I
TO he divided egnally between black an
a colors, Every woman has certai
re number OF black hose for standard, bu
re- equally, II she desires to be stylish, sh
/ must have those OF various light co
40 ors, and should have at least one rai
~ TO match each dTessy costume. III