The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-22
OVER THE TEA CUPS
GOSSIP OF INTEREST TO SALT
LAKE LADIES.
Easbion,s Fancies-The VyOman's Ex-
change-The Craze For DENIM
Mexican Drawn Work.

With the women of fashion the item
of gloves plays an important part NOT
only in the matter of expense, but IN
the effort of putting on fresh ones two
or three times Il day, as one is com
PEELED to do if in the fashionable world,
and also in keeping up with the new
fashions.
For shopping the heavy English glove
is still the correct thing for mad anu
matron alike. Very saord IN une WIS
they are worn; indeed the ul-ra-fasn-
ionalble damsel has only two buttons
on those she wears in the morning,
hut the buttons are sufficiently large
to make up for the lack OF numDer.
'Fhe backs nave heavy black StftchlnS,
the most fashionable color for these
being a lemon yellow Red browns anu
yellow browns are also worn, pu- 10
wear the truly fashionable Shaoe tne
glove must be a light lemon color. with
heavy black stitching. Those for street
! wear are always of glace kid. In fac+,
| for a year past few suede gloves nave
been seen at all for morning wear.
For afternoon affairs they are correci,
and for teas and receptions they hold
their own with the glazed variety Ine
glover worn for day affairs, teas
luncheons and receptions are OF the
lemon shade and colored gloves are
worn by conservative women as mllch
as ever. For dinners and dances the
long slightly w1dnkled glove holds
SWAY. These must be white no mat
ter what color the gowns may be.
The Woman's exchange has just re-
ceiyed a lot of the very latest center
pieces and doil.es stamped ready to be
worked. The designs are both new and
original. and the linen Of the hnest-
For Christmas presents they are most
desirable There are also many dainty
picture frames. and a number OF the
latest novelties.
The latest fashion for basques can
be summed up in one word-jackets.
Whether long OF short bOlero or Robes
pierre, our wo men of fashion are hav-
| ing their dresSiest gowns made IN this
manner, partly because they ADMIT OF
such becoming trimmings with their
soft vests and appliqued sets on the
jackets themselves.
Such a craze for denim! Denim plain
and figured for hangings, for furniture
covers and for cushions. Now the
! latest is denim floor coverings. Very
pretty curtains can be made of the
plain denim, with a border down one
side and across the bottom, outlined in
white bargarron art thread, the edge
finished with white cotton fringe to
match.
Don't make your dining room merely
an eating room; have it as bright and
coy as any other room Subdued
shades are in the best taste and the
most fashionable colors are dark red
| and olive. A polished oak floor with
an oriental rug, together with oak fur
! the most popular.
| Heavy cretonnes. dark green, dull
! browns and venetian reds. are very
much used for fall furnishing. These
! colors form the groundwork for inde-
! scribable beauties of trailing vines
| scattered flowers and pretty stripes OF
rosebuds.. Cut glass cracker jars, with
sterling silver tops, are very hand
! some: skese come also for cigars and
tobacco for men.
Some of the up-to-date tea tables
have ornamented brass handles on
| each side, so they can be conveniently
| carried from room to room. It is a
! fad now for milady to make tea in
whichever room she happens TO be.
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| Veil pins are much in vogue, and
| find a decided need. These dainty
! trifes come in exquisite shades of
! enamel in the shape of butter flies,
bees and birds, with outstretched wings
forming a pretty fastening for the CO.
| quettish veil which is quite indispensi-
Bile with the big hat in vogue.
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A leading milliner has on sale some
exquisite pieces OF Mexican drawn
work The designs are beautiful and
the work of the finest cob webby order.
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A very pretty house dress seen re-
Gently was made of an entirely new
material called metalized poplin. The
skirt was trimmed around the bottom
with bows of poplin laid around the
bottom and looking like line of mar
row loops It was otherwise plain and
rather circular in shape. The blouse
was rather full. with a wide box pleat
in front ornamented with tiny poplin
bows. An outside colarette to be
slipped over the blouse was fashioned
in figured velvet to match the poplin.
It came down like yoke in front in
one point and spread out in wing-like
pieces over the shoulders. It was, fin
ished at the neck in a de Medici ruff.
The sleeves were moderately small
and tight-ftting and ended in trumpet
cuffs.