The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-05

and the front; braid also runs in sew
eral lines down the sleeves and down
the knickerbockars. These last have
special cut. Some of the fullness is
gored out round the top, which gives
an elegant outline to the figure. I'm
der this dress is worn a combination
flannel, and tricot wooden blouse that
slips on over the head, and the effect
is completed with a tarpaulin sailor
hat, high black CATERS and Alpine
shoes. The shoes are ordered of the
mountain shoemakers on the spot, as
ordinary shoes, however strong, are
not adapted to climbing. They must
be not only stout, but broad across the
toes and have the soles griddled with
nails. And the elegant grace of the
costume in contrast with the heavy
greatest element of piquancy to the
dress.
EXCURSION COSTUMES.
If one is going not to the high Alps
where it is likely to rain every day,
but say to Mount Washington or to the
Rockies, there is possibly more latl-
tude in the choice of material and de-
sign. and there exist in the fashions
actually being wcrn a number Of ele-
meuts that can be utilized to make
ravishing mountain gowns or that can
at the same time be adopted for the
bicycle There is one Observation that
may be made on the adapta bility. OF
the following costumes. Bicycle skirts
are usually plain or at most are
trimmed with lines running up and
down: they are not trimmed round the
bottom; but the intelligent reader will
know how to compromise on the de-
sign.
a model for wool excursion gowns in
great favor with young women Is
bodice that is both blouse and Jacket.
Imagine a blouse cut low round the neck
and cuc open down the front to the belt
over high inner bodice Of guimp Of
another color, with below the belt a
little round basque some four inches
wide. The neck that runs low in front
runs high behind, runs up to form
point in the middle of the back that
reaches clear to the top of the neck
band. This pointed back it may be
said. is on gowns Of all sorts and is one
of the novelties of the season. In
stead of being cut down low in front
sometimes the front edges run up to
the collar band and meet, and from
here a curved outline is cut round to
the point behind. leaving the under
bodice 10 show over the shoulders like
a shin crescent moon. The inner and
outer bodice are of course made on the
same lining and it is only in effect that
they are two.
Made upon this model is a gown of
baize colored wool trimmed with white
braid, over a guin1pe of white silk. The
braid is in four rows straight round
the skirt with a fifth row above in
loops. and the same pattern is carried
out round the neck. down the fronts
and round the basque. This combina-
ton of baize or dust color with white
is very fashionable. Another mode
extremely effective is of navy blue
serge trimmed with black braid over a
guimpe of deep yellow. The collar
band is of black satin with a yellow
plating around the top. Navy blue
sailor with plai1ings of yellow ribbon
and black wing.
Among the most felicitous new cos
tunes made especially for the bicycle
may be counted one that has skirt o,
striped haize color and white, a figaro
Jacket with rounded fronts and very
open of plan baize color and a shir
of white silk. Straw sailor with white
band. A knot of colored ribbon at the
throat. And also another which if less
deliciously delicate has in compensation
more effect. 1t is all of plain baize cloth
finished with stitching and is made
with a figaro like the above and knick.
erbockers. The jacket opens over g
shirt of dark brown silk, and the shir-
cuffs turn I'D on the outside over the
jacket sleeve. Knot of almond greer
ribbon at the throat. Brown stockings
CT invisible plaid. and low tan shoes.
new idea is to contrast diaphanous