The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-12

dress commissioners does that at this
tag end OF the hot season ITS clanorir1g
at the doors of the rue de la PAX, ask
ing for winter models. They ask for
novelties, and they set a blouse and
gOred skirt: they want something to
staatfe then. clients, and they are given
a Short packet and a. wide Aounee.
Clearly Il isn't much, and the dress
agents are saying, WAS 1t worth Wslsle
10 come from New York and from st
Petersburg for things no newer than
1hese2
But loob clcssly. These things are
modified in special ways. This blouse Is
a blouse Jacket" and II viii be one-of
the mafagtays of fashion when winter
begins. St has a little basque; lit dronI1s
slightly over the belE. it is open in front
over a plasarCn, il has peVers THAT may
be cut in d Thousand different ways and
81 IS principally by the reVer5 that va
riety vail be made. Another form =
belted round Gdle back and sides ana
hangs full and straight from a yoa1e n
front The blouse Jackets are maaS
in velvet, and shey are made in fur, as
say in moire astraAan With reYers and
collar facing OF violet velvet Jeweled
belts Wi1l be Worn with them, and q
jeweaea button OF two may be placed at
discretion.
The skirt has something peculiar
about Il; there is an oyerslSirt. Let not
che reader 60 aStTay over TINS news
for il does NOS mean that oVerslNirts are
all the fashion" It medale only that
as skirts are loose from che lining there
is no reason Why they may not be cut
up shorter in places and leave The I'm
ing skirt. faced with something else,
80 snow for q cluaast- II Is a simple
Nay TO ornament the skirt. faced with
something else, 70 SHOW fOT q. contrast.
Ii IS a simple way 10 Ornament the skirt
Without adding anything ON. | nave
seen oslS at WORTH that was cut up
irreguiarly across the front and hung
as long as the un1eTSkiFt round the
back. Ii Wa6 combination of ctoah
above ana figured sink underneath. Inc
bodice WAS a blouse of the SILK with a
fancicully cut sleeveless bolero OF the
cloth.
The oversl1irt idea is at this stage to-
day; where il may be tomorrow the
goddess or the mode only knows. There
seems more chance for its development
than when il was obz7tinately tried. two
or three years ago. AT least Wt-h the
narrower skirts it is no Longer AN am
POSSIBILITY.
Come now to the packet proper and
the dounee. The tailors have settled
on a little fitted coat with 1iye-iDeh
basque the backs with English seams
and an open and rounded front. It's
principal novelty is 4 plated rutfie OF
silk set under the edge ali round the
back and up under the fronts. the edge
Of the rufIle coming TO the edge of The
jaket, like a skirt balayauSe. a new
skirt has the upper part fitted close
and the lower IaTt some tNo-thirdS OF
the whole bias or slightly in godets,
seWed to ii IN a plain fat seam ike a
guSset. This is hardly a hounce, but
II produces a slight flare on the lower
part i model in navy blue serge
made With this jacket and skirt has
the skirt trimmed from top to bottom
with black silk braid in lines running
round. curVing slightly upwards to-
wards the back and in this following
the direction of the skirt Join. The
Jacket has the lining and under-plait-
5ngs Of dark old rose.
Loose jackets are not abandoned
though the prodigality with which
they have been exploited by the whole
sale manufacturers fer the large shops
has turned the research Of the private
houses in other directions. 1t is the
law 90 all fashion. This jacket is
used almost exclusively by the best
yitilors Tor bicycle costumes. For this
wear it is made rather long, about tho
length of a mans round coat, this be-
ing found TO be the most becoming
length on the wheel The chic finish
to this jacket for the bicycle or else
where, is q linen collar and a gentle
mans four hand tie.