The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-05
and Victorian

A reference to the redingote effect on
skirts is clearly indicated in one of the
sketches given this week. Here the
skirt is of green, satin finished cloth,
cut in the new three and three-quarter
yards width, which is the last stand
ard, and it's back fullness is gathered
close-not plaited-folds Of the cloth
are simply laid on the side breadths in
two sides of a square, and thus any
suggestion of the old untrimmed skirt
is avoided, for the petticoats, innocent
OF all decoration, like the bolero and
fuiI top sleeve, is going fast. The truth
is that short undecorated skirt is
now only seen on the streets; never at
receptions, weddings, balls or dinners.
Those of such heavy material as silk
and thick wooden goods, that do not
lend themselves nicely to ruffles and
braid, is no longer the all-desired orna-
ment it once was, take flounces of
chiffon and light silk.
The waist that accompanies the skirt
IN this weeks picture is Of white silk.
bearing a green satin stripe to match
the skirt. Between the high belt and
oddly pretty collar all the body is of
white chiffon, striped perpendicularly
with bands of black lace while curVinp
lines are boldly described. Lace and
chiffon form the jabot down the left
side, and these same materials consti-
tute the sleeve tops.
GIRDLING THE WAIST.
There is a lively struggle on just now
between the jeweled belt, the sash and
tie last conner in the shape of
closely folded velvet girdle, that has a
great corS9ge bow on the left side
drawn through a buckle Respondent
with mock jewels.
The sash certainly has the first rights
among the young people, and the slen-
Ger women and stout wear jeweled
belts, but the coTsage bow and girdle
is sore temptation to any feminine
s3nl, and now into it's jeWeled center
and velvet midst, knots of artificial
flowers are introduced. Worn with
the plainest little evening dress, such
gir0le both refreshens and gloriies it,
OF violet, pansy, plaid shot and shaded
velvet, these beguiling ''fXin's'' are
made up and sold in the shops, or di-
Vers girdles can be literally Matched out
Of the savings Of former hats and cos
tunes, and every woman should pos
sess one. or more.
NEW LONG CLOAKS.
Here is a word to the wise, if she is
an Individual who finds it necessary to
wear a long cloak during the winter
and must now have a new one. Let her
remember that the moujik, or Russian
blouse shape has extended its influence
even to the new ulsterS of the plaineSt
sort, and as well to the long and ele-
CANT fur trimmed wraps The ulster
must blouse literally at front and back
over a rather wide leather or braided
belt that runs through loops sewed on
in the region of the waist line. 1t can
button double or single breasted, and
it's high storm collar should be lined
with curled goats hair. Cloaks of vel
vet cut on this pattern, trimmed with
black fox fur and belted with jewels, are
being made UP for wear by the very
modish so soon as the sleighing and
skating season sets in.
PRETTY FRIPPERY.
Added to the brooch in her black hair,
adopted to hold the short straws in
tidiness and free from her coat collar
every second woman now carries dang
ling from her long neck chain a gold
latchkey. SOME of these futile and
frivolously pretty trinkets, that were
never made to open any lock ever seen
by land or sea, have the hoop or the
handle set with jewels. Less expensive
ones are of silver, with enamedel tops,
and some of these do turn in the locks
of escritoires, or open pretty boxes
where Jewels and precious letters are
kept. Their purpose, however, is a
small matter, and they promise to be-
come as all pervading as the heart
lockets were and the clover leaf pend
ants now are.
Besides this frippery Mt is plain as
day that within six months we will all
be wearing our watches tucked into
our belts and from them will hang old
style fobs. A black ribbon fob, with a
sold or silver slide and a bunch of fine
old seals is the proper arrangement al
ready adopted by many, and the jewel
ers are busy designing quaint seals for
the Christmas trade.