The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-06
giving underwear is Shetland wool.
woven on the principle and pattern of
that old reliable, the Shetland shawl.
LAST WORD ABOUT HATS.

woven on the prlnclole anu pattern VI
that old reliable, the Shetland shawl.
LAST WORD ABOUT HATS.
All fashions, talked or written, still
lead up eventually to hats. There are
women yet hacking about in their sum-
mer headgear because they fear to put
their fate to the touch and win or lose
thereby. They might, however, as we'll
settle down to a choice between
snare of velvet that is called a toque or
a nice tidy felt with lifted brim, known
as hunters shape.
A toque is the wisest investment if
you are going to have one best hat,
for a woman'S velvet toque, like
mans frock-coat, is de rigeur every
where. A picture hat, or a shepherdess
shape, becoming as they may be, are
anachronisms this season.
Some of the corner stones of hat
building are antique velvet that has
now become nearly ubiquitous, and
tulle flowers that bloom in spite of a
promise of snow and sleet. Huge scar
let tulle peoples have every petal
edged with small black sequins, tulle
roses with silver spangle leaf edges and
tulle chrysanthemumS not delicately on
toques and theatre bonnets. Antique
ribbon is not over-eXpensive, its colors
are unusually rich and it asserts itself
everywhere, be the hat large or small
FEATHERS EXPENSIVE.
On the altar of millinery every barn
yard fowl is laying its plumage, but for
all that, feathers are more expensive
than ever. This is because in order to
secure the finest feather effects, artful
compositions must be made by hand.
Elaborate breasts and wings are manu-
featured from the pickings of cock and
hen breasts, and put together again
with a dye and shape to simulate the
plumage of pheasantS, wild water
fowl South American songsters, etc.
Fanciful hats, with wide brims and
stately crowns, are made wholly of the
small guinea-fowl feathers, arranged
with infinite pains on buckram. The
effect is handsome, and the price quite
startling.
NEW VELVETS.
Velours chasseur and velours argente
are the latest arrivals in the world of
velvet, and really this is a velvet sea-
son. AS many as ten equally lovely
varieties of this weave can be counted
in any well-stocked shop. The argente
is a silk with one line of velvet and a
space before another fuzzy little stripe
stands up. The chasseur shows baya-
! dere stripes in alternating short and
| long pile velvet. All these devices
made for beauty and richness, and, as
if these goods were not lively enough
crate them with a remarkable new en-
broidery, flowers and leaves, in a
| puffed silk bordered with bullion braid.
TOILET BRIC-A-BRAC.
A corner. of every feminine heart and
wardrobe is kept warm in a welcome
for anything new in the form of new
! for. ole nd
| for umbrellas The excessively dainty
woman carries a tiny glass, mounted in
! gold and boneshell. powdered with wee
! gold dots. To harmonic with this
coquetry are the shell umbrella han
dies. Blonde or richly-mottled shell,
richly carved, form the approved UNI
| brella handle, in which tiny brilliants
are iInbedded, following in designs the
arrangement of consultations. The
concert or lecture going woman who
prefers the handsome and solid to "trip
peries of the frivolous, bears about with
| her, medium-hinged German glasses
mounted in walrus skin and gun metal
Similarly her umbrella handle is bound
in this hard, rough brown leather fast
ened with gun metal.
Walrus skin is a newer something
than the long admired elephant or
rhinoceros hide, and it is just as dur
able. Card cases and portmoneys
writing pads, etc, are upholstered with
it, and in many instances where the
brown hide is used the binding and or
namentation is done in ivory, a unique
and interesting combination. Glazed
| leather runs close rival to those above
mentioned. In white, black, dark blue,
dull red and a rich green it appears
and before the heavy finishing varnish
is laid on the leather is decorated. A
white portfolio win have a monogram
and coat of arms burnt into the skin. a
black one is apt to bear lettering and
decoration in gold, and card cases and
purses display similar pretty garnish-
ment.
ILLUSTRATION OF FASHIONS.
A group of toilets very decidedly in
time are given in group this week
since they are each and every one for
bed room wear. The most conspicuous
in the tableau is a so-called tea gown
OF which the foundation is straw col
ored satin brocaded in tiny boquets OF
pink flowers. Yellow lace net over plain
yellow silk supplies the front, and the