The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-23

balls, in the center of zach of which
is placed a diamond.
SHIRRED SKIRTS.
1t was a slip of the pen, when skirts
n skirt decorations were under dis
cussion,-not to-haVe emphasized the.
fact that to shirr win soon be the or
der of the hour. Many new cloth gowns
are shirred all about and down below
the hips. Some of them are even so
gathered at intervals as to divide the
whole length of the petticoat into bands
of Shirrings, interspersed with puffs.
the whole finished off by a ruffle at
the bottom. 1t is plain to be seen h
what is a popular maneuver with cash
mere and empress cloth suits will be-
come a rage when cotton dresses are
worm. Just as soon, also, as double
revers found favor and adoption the
tailor instituted the double kir III
promises to exercise great influence on
the spring tweeds, etc. The Doubt
skirt is cut quite plain and has all the
aspect of one skirt, falling just a trifie
below the knees, above another If con-
Mentioned length.
Little mode of the momen deserv-
ing of notice are the sensible cloth
skating suits, trimmed with the coarse
~unplucked beaver, reaching to the an
kles and then slit up about four inches
from the 'hem on either side. This slit
enables the skater to wear a skirt mar
row enough to pare down all weigh of
cloth and yet sufficiently wide at the
bottom to allow of a very long stride.
Another sensible novelty is the bicycle
muff, for women there are who must
ride if only the snow is off the roads
or streets. To protect their hands double
hand muffs are made, one ball of fur
to protect each set of fingers and yet
permit the hand to grasp the bars and
ring the bell. Very extravagan wo-
men nave their bicycle muffs of sable.
but cheap, warm n very pretty ones
are to be a in astrachan.
A NEW CUFF.
Another tiny. but none the less i'm
portant, oddly is the small, close
plated cuff appearing on all the lately
finished suits. For this the lower half
of the sleeve fits the arms most snugly
and has a double row of tiny buttons
%runnings nearly up to the elbow on the
upper side of the wrist, then falling out
over the hands back, nearly to the
knuckles, is a fan of plated satin.
Sometimes this, too, has little buttons
on it, but it is no wider than the back
of the hand, n often, in place of a
plating of satin, a pointed tab of goods
like the gown is used and ornamented
with braiding. One thing, however, is
quite certain; that long over the land
sleeve will continue. and their tops are
by no means yet perfectly fiat.
Look at the gown in the large picture
this week, and see the double epaulets
that fall over the shoulder. This gown
is green, of French-faced cloth, and its
sole trimming consists of black silk
braid and a little pale green cloth, with
a jabot of lace let in front. Now tina
the trimming of buttons is so much
used, wherever opportunity offers many
women have their dresses made with
two or three fronts. Where a row of
buttons runs down the shoulders and
below the armholes it is perfectly easy
to unbutton from the body of a brown
cloth suit its simple braided brown
front, and button on a very elegant
calling or church wedding front of
white satin and fur, or a still more
luxurious front of lace and chiffon and
satin revers. Just as readily do sets of
come off and on, and the whole
character of a costume is varied many
are some of the tricks of
the modiste.
One pretty and c~ommendable fancy
of the well-dressed is that-of wearing
huge favors at weddings. and this is
only of late adoption. To the left
shoulders of bridesmaids and ushers,
pages and flower girls, are fastened
bow of white watered sash rib
bon, their end fastened with silver
fringe. and painted, in silver. with the
date and initials of the bride and
In the bow itself is fastened
a knot of silver leaves, and the whole
is very decorative and impressive.
NJ. DAVIS.