The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-01

the fires Of economy and an occasion
for a. good gown, she cannot conquer
her situation more completely than by
investing first in a skirt of finest black
Irish poplin. Nothing save the richest
duchess satin will wear and always
present so handsome an appearance as
this, While there is a, vast difference
between the prices of the two goods.
The popliil skirt should be made sep
arate from it's taffeta silk sham petit
coat. and this last is cut to the knees
III the form of an accordion plated
fiounce. Above the founce it hts quite
like any other foundation petticoat, and
on to the poplin jupe from 10 to Ia ruff
fles of ribbon must be set on the Span
ish curve. A footing of black silk point
d'esprit appears to advantage on the
ribbons edge, and the waist to go with
such a skirt ought to be a net blouse,
covered with black or colOred spangles.
A blouse like this is purchasable in so
perfect form that in half an hour IT
can be adjusted to any taffeta waist
liring. This, with a. colored velvet
girdle and collar. and a pair of poplin
sleeves having spangled frills on the
shoulder, provides a gown for any cpl
sode of dignity and moment.
If blouse of black spangles is not
preferred, then there is nearly every
color possible to choose from in the
shops, where these lovely waist cover
ings are on hand at the most moderate
prices. They especially tempt the thrift
ty woman, for their application to any
good silk waist lining represents so
slight need for dreSsmakerS' skill and
such infinite possibilities for variety
in costume, to be effected by the simple
means of changing ones colored velvet
belt and collar.
NEW COIFFURES.
With all the summer hats hair must
be dressed low, and there is an unde-
niable tendency not to be extolled to-
ward pinning sort of Jacobs ladder
of puffs from the nape to little below
the crown point. Now, it may be an
erroneous impression, but puffs do sug-
gest false hair; they also suggest
painful amount of time and labor
expended in their arrangement, when
they are quite true. Still, fashion is
made up of sacrifices, and the three or
five Duffs, an even number is not con-
sidered smart, are daily superseding the
neat little figure eight we wore last
year. Below the puffs trickle out be-
hind the left ear a pair of corkScrew
curis, of unequal length, and about the
circumference of a woman's fourth fin
ger. These also are full of a ghostly
suggestion of having no natural con-
yet they give a very coquettish little
touch to the hard and fast puffs.
In front the hair is still wrinkled
with the irons, then cast over cushions,
to form more or less imposing pompa-
dour, while little hair fringes out on
the forehead AT night the unique comb
is thrust into back hair, and the bulk
of every woman's locks comes up into a
stately tower. helped out by the usual
decorative aids.
Just now they are selling the sweetest
little wreaths of tiny pink rosebuds.
white star jessamine flowers and heath
to Irvine about the base of these hair
towers, and women who believe they
show even at night to better advantage
with low coiffure, challenge their
beauty to the cruel test of a sDangled
brave and triumph over this ordeal,
and yet the spangled nets find many
WearerS.
ILLUSTRATED FASHIONS.
The large picture given this week
represents a type of reception and gar
den party gown that is making its way
with unusual ease and celebrity. 1t is
only adaptable to the needs of the
young and slender. and it's hat is de-
serving of notice. This headgear repre-
sents the type of picturesque fashion
toward which we are rapidly tending.
The gown IS a. pale green chiffon, ac-
Gordon plated from waist to hem, and
the skirt further diversified by putting
Of chiffon running up at the back Over
the closely shirred body fits box bO-
Zero of silk. in a slightly deeper tone
of green than 80 chiffon, and heavily
{ the front, back and
long stole ends in fine jet and steel
beads intermingled. Moss green velvet
ribbon decorates the front of the waist,
and the sleeves reach only to the ell
bow. The hat in color matches the
gown, and is edged with a band of
steel and jet embroidery along the
brim. White lace, shaded dark and
light green plumes, with long strings
of chiffon, complete the decoration.
A waist of geranium red taffeta is
represented in the next picture. Its
yoke is of cream lace over white satin |
and from this turn back oddly shaped
revers of red silk, striped, as in the
collar, with bands of black velvet
Black velvet forms the girdle and
cream lace the jabot.
Dark blue Venetian cloth, prettily
with white silk soutache !
braid, is the subject of the next draw