The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-16

ing pressure Thus the ornament is
hung on safely and painlessly.
stud earrings are most distinctly out
of this new race Long lovely drops so
long as 10 almost touch the neck. are
the mode, though q pair of perfect pear
shaped pearls dangling from the tip of
the lobe, arc like solitaire diamond
1 rings, the expression of utmost elegant
refinement in jeyels-
Perhaps il there is woman who is
going TO have her cherished diamond
ring reset. she VIII listen to a word of
wisdom and follow the latest fashion, and
select her setting in the form OF, OF coro-
and novel settings for large stones are
ducal coronets. while small gems are
exquisitely placed in prongs of gold TO
represent sovereign rulers crown. the
diamond set exactly in the top Almost
entirely have these new crown designs
taken the place of the long-lQved but
painfully over-copied marquise rings
IBIS FEATHERS.
The promises of May are already be-
ing made. and tender hearts who will
songsters in their hats can this spring
trim the hats with lovely ibis feathers
that cost no avian lives and are fair to
look upon. OF course the purple ibis
feathers from Egypt are to be classed
among the costly beauties of millinery.
but we have our own American scarlet
in our new wide-brimmed hats
This delicate plumage is, however,
dyed many handsome colors, and. be-
side this and ostrich feathers, to be safely
adopted by any Audubonite, we are going
TO have lovely hats later on trimmed so
gracefully and economically with nothing
but masses of shot taffeta silk cut on the
bias and every edge closely pinked. This
piece silk viii assume in fact. has al
ready largely taken the place of ribbon
bows for the trimming of simpler hats
than a sapphire blue felt. with just a
yard of cerise taffeta twisted about the
crown, perky bows and ends starting up
in every direction Here and there the
taffeta was caught down with cheap pins |.
set with mock sapphires and rhinestones. I
Nobody yet dares to assume which /
ways hats are going 10 tilt for spring /
wearing, but Just in this midSeaSOn a 1
tendency is making toward piling every |
thing in front. Take a look. for instance, /
at the browning glory on the head of the I
of the daring frontage now used. Here /
the hat brim is OF modest DroDOrtionss !
1t is the mounting black and white OS- |
trich tips that lend the stately effect |
brtm four and one-half inches wide. and |
this was turned directly off the face, bent |
into three perpendicular flutes. and over
the edge of the brirn, finished by puff
ings of black chiffon nodded the heavy
heads of half dozen prize tail feathers
INCONSISTENT FASHION.
But who can reckon upon the sweet
her charm. To January balls dancers
are going shod in white suede and satin /
slippers over black stockings, or ex-
hiblting pretty heels in black kid and
satin slippers over hesh-pink hosiery.
The stockings are either openworked or
up the instey, and young
ana giddy girls attach to the toes of
their slippers little metal bells, no big
ger than the end of ones thumb. Never
theless they are sweet, loud tinklers and
pretty ornaments.
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glace kids out into the cold for even
ing and afternoon wear, and the last
news as to seshes shows one wastened
on the left hip, the other about the
lengths knotted together gracefully
about an inch above the knees. letting
Tall thence lace-edged or rufied-bound
ends to the bottom of the skirt. 1t con-
tributes this. a grateful bit of drapery, to
4 very plain skirt.
Perhaps this is significant of some
who can in January afford to rejuven-
ate their winter wardrobes are showing
coats and gowns the least dressy in |
nature, deliberately garnished with count
ess little buttons. Glance at the girl in
he plumy hat to remark the double row
IF small cut-steel buttons down the
braided front of her jacket and sparkling
IN her cuffs.
In favor of these little fellows big but
-ons are everywhere coolly discarded and
he tailor dresses are brightly decorated
If buttons made of glass. cut colored and
polished TO represent cabochon gems
towns in all the colors of purple twinkle
With little cabochon amethysts green
suits with bullet-shaDed emeralds and
brown toilets with small round topaz.
Besides buttons ii is essential TO chron-
Gle the fact that many very smart but
imple cloth dresses have their seams
strapped or piped with soft highly
lressed leather. This may sound excess
ively bizarre and therefore not tempt
ng to conservative women, but tough
ed or brown cloth walking skirt are all
he smarter for simple patterns in what
Gems to be Russia leather. stitched on
he skirt in panel and Up the box front
# the coat Suits of winter covert are
realty enhanced by touches down the
cams of pig skin. and the green cloth
uits set off with black leather trim
nings in place of train. deserve all praise
md patronage.
A WAR OF STYLES.
After all, it is very much go-as-you-
please with regard to cut of skirt. one
woman elects to wear a petticoat that fits :
Town to her knees, almost like a sheath