The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-09

ridges are raised in groups of dozeI
over each hip only. or in encirclins
clusters, at intervals of an inch or two
the entire depth of a petticoat. The
cording is wisely diversified by raising
small or merely threadlilze ridges anc
treating coat -lapeis. collars, cuffs. etc.
with this simple, but most effective
adornment, that is much less expensive
than braidng.
A CORDED GOWN
The ccrding lends itself most kindly
to the decoration Of the new skirt that
as the large sketch shows this week, is
made in two pieces. One. the upper
half, fits about the hips like sheath
and across the back almost without a
wrinkle. The lower half, for all its
fullness, trusts entirely to the fact that
it is cut on the bias, and where it is set
onto the top portion if rows OF fur do
not conceal the connection then from
three to five cords are run in. Thus an
absolutely noyel hang and fit in the art
of skirt making is arrived at and by
the cut of your petticoats new critical
women judge whether a sister woman
is within or beyond the pale of the
mode.
Your basque or bodice is a matter of
small moment beside it and unless out
for shopping or sporting bent your skirt
must be trimmed. Cords, braid, fur
bands. tucks, a sash, something must
assume the effect of drapery, and IL
you are going to have but one dress TO
use Tor weddings, luncheons, teas, calls,
etc. don't select anything but gray
Settle on a cashmere, or drap d etc, be-
cause il will be a faultless spring suit
and the nearer the season grows to-
ward Lent the more gray will be worn
The furriers knowing this are selling
broad tail in its natural color, lovely
mouse gray, and with this sober tone
turquoise blue is combined.
In contrast to this fur, that costs
something more than its weight in sill
Yer, at least, the prettiest little sets or
cuffs and collars OF American raccoon
and opoSsuIG skin are among he nice
things shown by the man who deals IN
pelJs. Raccoon and opoSSum skins are
amcDg the cheapest we have; they
have been suddenly found, by the
queens of fashion, to possess virtues
of true beauty, and, besides being made
into garments, much of it is selling
for dress trimming. Besides this very
economical novelty we are using the
skins OF wolf cubs for smart winter
capes and adjustable coat collars The
peits OF full grown wolves are usually
adapted to heavy carriage carpets and
coachmen's capes, but the cub wolf
brown pelt. as attractive as that of the
cub bear, which, in the days. when fur
boas were worn, was admirably adapt
ed for this purpose.
FOR ELDERLY DANES.
Elderly ladies, those who really con-
sent to acknowledge their accumulated
years and dress accordingly, are wear
ing most appropriate and lovely even
ing gowns of black satin, trimmed with
narrow bands of ermine All their
skirts are considerably trained, and
over the hips the satin is laid in three
deep plaits. This usually throws the
front width into the form of panel
that, when expense is no consideration,
is overlaid with black net lightly en-
broidered over with cut steel beads.
1t is the edges of the plaits that show
the ermine bands. Long-skirted, close |
fitting basqueS are adapted to such a
skirt pattern, and square revers, large /
and fur-edged,. turn back from front
Of draped, steel-beaded net.
Among elderly women of great social /
prominence it has become almost a uni !
versal custom to wear white to all /
evening" functions. Gorgeous white /
orocaded satins, made high in the neck, /
long of sleeve, and worn with album |
dant garniture of lace, chiffon, white
flowers and Jewels, have been conspic- /
row at balls, and wherever else OF an /
evening elderly ladies take their social 1
pleasures. Undoubtedly the effect is 1
stately, suitable, most decorative and /
very becoming to venerable ]
hair and faces, while judicious drapery (
goes far towards concealing defects of I
figure, but this is a fashion adapted /
to women of wealth.
At a wedding reception given but re- /
Gently, the brides revered women rela-
Lives wore black or gray gowns of silk ]
satin and some of cashmere only, but I
trimmed with an abun-
dance of white Isle. The brides moth {
er, lady of 30 and odd years, appeared +
n trained. gown of pearI-colored 4
cashmere, with narrow flutes of white /
isle peeping from beneath the edges of ]
her skirts side plaits, while the front Z
panel of her skirt was laid over with 1
narrow violet-colored velvet ribbon (
running in points. Picture with this a /
waist With a-vest~of violet velvet and /
a great white chiffon kerchief edged I
with many fittings of lisse draped over /
the shoulders, and allowed to fall free
half way to the knees On the bust
and shoulders bows of violet velvet (
held the kerchief to the waist, and to
this ideal mothers costume, (
stately turban of violet and lisse was
placed atop the lady's white hair
Tt is a happy fact that the turban
mas Numbered somehow into great pat
'onage with women who are admittedly
getting beyond their prime and at
scarce a reception or indoor entertain
nent have the mothers of debutantes