Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-04
York, Nov. 3.-It is true:

New York, Nov. 3.-It is true:
That skirts are less tight.
That sleeves are tighter, but broader
on the shoulders.
That street dresses are shorter, but
house dresses. if possible. more long.
That an untrimmed skirt, unless it be.
long to a severe tailor dress, is as rare
as :. white blackbird.
That the newest bodices are made with
boleros.
Or. for house wear. with basques.
Or with cuirass corsages cut in front
like stays
That the newest tailor dresses have
short Eton coats, or vest Jackets of allied
varieties.
TAI the %redingote. the princess dress
and the %polonaise are leading styles.
hat the newest capes and victorines.
in cloth or fur. have the 1880 style of
dropping shoulders.
a velvet gowns will be the height
of fashionable elegance.
That soft. brilliant, long-faced sable
cloth is the most be- atiful of the new
materials.
That cote de cheval, which looks like
the sheeny coat Of a well-groomed horse.
and a variety of gold n silver-dusted
SILK and chenille-embroidered stuffs are
the promising novelties.
That the pastel colors. even for cloth
dresses, still enjoy a vogue, and tha ex-
cept for red and a few shades of orangs
for trimmings. the general preference is
Tor neutral and subdued tones.
Ihat lace, fringe and Bonnaz work.
which includes many varieties of applique
and embroidery, are the approved trim
mings.
All these things being taken for grant
ed. there are a few things. also ashton
able, Of which the wise woman and the
woman who would be very we'll dressed
shouid beware. The fad of the seascn
rs excessive decoration. Slender little
women of pale c~oloring are going to b..
snuffed out. obliterated. if they bury
themselves under the frills and chiffons
OF their robuster neighbors. The sea,
sons fashions are so ~XtraVagant that
they approach the sensational, and to be
sensational IN dress is to cop the demi-
who is clothed to attract no.
tice.
1t is ~wantonness and riot of expense
TO patch appliGues of lace or embroid-
cry upon fur. for example, and such OBJ
Nious bad taste is sure to be no more than
a passing fancy.
Ever worse are the hotch potches Of
heads, tails, feet and claws that PASS
muster nowadays for fur garments.
Why a woman should wish to go about
looking as if she hadn't had time to as
sort the trophies of her chase. but had
flung them heller SHELTER around her
neck, and had thrust the smaller beasts
into her muff with thei- poor little paws
and ears hanging down defies imagina-
ton. Unless indeed one accept the ex-
PLANTATION of Mrs. Despard:
Women are the cruelest animals in
all creation; not excepting tigers, lob
bledehoy school-bOys and disciples of the
late lamented Mana Sahib."
However,, the beauties of dress are a
more important consideration. Here
are a few costumes that in recent DAYS
have won Approval:
Black-green chiffon and Russian sa BILE.
The rich, heavy fur makes a 1aring
f1ounce at the foot of the skirt. weight
Ing the diaphanous material in a manner
that adds to the grace Of its impeccable
cut, but that in lands less skillful would
u every risk OF disaster. The over
dress, soft and clinging. is sewn with sill
Yer sequins, and is fastened at the waist
by a great clasp of turquoise and brilli-
ants set in silver. The chiffon sleeves
are very long and CLEAN with sequins.
Turquoise blue chiffon and green vel
vet. The velvet forms the undersktrs
which is cut so long in front, as we'll as
at the back, that the wearer looks as if