The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-05

and really serious question for many
of us is what shall we do with the Jan
uary bargains we have invested in. 1t
is not given to all of us to shop both
wisely and well, and very often the
things which, under the hands of an
over-plausible salesman seemed too
tempting to be resisted prove on closer
inspection but delusion and a snare.
That hat she discovers is rather more
than shop-soiled. Oh! those two petit
coats of rustling silk, what shall we do
with them? How could she ever forget
that tickle fashion has decreed that our
garments for the nonce shall be inno-
cent of rustic? And SO on and so on.
Please do not misunderstood me. I
am not running down sales, which l
believe to be most useful institutions
for the slenderly- pursed woman. Only
my advice is this: Make Up your mind
before you go exactly Low much You
! can afford to spend and what you want
to spend it on, and do not, under any
circumstances, be persuaded into pur-
chasing things for which you can fore
see no immediate need. The latter
course is the way modistic madness lies.
Things that are bought because "they
are so cheap" or 80 pretty or Il am
sure I can find a use for them by and
by" have an unpleasant knack of get
ting out of fashion ere ever that happy
time arrives.
And now perhaps word as to the
safest sorts of investment may not
come amiss. Lingerie, for instance. The
fashion in undergarments does not
nearly change so rapidly as does that of
our outer attire; wherefore, purchase,
or even a series of purchases Of this
kind Is always to be recommended on
the score of economy and common
sense.
Lace kerchiefs-indeed, handker-
chiefs of any kind, so long as they are
white and of good quality-also hos
iery, particularly silk hose which may
often be picked up at third of its US
ual cost at sale time-all these things
are of the sort but little affected Ivy
fashion, or, at any rate, not noticeaby
affected. Smart lace trimmed petit
coats-"shop- soiled" ones-are also fire.
quentIy to be had much under cost
price. Gloves, particularly the long
Suede gloves for evening wear, it is al
ways safe to buy. whilst chance of
acquiring lace-real lace-should never
be missed if your purse will, vulgarly
speaking, run to it, The best sorts to
buy are Brussels, Point de Flandres,
Point de Venisesand Point de BruGes.
These, it is safe to say, are always in
fashion, while their value increases With
every day that passes. Do not disdain
a piece because it should happen to
| have a small flaw or flaws, be slightly
| torn, or have been mended. All this
| counts. or should count, for nothing
beside the fact that you become The
| possesSor of a piece of genuine lace, for
which the present day uses are so man
| fold that to attempt to describe hem
| here would be impossible. But to go
| on.
/ do not advise you to invest in dress
materials unless you happen to have
| immediate need of them, or they are of
J the kind always in fashion. such as, COR
instance, serges, meltons, or boa cloth
| A very fashionable material, unless as
/ have said, you can use it at once, you
| should never purchase. The chances
are 10 to one that it will be hopelessly
| demode long before you want to wear
| it. Especially is this true in regard to
dress lengths in any new or popular
shade. A dress length of good black
silk, poult de sole, faille Franchise, or
| bengaline on the other hand, is al
ways worth investing in. SO, too, is a
| length of white or cream satin, which
can always be turned to account for an
evening gown.
Just at the present moment lace
robe is a thing you should on no ac-
count omit to secure if kindly chance
| throws one YOUR way, since lace robes
are likely to continue in fashion for
|
| cts la Louis Quinze are also most de-
sirable thing from a modistic point CT
view. and if you come across one of the
| new ones in black lace, jet embroidered.
| do not let it escape you. These are
vertically the dernier cri, as l have al
ready told you, and happy the woman
whose wardrobe contains one of them.
As with the jetted jackets. so with
the chenille embroidered robes, al
how a
their appearance, I think it extremely
doubtful f.they will be encountered at
any of the winter sales. However, a
word to the wise is sufficient, and if you
do happen on one make it your own,
for they are likely to be the rage dur
ing the ensuing season, as they are at
the present moment in Paris.
OF the pailletted robes I cannot speak
with such certainty, since though these
are still very well worn, we have had
a tolerably lengthy spell of them, and
they may not continue long in feminine
favor. though there is something to be
said for white net robe pailletted with
cut steel and made up over white satin
with steel passementerie bands by way
of shoulder straps, twist of rose-pnk
mauve or turquoise blue velvet round
the waist, and a corsage bouquet OF
roses or flowers matching the waist
band in hue. One of these robes in
black, steel or silver embroidered,
makes a useful little dress for theater
or dinner wear and an old black slip,
so long as it is well cut, can always be
called into requisition as a foundation.
Most of these robes have bodice Eiece
as well, but when this is not the case
a good Brussels net can be utilized for
the purpose, and the paillettes on the
skirt matched in passementerle.
But to go on again. a dress length of
chiffon or mousseline de sole is another
thing you should endeavor to make
your own when you encounter 1t at
moderate price. There has never been
a time when chiffon. mousseline de sole
and gauzes of all kinds have been so
popular and held in such long-continued
favor as now. All the smartest gowns,
saving and excepting the lace and cne7
nile embroidered ones above mention
ed, are made of one or other of these
materials: while as for tulle, the up-to-
date modiste has apparently gone mad
cor oil fH,, I.