The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-05

arts rake has beer proven - be 8
mere faiacy and. DE many other notions
OF the early century, has been given up.
The combination " blue ard green has
been pAeaornsnaly popular aid the time
has come wHen hardly any combination o.
colors of fabrics is regarded as iEeoGsru-
Gus.
One Of the mast popular combinations
this season 10 graz snd orange. while enc
Of the prettiest princess costumes seen az
la,e was fashioned Of tai clota and cherry
silk, with touches Of turquoise blue velvet
Furthermore. Their. is no restriction OF any
kind this fail when one Is combining fab
rics FOR gown Even fiimy lzees and their
exact opposite-fur~ars used together IN
every conceivable manner
~
The use OF any and all colors a. the same
eime cannot be wondered al when Il il
known that Persian effects again VIII pre-
dominate In all fabrics for both fail and
winter wear. To obtain true Persian ef-
feet 1t Ii necessary 10 mix the colors Of an
artists paint box AZ haphazard or else to
Imagine the rainbow notified and twi sted
into fantastic shapes for a model or pat
tern. Some Of the pretsiest waist silks are
smooth. with embroidered stripes in plain
coiors. having broad Persian stripes alter
mating AT intervals. while tho cornuc9pia
patterns are predominant in both silks and
satins.
Stripes are enjoying a phenomenal ran
OF popularity. also for there Is nothing else
which gives a woman that long wat ted
effect now so much sought after as we'll az
stripes. Waists ara decidedly long AMI
pointed I'm front. ana cat Of at the waIs,
line in the backa "Reminiscences OF tho
Elixabethan period. which onty needs ,uil
~f~EA a.
akin-tisat ones In vogue 10 80 complete
- -
\ perfect mania has developed among
women generally for aimy neekgear.
Ecarfs. orayats. stocks bows bsrbs fchus
and fluffy coliare.tes are fairly raved over.
Positively abnormal prices are paid for
twists ant rufrs - lace and liberty silk.
and hardly q woman who has any pretonse
10 style has not M least dozen clouds II
tulle or nisis Of Lace to nestle heceEniEgiy
under her chin The fad f. certainly
fafteriug one. and need not necessar iiy
lead 20 extravagance II one IN def at plail-
ing and ffiliiag ana looping pretty b W..
AIRY woman who IL clever with her needle
car duplicate tho store fnads, crna Inns AZ
a surprisingly small figure. 4 fetching
scarf that can be made at odd moments AZ
home Is a wide. long piece OF liberty silk
either white or coiortG. trimmed n he
ends with flowers o' finely worked Bat
tenburg lace. A tIny ruohing Of satin rib
bon edges tho whole scarf. and at the ends
o. the scarf tho lace IS outlined on b IA
sides with the same ribbon yuchiug TIE
silk is cut away n leave the lace I'm open
work. Such 81 scarf Worn over n 50 tin
etock is wound twice around the ne.k ard
tied IN front In a huge bow. Lately a arr
az this description was passed around
hat. II was crossed behind ana caught
IN
ends We're brought forward and tied under
the chin. Nothing could have been more
picturesque.
Fewer seams are used this season than
ever before. and even the one Or wa that
arc pos lively necessary are carefully CON
eeaied under strappinR or trimming OF ono
sort or another Cutting has developed In
60 n fine art and the tailor or modsie who
can 50 curve. stretch or twist 4 piece Of
fabric and mold il into shcatfllk~ cover
Ing tar feminine form without the all -
single seam IL considered something
higher than an ordinary eeniua Seamless
skirts are made with has backs T. sounds
almost Incredible And more than hat.
they fare around tho lower edge There
n positively no front gore one site -
the front Is Tapped over the ether and
huttnncd straiwht down OF Il buttons are
skirt are s!rarned ana ST: he'd Tisht-
Git.rr seamless bnd'ces are varn With
these Sk!rte ~ course the shoulder senrYl
can nrVer 30 dispensed with. uor the enc
ssa III thar Joins The sleeve bu. the boiy
OF 'he waist IL cut IN ooe piece. The cen
ter II the hack q lAiA n e straight folt
Of Ne cloth which IS - curved IN cut
tins that e 0ts Ike a glove tNe or.lv sarfs
thai ar" allowed bong two tiny ones CIT
IL from The arm holcs A, the bug. line
Then TIE fronts are Tapped over and faS-
'en"d Down on lne With he fastening
OF Tho skirt.
The devoted t5n,frer~ ~ .he r,latq ext.
eiu cling 20 the hope LAT Il viii loaa a
owu. "a Y 2ogh ifsa vi. fr he .na ~ he
season. for jhe p.ctty RNWrs mate y. Ibis
Wy cannot t@ az }'s araed fer thg newer
nlatiel s3th sf}n~re4sue f5itn~ss a~orr7t
,he HIPS Ga'herct skirta sav- made thr,~
sppe arsnce fne. - sae tHtn materials k4
crepe b. chine ChiTaH sua some Z re
new SOFT Sa,in% 'ss4A .U n-ettv. Nx.st co.,
ers for evening gowns The gathering 70
solves ITSELF tuto = .A.r,inS which extend.
~fn Gown ovcr the ht0s, E.V'ng eAt. ciaso
ehect wh''h Il soff - cer promise ~
tween ;he 0ew ara sfe rt} SKIRTS - -,,tt
ara box plated az around or from Re s'fs,
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