The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-17
GOWNS COVERED WITH
JET ARE THE STYLE.
Three Toilets considered indispensable
by the Up.to.Date Fashion.
able Women

~ N thinking Of the fashions of the sea-
son. three toilets come forcibly to
the reviewers mind; they are the
three that every woman who has
u had any fling at fashion, considers
absolutely Indispensable. One IL q
cloth street gown. trimmed with fur. sim
ply. but extensively, the preferred pelts
being sable or chinchilla; visiting gown
of mirrored panne or velvet, heavily In
crusted with motifs of lace, and last, but
not least, an evening gown that IL q liq-
uid mass OF jet. Everybody who can pos
sibly afford anything really elaborate is
the self-satisfied possessor OF one Of these
jet affairs. They sparkle and glitter and
shine and are so delightfully."- WILDLY black
that the arms and shoulders of the wear
er show up in soft lily wilderness BY force
Of contrast. Hardly a modish woman In
New York has not jetted costume irre-
spective Of figure. Those Of massive pro-
portions are rendered none the slenderer
in appearance by the merciless sharpness
of the silhouette, and the impression that
is invariably conveyed to the masculine
fancy by large figure 80 attired IL q
similarity to the ever doughty leader Of
the amazon march. To q too slender fig
ure the decided emphasis OF black IL
equally unhattering. As Jet spangled
gowns are made severely smooth fitting
they require for mutual adornment the
most perfect type OF figure. They are.
made, and sold at fabulous prices, though
just between ourselves, the having Of a
jetted gown does not always involve q
tremendous expenditure. A certain socie-
ty woman whose Ingenuity and ex-
quisite taste often outbalance the weight
Ter purses Of her associates, told me in a
burst of confidence that her most envia-
BILE evening gown was made over out OF q
black silk of the season before; that she
had jetted 1t herself and that the whole
thing, with the exception of the Chantilly
lace, which had been used many times on
other gowns. had not exceeded $50 In. cost.
~ p. y.
Long ago women wore jetted gowns but
they were. jetted with beads. Now the
letting is done with spangles a trife larger
than fish scales The gown referred to was
covered compactly with these black pail-
lettes closely overlapping one another In
precise imitation of scales. They were
sewn to tight fitting princess foundation
of black silk, which. it is needless TO say.
they entirely concealed. That the silk was
pieced in the making over process made
no appreciable difference. All the way
around the bottom of the gown, which
soped out behind In q demi-trafn. was an
immense ruching of tulie, applied so full
that 1t formed a soft, yaporous cloud, in
lovely contrast with. the sharpness of the
jet The upper part of the princess, fitted
without a ripple, wss also covered with
Jet The decollete was rounded In two
scollops up over the bust, forming a point
in the center The back was similarly
sloped out. The long unlined sleeves. and
the drapery at the top of the decoliete,
were of black tul.e. all embroidered with
round cabuchons OF turquoise. The effect
of the skin under this transparent veil
ing of black. fiecaxed with bits Of solid blue
color. was ravishingly lovely. A compe-
tent artist could not have conceived a bet
ter study in cause and effect. A jetted
band with pendants of turquoise was worn
around the neck. and the blonde hair piled
loosely at the top of the head was held in
place with huge Jet comb. At the left
side, near the shoulder, the corsage was