Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30

The lapels We're S~cal3opea and Were
heavily stitched With White satin. The
standing collar was also Scalloped and
finished in the same way. ~Strappings Of
the castor gray We're used for a nsck
trimming. A toQue of smoky gray vel
vet was attractive from the fact that It
was hand painted, with petals Of daisies,
ali in white and limmed with the tiniest
sequins of steel. a narrow trimming Of
mink supplied the note OF ecru har-
mony to the costume.
A box coat was remarkable for its &c
centric back. 1t was a cafe au lait satin
faced cloth. very heavy. The sans in
| the back We're stitched and an odd Gre
clan ilregularity marked the back Of the
Waist-line. The square tark-like pro-
j~ections We're stitched and, upon each
square. there was a button.
An effort was made this winter to re-
vive sincerity in Woman's dress. No
buttons were to be used unless they ac-
tually buttoned something. But this WAS
found impracticable carried out to tn
letter. Yet it might be followed in q
cloak like this which could be perfectly
straight and plain in front-howevcr ug-
ly-and could open down the back. Tho
object of this would be nothing more
than novelty, yet in dress matters novel;
ty is often a great desideratum.
To warm the cold tone of the cafe
au lait there was a very French lining
of ciel blue taffeta which extended
throughout the long coat and was visible
in the lining of cuffs and collar. The
buttons which We're of duh gold We're set
with a turquoise in the middle.
a coat which was graceful in length
n cut was a double-breasted three
quarter length. Its material was melton,
similar to a mans coat. 1t might have
been a little lighter han winter mel
ton in weight or it could scare ly have
| c1pnnrfeI it's heavy linip o nf nnn.'C NM
pie which was used throughout.
Since many of the long cloaks are of
bright colored hues, indeed nearly all are
so, this one was of so bright "A purple
that it might have been called hello
| trope. 1t was double-brcasted, button
ing with fiat buttons of sterling silver
of the sort hat can be sewed through
and through.
Its only trimming was a heavy band
Of stitched cloth of pope's purple like
the lining, the bands being put on in
fancy design, in points and swirls, and
arranged in curves upon the sleeves and
upo the back.
The hat was an English walking shape
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and smoky gray, those two shades which
combine so we'll.
In the hat there is often noticed a
strange note: and, If carefully chosen.
this sets off the costume as nothing else
could. With the entire chapeau in har-
mony. it remains only for the aigrette,
| the ruchesse. the pompon or the coque
of sharply contrasting color to finish it
and make it perfect. a touch of red
breast upon gray. A fash Of blue in
the depth of bronze brown!
Panne velvet is much used for a hat
trimming: and upon the velvet there are
applied the fashionable paillettes. Sc.
quins are seen upon the velvet and cloth
crowns hat top so many hats, and there
are manipulated, appliqued and braid
ed crowns galore.
Separate waists have not gone ont i,
spite of the effort to drive them forth
but the separate hat may be said to hav,
done so. You do not see a hat of cd,
variety. The h~eadgear matches tn
coat, in color. if not in material, and TIT
hat Of contrasting color is not wocn, un