The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-02-17

wonderful waist shirring was of tulle
gathered over a white silk cord. and
then the secret was out. She was the
woman in black"
Mrs. William Astor. an older woman
but a no less elegantly dressed one.
wears black and white always. with
sometimes a brilliant lining. And the
beautiful Mrs. Culver of the West, who
dazZleS New Workers for month or
SO in winter, is another of fashion 8
devotees who wears the combination Of
black and white. 1t is a good idea,
surely, and one well adapted to the
woman who desires to dress we'll on a
little.
DRESSING CHEAPLY.
In certain fashionable hotel in New
York there live two women who keep
up an appearance on a small sum u
year. Perhaps the family income is
$1,000 a very small amount for a New
York family of fashion. One woman
gowns herself in black skirts. and for
economy wears brilliant separate"
waists of taffeta. A lettuce green
blouse-dust-covered brown-are her
latest selections.
The other woman produces equally
agreeable results by gowning herself
always in three cOlorS, and her gSWns
are always in red, brown and bright
blue. Buying everything in these three
shades. she can always produce agree
able combinations; any skirt can be
worn with any waist; and any yoke
goes well with any belt That is the
value of the "three-colOr scheme" as
artistic modistes call it.
But better than all is the woman in
black She is absolutely irreproach
able in her selections at all times and
pretty sure to be elegant.
A morning robe of black taffeta, satin
faced and agreeable to the eye and
hand. yet not costing very much, is adj
mirable for breakfast and afterward.
One can, if one is very dainty, wear
white house slippers. for they can do
duty in the house for a season without
soiling Let the robe be cut as a Prin-
cess. open up the front and slashed to
the very neck Border it around its
entire edge with satin faced cloth. Band
the sleeves with the same trimming.
Make yoke of white tulle with bands
OF black satin around the throat, and
finish yoke and throat with ruff1es of
chiffon. Give the wrists the same fin
ish.
For the note of color. if you desire
one. let there be petticoat Of emerald
green satin. covered with rufiies of
plain black tulle This dress is not so
extravagant. The taffeta can be Dur-
chased very cheaply and the trimming
costs almost nothing. AS for the petit
coat. well. any woman will manufac-
ture a satin petticoat for the house
from old foundations and leftover ruff
fies. When done. it viii catch and hold
the eve and heart of the home man.
NEW MODES.
The ways of skirts are past finding
out. A few days ago they were box
plated: indeed. they are still seen in
that fashion. But now you catch them
creeping up over the bodice and form
ing the belt and even the vest
A beautiful tunic skirt-for this is
chapter in black-was of black mousse
laine de sole made over a skirt OF white
taffeta. Around the foot there was a
very thick double. though narrow,
ruchi>g Of black taffeta. The mousse
laine de sole formed the skirt and vest
as high as the yoke. 1t was trimmed
with the narrowest ruffies of the same
material. each ruffie edged with white
satin baby" ribbon. The sleeves We're /
very up-todate in having the coat