The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-07-07
purchased for much or little, as may
please the purchaser.
THE LOOSE GOWNS.

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THE LOOSE GOWNS.
/ All the tendencies are toward a re-
turn TO the loose flowing robes of the
days when high art f1ourished and be-
| fore the corset was abused The long,
graceful lines, the flowing outlines. the
lack Of the dividing line at the waist,
as noticed in the new models, indicate
that change is taking place for the
! better in dress.
Just as house must rest upon its
! foundation, so must a woman's gown
depend upon the garments which she
wears underneath. AS the lowing ropes
come in a change takes place in the
articles that are worn Underneath the
dress.
The greatest change lies in the cor
set; the box front corset taking the
| place of the tight-waiStej one. The
box front presents an unhrollen line
from the bust to the abdomen but is
tight upon the hips. This gives large
waist, but it is very comfortable, and,
when you get used to it, you consider
it very artistic. The lip at the waist
line, right in the middle OF the front,
is one that is admired by artists and
without which no artist ever draws j
picture of woman in. conventional
dress. Examine, if you Will, all the
fashion plates, study all the society
pictures, search where you Will among
the ideals, and you will find that an
artist always draws a woman's belt
in such a manner that there is a down
ward curve from the back to the front,
while the line from the bust to the alb
domen is straight. This Dusk line
not bust line-as it is called, is one of
the marks of beauty in any figure, for
never was it considered good form to
curve the figure inward below The bust.
Many of the new models show
straight sides as we'll as the straight
front, though the back is always tight
closed ones are the exception. TUNES,
jackets and all bodiceS show the open
front. Little lapelS flare open and big
fronts fly apart to disclose handsome
vests of lace and silk. Long tunics are
made with open front, the entire tunic
handsomely lined with brocade, and
underneath this is a slip of lace grad
ually widening into a wide skirt with
train.
PAINTED FABRICS.
The painted muslins are much worn,
particularly in the light shades. If not
hand-painted they are stamped, and
the stamping is almost as good as the
hand-wOrk, and in some cases, where
an artist is not employed to do the
work. il is better.
An exquisite painted muslin was
made for Miss Swami, one of the beau
tiful American debutantes. The yoke
and sleeves We're of muslin, painted in
pink clover, but the body and tunic
were in pure white. The underskirt was
of the painted muslin with a great
fiounce of lace around the foot. But
the most beautiful feature Of the bod
ice was the body which had a row of
painted medallions as a border eN-
tending entirely around the yoke. There
We're sixteen of these lovely painted
figures, eight in the front and eight
in the back The figures selected were
Vatican shepherdesses with their
lovely pink and blue gowns.
The Ladysmith hat is the latest. 1t
is big fat hat, picturesque to the
last degree and trimmed not so much
with plumes as with flowers. The
Ladysmith may lie fiat upon tho head,
or one side of it may be lifted with n
single rose set underneath, where ii
will touch the hair. This is the picture
hat of the summer, the very latest and
most elegant thing out.
Since it was discovered that Presi-
dent Loubet takes his morning stroll
in the Exposition grounds, it has be-
come the fashion to visit there early.
The Eiffel Tower contains many fair
breakfast party; and the second tier
is the one that is most fashionable. The
president took an early walk there one
morning and CHANGED to come across
Miss Porter and a party of girl friends,
who bounced upon him and took him
willing captive. The entire party
breakfasted in the tower, and the pres
ident left only when it was time for a
cabinet meeting of state.
Some of the morning dresses are
pretty beyond description. The faint
delicate muslins and the deep .foulards
mingle well together. In light goods