The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-17

eXcitedly, peering through the vines.
Why the best dressed woman in this
well-gOwned watering place, to be sure.
I've been watching her like a hawk all
week, since from the bow in her hair
to the bow in her shoe she is an infaHi-
bic indicator of which way the wind of
fashion blows. Yesterday morning [
saw her climb the steps OF that new
big colonial drive down the drive. She
was evidently a luncheon guest, and
in her lovely chestnut hair was a big
bow of black grenadine ribbon, for she
wore no hat; new and, I think, sweet
~ informal fashion of dropping IN to
pick ones midday chicken wings and
crush strawberry with a friend OF
course. she carried a DaTasOl Of white
silk, with two inset bands of black
lace. and a white wood stick having a
prOdigiOusly curled ebony handle,
which was very chic, indeed. Her
gown, dear mel Now. why didn't I
have one Ike it, instead of my corn
flower blue nuns yelling? Hers was in
pastel green, a vol IncruSted in en-
broidered black silk dots and big, deli
cate black lace flowers laid on. and the
goods was not cut out beneath. This
formed the lower half Of her sweet
waist and the Overdress, which last was
cut in long points from the knees down
to allow a vigorously light ACCORDION
pleated fOUnce of the finest black silk
muslin TO flower out about her feet.
The yoke of her body was made of fine
pleated green muslin, with rows Of
black Aaby panne ribbon running now
ana t0en between the tuCks. and a
marrow strip of black panne ran
around her slender waist, while a
bi'eaJer band, with sheer muslin points
turning over, enclosed her throat"
i like it all except the parasoi,"
commented the hostess, going back to
her easy cane chair in the shady,
breezy corner. There is something
newer than that--a parasOl made Who'll
" Of tucked Swiss muslin, showing in
set bands of Valenciennes entire deuX
and beading, with narrow ribbons run
through the last 1t goes without say
ing that double frills of gathered lace
finish off the bottom, and such q cover
can be dropped in all its transparent
loneliness over the naked ribs of a
paras0l and used thus, or stretched
upon plain pink, blue or yellow silk
sunshade to infinitely adOrn IL. That
IS the latest whisper from Paris. and
some women / know are showing off
their genius for fine neeedlewOrk by
making these Sunshade covers of white
silk muslin, and some are using the
most delicate handkerchief batiste and
are embroideTing their crests and
initials thereon
Sweet Simplicity.
''There are times" quoth Maisie, go
ing bacl to her chair and supreme idle
ness, ''Wnen ! am almost persuaded by
paDa's fatuOus argument that the more
simply and least extensively a woman
is dressed the sWeeter she seems. /
met two girl friends Of mine on the
beach this morning who were such Wis
ions of fresh and tidy economy in dress
that I felt positively ashamed of my
puckered and f1ounced French muslin.
one sat on the sand, barring her hand
some auburn locks to the wind and
sun. wearing the smartest white out
ing cloth gown picked out in clear
crimson dots no bigger than pin heads
Her waist fastened in the back, blOused
tribe in front and across the Shout
ders. from the front of the collar and
over the top Of each sleeve ran q strap
OF heavy white flannel stitched down.
At the base of each sleeve a cuff of the
same fell over her hand, and a belt and
collar of stitched crimson tafeta Just
touched the whole thing of.
Her friend was in DiqUe, white,
spotted with marine blue, plain skirt, a
clOse-6tting sailor waist, laid in tUcks
over the DUST ana udNlltS d tt1 NCidt
Of stiff white linen, turning back from
d vest and collar of solid blue line to
match the dots in her gown. Her belt
and cuffs were blue, and under her col
lar waved the soft silk ends of a blue
silk tie. She carried a serviceabie blue
linen sunshade, having a band Of white
about the edges, and her white stitched
linen hat had a cloud of blue straw
bows at one end. They took me home
10 their hotel and showed me their
things. and made my mouth water with
their fine bargains and my cheeks burn
with shame over my own eXtrava-
ganCe5.
Mohair Gowns.
What do you think Of casino gowns
Of cream white mohair, the skirts laid
in fine tucks about two inches apart
and running from the waist to the
knees, these worn with tucked waists
of the same or Of cream taffeta, and
finished off with belts and collars Of
colored panne? The girls found skirts
like that all tucked and put on the
band and ready 10 be hemmed up the
proper length at the shops for a sim
ply startling price. In the evenings