The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-04-21
Ut Interest TO Lady Readers

satin ribbon, scarcely wider than a
/ cordlng. The gown was in two parts, a
! princess falling from neck to floor, and
a princess tunic open in front The
slip was made of cream colored null,
! with a deep f1ounce OF the challie
! around the foot. The tunic met at the
neck and again at the waist with a
| diamond shaped opening over the
| bust
The new summer gowns are 20 differ
ent from those of preceding seasons
that one looks at them with wonder,
| and, sometimes, with awe. The models
are preposterously extravagant, and
your fashion chronicler hesitates about
! describing them because they are so
Tar above the moderate or average
purse. On the other hand, they furnish
| purse. On the other hand, they serve
| the purpose for which they are intend
ed, of conveying the advance styles,
and nearly all of them are capable Of
being initiated in cheaper designs.
A gown which the courtiers told
me was for Mrs. George Law, the
American beauty, was OF the new Per-
sian taffeta, combined with satin
striped silk put together in a most novel
way. The waist, which fastened in the
back, had a square sailor collar of
Point de Paris lace, of rather fine quail
nished the keynote for the tolitte,
which was in pale cerise and light en-
erald
A very tasteful little American singer
who adds TO her income by singing at
fashionable afternoons, and who has
become quite the vogue, wore a gown
of primrose pink net over a skirt of
primrose pink imitation silk which she
had taStefully dotted with the tiniest
t1rf re of hi I'll o1a xt-n-
cheap and effective
Some of the advance summer gowns
are worthy of mention.
One was 4 piStache green figured
crepe. trimmed with white and black
striped silk. 1t was made with d tunic
opening in front over the striped silk.
Another was royal blue and white
foulard, trimmed with white chiffon.
The foulard was in a princess tunic or
made of Bingham, striped with pink
satin, with yoke of white lawn.
A pale old rose challie was covered
with violet dots. 1t had a white lace
yoke over white satin. There was
heading with pale violet ribbon run
through.
An ecru foulard was printed with
green vine and trimmed with black
ribbons. There was a plain ecru
pOlonaise, opening over Princess slip.
A summer dress for a little girl was
blouse and foot ruffle of the same.
Gathered ribbon formed a trimming for
the tunic and there was a plain white
ribbon belt
An Eastern suggestion which fills the
proverbial ''long-felt want is that of
a really secure and handy case for en-
broidery silk. This little case is simply
made. A piece of ribbon, five inches
wide and three-eighths Of a yard long,
that is, thirteen and a half inches-is
the starting point. The ends of this
ribbon should be turned over and feath-
er stitched across, leaving room in the
hem to slip in a stiff whalebone. These
whalebones should be just a shade
shorter than the width of the ribbon,
and when they are in place in the
hens, the hens should be overhanded. |
The decorations on one side Of the lit |
tie bag may be either embroidered or |
painted, and when that is complete the |
two sides may be overhanded together, |
stopping, however, just below the line |
of feather stitching. A narrow ribbon |
caught at each of the upper corners, !
with a bow at the top, is convenient to |
hang the bag at ones side while work. |
ing, and the bag has the merit of being |
always securely closed by the spring of |
the .whalebones. An addition, which !
makes the gift more complete, is that |
Of half a dozen pieces of celluloid board |
cut as one does visiting card for the |
same purpose for winding ones silks, |
with tiny slit for securing the end of
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