The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-06-02

wards Of $780, but their beauty is such
that they justify the expenditure, if
! economy is no object. Under these
filmy lace waists there are worn beau
tiful lace vests, which answer for cor
set covers, and are scarcely less ele-
giant than the waists. These vests are
fitted to the figure, and are made with
out a suggestion Of ribbon or anything
that savors of underwear.
Miss Pauline Astor, that heiress who
is making a quiet sensation in Paris,
wore not long ago at one of those muSl-
Gales which she and her father grace so
often, a bodice of white piece lace, sheer
and lovely. Though Of the variety
, known as wash, it is doubtful If its
delicate fabric would endure the soap
and tub. The bodice had very long,
very tight sleeves, ending with point
upon the wrist upon which large
lace rose lay. The yoke matched the
sleeves in design, but the body of the
waist was of very delicate India mus
lin as sheer as lace. Underneath there
was worn a slip Of Dewey pink tatfeta,
sleeveless and low in the neck, with
the bust shirred very full, to make
the figure plump. The skirt was of
white nuns cloth embroidered in
Dewey pinks while the girdle and stock
were of a deep, beautiful shade of
maroon velvet.
MISS FRENCH'S HATS.
The town is aroused over report
circulated by a leading milliner, that
she had secured the order for all the
hats to be worn by Miss Elsie French
during her honeymoon as Mrs. Alfred
G. Vanderbilt. The wedding, the mil
liner declares, viii take place in New
port in August. and her orders are
to be filled by the first of June The
1af INvbip h
are to be built to match costumes, the
couturieres supplying pieces OF the
dress goods TO be woven into the MILL
merry.
In these hats there+is noticed ten
dency to cling to the rough and fancy
straws, and to use straw wherever pos
sible, instead of trimming. One of the
most ornamental todues, for instance,
Veritable picture tOque," is entirely of
fancy straws, interviewer with strands
of many kinds, lace straw and straws
fat, round and triangular. These are
50 aTtiStically combined that one would
not detect the absence of ribbon and
feathers, yet the only trimming was a
chou-rOsette of tulle and ribbon upon
one side.
Just at the moment the toque reigns
supreme, large, slightly irregular in
shape upon one side, and set we'll back
from the face. Its shape is not ar
bttrary, and many are the designs seen,
the most popular of which is very
large around, and with a piece which
fits the head slugly.
Lace is so extensively used that the
demand has far exceeded the supply
This has caused a raise in prices; and
the>-c earser varieties Of Russian and
Brussels lace are being. used instead of
the. expensive French, Spanish and
italian laceS. All the, newest colors
are yelled by lace.
Lace handkerchiefs are used for
reverS upon coats. The neat little bo-
leros have reVers that are made by
cutting a handkerchief in half, diagon-
ally from cornerJo corner. This makes
a pointed rever which is first Stiffened
with narrow wire, and then stitched
upon the jacket.
The most elaborate reception and
street dresses of the spring are made
in that new green called by the French
chaparrel. It is quite a deep green and
looks best combined with deep. yellow.
A dress of this green, built of thinnest
satin faced cloth. had wrinkled sleeves,
terminating at the knuckles with the
cord finished the Seck and traced the
boundary to the yoke. It was seen
again in the velvet folds of the hat and
was traced[in the -flounces with which
the skirt was trimmed.
An automobile coat of green to match
this calling costume was cut very short
in the back and long in the front, grad
ually tapering upwards in the back, un-
til a great scallop was described, reach
ing to within eighteen inches of the
back. Through this opening the skirt
was allowed to fall prettily; and the
senli-train was then spared the morti-
fieation of long coat, which chokes
and utterly ruins a. trained skirt.
The edges of the tunics and of the
automobiles are scalloped and cut in
all kinds of fancy figures; and on these
Irregular edges are appliqued roses and
other flowers with their leaves in the
natural cOlOrs.
At the races, and at the watering
places, there are. seen many of the long