Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-25

Paris, January 14.-Individuality
characterizes this winters house gowns.
No restrictions are imposed on this par
ticular toilette, as far material and
design so. 1t may be built on the flow
ing lines of Il tea gown with quite an
informal air about it or it may be posi-
aively rigid in it's uncompromsna glove
fit. Not the gauzest of materials is
sighted on the plea that it is too frivO-
lous for wintry service. In fact the gau::y
materials are greatly preferred to cloth
and the heavier qualities of silk.
After all, the perverting of the seasons
by shop keepers these days is directly
sraceable to the growing popularity OF
the house gown. Why, here in the holi-
days, when by rights of hoary traditions
We should expect to see shop windows
slecked out in stout homespuns and furs.
we have cascades of foamy diaphanors
Iauzes and tules ripping from the cell
ing to the floor and suggested IA her dog
days than December.
Women of the old school are prone to
shake their heads at this new departure
.and ask in an apprehensve way how
'Dame Fashion will ever manage to con-
.lure up any new spring surprises for
as.
it is assuring though. to talk to the
couturiers here about the inexhaustive
possibilities of fashion. They frankly
admit that there is no new thing under
rhe sun, that Dame Fashion moves too
i'm the vicious circle, but that the circle
boasts wonderful circumference. An
illustrated record of her movements is
Indispensable to the up-tO-date designer.
They literally haunt the musees where
the old costumes are kept jotting down
notes and making a serious study of
historical costumes.
A costume-evolved from study OF
Greek drapery applied on modern lines
was made of primrose crepon. The yoke
OF cream guipure was laid over vivid
orange satin. At the side seams the
crepon was gathered in scantily and
crossed to the opposite shoulder seam
where the fulness was held in tiny
tucks and caught with strass buckles.
The back of the corSage was faShiOnel
in the same way only that it was minus
funess. Along the edges there was q
narrow entire deux of cream guipure.
The sleeves were capped with the gui-
pure to give the effect of being a con-
tinuation of the yoke. Below this tn :
crepon sleeve was drared a trtle.
The skirt was laid in box plaits and
trimmed with narrow entire deuX OF
ruipure. Over this fell a tunic opening
at the left side and draped a trile 50
that it had the effect of being a contin
,,ation of the drapery on the corsage:
this too was bordered With the narrow
1assementerie entire deuX. Around the
waist there was draped scarf of black
gauze that was knotted at the left side
with the long ends falling over the open
ing of the tunic.
White is greatly favored for house
gowns this winter. an item that ought
to please the woman who has to dress
on a limited income. for one white goWI
made in a not too pronounced style Is
not at all likely to pail on an audience
A white gauZe gown in the wardrobe o.
n clever little society woman OF MODES
means is going to play the role OF sole
house gown through the coming winter
months. 1t has voluminous ACCORDION
plated skirt falling over a white ta1feti
lining The corsage is the simplest ac
cordeon plated blouse without. VestlS'
Of trimming Her deft fingers fashlonei
no end of little fetching detachable az
.a.sories for this particular gown. Beil