The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-09-20


clothes and plenty of them, and the
men can do all the voting they want to-
In trimmings there are the old stand
| ard braids, the hercules, titan and
tubular, and all the line of mohair and
wOrsted, soutache and fiat silk braids,
and they will be found oftener than
ever before on the incest costumes.
After them come the fancies and the
new and beautiful gimps and applique
braids done in black silk on net and
with the outlining done in chenille or
in heavy silk cording.
For trimming fine tailor gowns a spe-
cial braid is made not a quarter of an
inch wide, but so fine it is and so firm
and so very dainty that 1t must be q
great favorite. This narrow braid
comes in colors and in Persian mix
lures. 1t was originally intended for
children, but it is too fine to have
| escaped the best dressmdkers.
There are striped and checkered silk
and mohair braids in black and white,
waved picOt braid, brilliant silk braid
in waved design, some Of it corded or
wrought with chenille and in scallops
with raised centers. There is Persian
checked braid with metal inWOven and
with white silk loops along the edge.
In Persian there are also checks in the
gimps. One novelty is called straw
braid, and this is Of silk and so very
pretty that one almost resents the tale
that it IS only to make hats and trim
bOnnets. 1t is waved and about an
inch wide and has a feathered edge
Another novelty is what they call
pocket braid. 1t is like a succession Of
tiny silk pockets, one lying over the
other. Another variety of this is ar
ranged so that it looks like so many
arrOwheads. and still another is like
cOclIleshells of silk in black or in
colors. Many beautiful and elegant de-
signs are produced by combining tubu-
lar, titan or hercules with soutache
and small black silk crocheted buttons
No words could show the variety Of
patterns wrought in this way. In fact,
all the standard Weaves of braids are
made up in this into the richest and
most artistic designs. Some are mar
row and fine, others are wide and rich,
as well as snowy. One wide braid is
shown in white and black, and both
have oval silver figures woven in a
double line all along. This is called
IAiglon. Other wide and narrow braids
have hundreds of the tinieSt buttons set
on as an additional beauty.
Speaking of buttons reminds me that
there are to be more buttons used this
fall and winter as trimmings than ever.
The crocheted ones will be the best,
next the braid BUTTONS and after them
the metal ones. The tiny gilt and Oxi-
died buttons to be set on waists. col
lars and, in fact, all parts of a woman's
attire pass belief. One style is fiat and
has the center of some color or black
Or white, and each kind has a metal
ring around It resembling the keys of
a typewriter.
Braids of all kinds are to be put ON
all kinds Of garments in all kinds of
ways. | show in the illustration how
one stylish suit is trimmed with black
and white braid, woven so the stripe
IS diagonal. Others are checked. STRIP
ed lengthwise and directly crosswisa.
Some have the threads so woven that
there is distinct white diagonal plaid
along. Nearly ali braids and galloons,
also gimps and cretOnnes, have the same
pattern done in several widths.
| should not forget that the very
large buttons are to be set along down
the fronts or sides Of tailor built skirts.
Some will have them graduated. the
smaller ones at the top and the large
ones at the bottom of the skirt. OF
course this can be done only when the
skirt is in one length and not when
there Is founee. OLIVE HARPER.