The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-05
Novelties seer in the shops.


While the gown and the hat are the
most conspicuous features Of woman s
attire. a visit to the shops quickly dis
closes what a most of accessories there
are to give the charm of variety,
grace and completeness to the feminine
costume With the first cooling zeph-
yrs of autumn that watt across the
heated summer landscape, the boa be-
Genes d practical, as Wei as very
ornamental part of the toilet. Through
out the spring and even during the
summer the aristocrats Of England,
from the queen, duchesses and ladies,
TO the woman who simply writes MIS-.
before her name, exploited the charms
OF the ruffie and at the races where
English fashion manifested itself IN
greatest ef1ulgence. the fluffy neckplece'
with an inSeparable accompaniment Of
gowns Of the fashionable order. The
favor shows this ornamental. becoming
and. too. very useful factor OF feminine
dress abroad, promises TO be repeated
here during the autumn and winter,
one is to Judge by the lavish displays
OF boas now made in the shops
Some Of these dainty, fluffy ruff1es
are nothing short of fascinating, and
are calculated to give even plain
woman a sort Of seraphic look. Those
of black. white OF combinations Of the
two are decidedly the most effective
and elegant.
Fleecy as a summer clOudlet and d.
Rphanous as a zephyr is a boa made oil
white maine pleated very hnel% SO
that il forms a wide. fluffy, snowy
r.uff1e which looks like an ethereal edi-
ton of the great rufus Worn by the IA
dies in some of the pictures of the old
HlgEtprS
OF very long, very narrow streamers OF
white satin ribbon.
Some of these ruff1es Of white mallne
are delicately powdered along the very
edge of the pleats with white chenille
dots which look like huge snowhakes.
giving the neclxpiece a decidedly chic
air.
A more substantial creation, but quite
as alluring. is a ruffie Of pleated Whlte
tsffeta silk edged with quilted Whlte
taffeta ribbon and tying with two snort
and two long streamers Of broad white
tafreta silk edged with quilting.
Among the black and white neck
pieces one which arrests the eye IS OF
accordion pleated white point esprit
with tiny black ribbon velvet running
along the extreme edge of the pleatsi
the ruffle ties with narrow black ano
white striped ItuDOu Lb4 INNS 4AASA-s
long loops and fiuttering ends
White tulle dotted with black che
nile forms another becoming boa, the
ends being of black velvet ribbon; a
boa of the black velvet is deftly dis
posed in the back.
Another faiTy-like boa is Of white
tulle gathered in full, fluffy folds, inter
spersed with saucy black velvet ribbon
loops. At each end OF the collar hang
streamers of black velvet ribbon fall
ing in a multitude of ends, with here
anu there a graceful loop knotted.
These ribbon ends reach to the knees
and terminate in full clusters of velvet
loops. giving the whole an extremely
dressy effect.
Black boas. more practical. but |
which. nevertheless, add a decorative |
touch to 2 street costume, are OF cNif- |
fon. net, liberty silk and taffeta
Out of the ordinary is necklace !
formed of many stands of tiny oXidized /
pearls twisted into rope which clasps |
about the neck with a fastening
set in silver. The oXidizeC |
pearls have lovely gray lustre, which |
would harmonic charmingly with the |
gray figured silk gowns that are to be /
50 much worn this season.
Some of the new shopping bags loo] /
indeed as if they might have been |
Ucrn by the gracious danes of the old |
chateauX and castles from whom they |
derive their name. A large bag Of soft
rich black velvet mas a very heavy
top and chatelaine Of old Dutch silver
in a design of quaint bird,
and sweeping scroll work. The Ilininf
IS of gray suede.
Another side-bag of very eenf.-our
is of black natuI,l lain
with an antique top. showing
resign Of Neptune frolicking with tn
merry mermaids.