The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-11-16
FASHION HINTS.
Fads in Bows, Hats, and Advice on
Stationery.


Fads in Bows, Hats, and Advice on
Stationery.
Marie Rideau in Boston Republic:
Have you seen the new Paris bow? 1t
is quite the fad of the moment. 1t is
made of the twofaced Hlvet now SO
popular. There are two outstanding
loops, made of the velvet tightly twist
ed, then there are two long tab-like
ends. The whole thing is strongly sug-
gestive of the four-in- hand. The ends
are cut rounding and hemmed with the
tiniest of hens. A dainty beauty seen
was in red and white striped velvet;
another was in blue and white. Quite
in keeping with the vogue for castor
and blue is one in pretty blendings of
these two colors. Those who like black
and white will admire a combination
of black velvet with silvery lining.
Altogether, this latest conceit to make
its bow here is quite fetching indeed.
The hats composed of felt of broad
cloth folds are one of the prettiest and
most sensible novelties of the season.
The girl who makes her own hats
should revel in this chance to exercise
her artistic ability. Besides the ready
cut and stitched lettings for these hats,
the milliners are edging the folds with
the telling and cut it in strips about
an inch wide. then on one edge stitch
fold of silk of the same shade or
black or white, the fold showing about
one-quarter of an inch above the edge
of the felt. Be sure and let the silk
extend far enough underneath so that
in gathering the felt on to the frame
a little full, it will not incline to turn
over and show a raw edge,
There ( COrfaptbir1cr vary soft and 1oo-
coming about the rough felt, even in
dead white so trying in a smooth ma
terial. / saw such a pretty hat re-
Gently made entirely of white ruffies
or full folds. CThey are too scant to
be really ruffles and too full for smooth
folds.) The brim was quite broad and
turned up trifle from the face. A
black breast set gracefully down over
the left side was caught with a roll of
black velvet close to the head under
the brim. The top of the hat was
trimmed with another breast and folds
of black velvet. The effect was not
one of startling contrast because of the
softness of the rough felt. and was ex-
ceedingly becoming to te wearer.
Woman is known byriter stationery,
and the old saying might incidentally
have added, footwear, gloves and nu-
merOus other things.
OF course, circumstances over which
we have no control, namely, our purse,
have something to do with it, but it
is appalling to think that our characters
are to be judged by note paper chosen
hurriedly from limited or i'll assorted
stock, or when our taste is controlled
by the limitations of eur purse. I'm
questionably a woman does show that
her tastes are ladylike and refined by
the choice and habitual use she makes
of her stationery. 1t is not until then
any reliable index of character.
Now, paper need not necessarily be
expensive to prove ones title TO refine
ment in such matters clear, but it must
be of a good quality and must not be
bizarre in color or shape. Conserva-
tive people like pure or cream white
stationery best, and it is always in per-
feet taste, but the lighter tones of blue,
heliotrope and gray have been so uni
versally used of late as to be accept
able to the most fastidious. There are
several tones of gray used, steel, Quak-
er "a soft mouse COLOR adm pearl One
tone, known as military gray. is an
exceedingly attractive kind for general
and informal correspondence. 1t looks
somewhat like cartridge paper, and is
to be had in several weights and sizes
This, with two or three of the lightest
tones of gray-blue shown, is decidedly
smart