Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-16
GAY GOWNS OF
GAY PARlSIENNfS

street gowns see these days are those |
rub elbows with at the winter picture !
exhibitions. 4
Even the least important of these eX- |
hibits has it's vernssage when all invited
guests come rugged in their best bib and
| tucker. It's just the sort of bib and tue /
ker that inspires interest and it is just !
the occasion of all others to take notes |
on the prevailing styles.
Trailing a steady stare down from
vivid impressionist's picture to an at
tractive toilette just beneath can be SO |
gracemully done, and then there Is that
rare chance of following up the creature
of your interest and dwelling on each
little detail that goes toward establish
ing an attractive ensemble Besides there
| seems to be something more than ofoin-
arily interesting about these particular
people that go in for vernissage: SORT
OF individuality that expresses itself IN
| their toilettes.
| A gathering of the patronesses OF ART
| in Paris menas a gathering OF les
s,andes dames-so that the Philistine on
business bent has a sort of right TO ex-
pect an eye-feast when a vernissage TICK
| ct comes her way.
There was a delightful air OF grace
| about pale cloth gown l saw at d re-
i cent vernissage. 1t was made princess
| and glove fitting, with generous mare
| around the bottom. The sleeves, collar
| and square yoke were on white saliii
covered with deep cream gulpure. AL
fine hack of the left shoulder there was a
.1,<x. IT, hi Ia k N.
| bon aprliqued fiat. The ends of the bow
trailed down in graceful undulating lines
| to the bottom of the skirt, back and
| front, and were appliqued with a nne
| line of silver braid along the edges. The
4 grace of this bow was what saved TINS
| gown from shrinking into the category
| of the commonplace. Around the not.
| tom of the gown there was "a broad 1rlli
| of pale gauze, spangled with silver ana
| headed by a band of silver basement
erie The toque completing this toilette
was a small airy affair of gray gauze
trimmed with silver gauze. This was
wrought in butterfly bow at the front
OF the toque and an additional realistic
touch was given to the butterfly by or
namenting the ceinture of the bow with
| long cut steel buckle shaped on the
lines of butterfy's body. z
| Every now and then l catch a glimpse
of a gown with an uncompromising
habit back that has at the first glance
leftover from last-year appearance. On
noticing it more closely it boasts all the
UP to date touches and is worn with that
calm assurance thai can never be mus
tered for the wearing Of an old gown.
The only conclusion to draw is that there
are smart women who are willing to be
classed among those list to lay the old
aside
Silk poplins l have had always such a
| leaning toward they seem so inexhaustiVe
in possibilities and yet I have never
felt on locking at a single up to date
poplin gown that the pinnacle of poplin
possibilities had been reached. at re-
cent vernissage there was one of these
shf1nunery popain gowns worn by young
girl that leally ibordered on the ideal.
so sirlish it was, so soft in tone and with
inst that touch of personality that makes
a toilette worth study The shade was q
trifle lighter than putty, and the whole
face of the material was covered with a
close swirling pattern TRACED in gold
1T was made with a long tunic sloped up
. a trihe at the sides that fell over a
deep founce of chiffon Of the same shade.
The corsage hid the firm of a dec6A-
lette a1olero opening over front of gath
cred chiffon. There was a scarf of gold
gauze draped along the edges OF the DO
lero that served too as ceinture. This
was knotted at the lett side and was
caught with a large round coral buckle.
: The neds of the scarf reached to the bot
tom of the gown. Poplin. gold trimmed,
was employed for the loose-fittins
: sleeves. They were finished at the wrists
with puff of putty cOlored chiffon. top
ped by a hand of gold gauze The high
:, draped collar of chiffon of chiffon fas-
$ tened at the front with cOral-three coral
buttons A big picture hat of black vel
vet was worn with this gown. 1t had d
: soft putty berette crown of gold gauze
y that was almost eclipsed by noddine
black tins.
How thoroughly dose the impressive
ness of a fur wrap depend on the Wearer,
All Of the skins are SO cleverly counter.
. fei' ed these days that the ordinary pas
; ser-by is s,:-t to rate the genuineness
of fur wrap for it's setting. How in
u differently l grazed a long sable coat the
, other day at picture exhibition with
u even a feeling Of irritation at such
. wholesale deal in imitation by a port!,
bourgeoise. A little later somebody call
ed my attention to Mime. Somethin ski!
world renowned Russian sable coat tina
| represented a neat little fortune!
One of the prettiest of this seasons
e velvet trimmed coats was close fittins
l. affair made of black velvet. 1t had Ions
It box plated basques Of black velvet Will
l. the intervening space white satin Civ
S, ing strikingly pretty effect at eacl
s, movement of the coat. Three marrow
e strips of ermine gave a finish to tn
= basque. 1t had a high, broad collar O
,e ermine that suggested ,Medecis, yet Their
l. was no pretense made at curving int,
l. the shoulder. Rather more did it striv
H. for that sloping shoulder effect so il
vogue among the ca1appies just now
Broad flaring cuffs of the fur finished tn
sleeves. The ceinture was of white rib