Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-16
FEMININE FL0TSAM.

Some Of the rather expensive fabrics
of French or India woods In robe
patterns to be used this fall have the
usual number OF yards of combination
In rare and beautiful Persian effects,
showing applique designs In high and
low relief In shaded silks and Velvet cut
work: the devices In French arabesques,
and also In Grecian and Moorish pat
terms is embossed work. One beautiful
sample of pale pink India cashmere has
a silver leaf and English rose bordering
along its sewage. A delicate sage green
wool, as soft as velvet and as fine as
silk, is bordered with sprays OF hello
trope intertwined with tea-rose buds
and foliage. Faced-cloth Venetian
woods, new nuns yeilings, Henriettas,
eoliennes. mohairs. and cravenettes fur
nish an advance list Of elegant and dur
able fabrics that grade from weaves
designed for fall travelling and shopping
20 those fit for dressy autumn wear.
All sorts OF gauzy materials are In
as great demand as ever for fancy
waists and evening gowns, and mousse-
line brilliante, which has mercerized
finish Is especially effective and pretty.
The most novel decorations for the
handsome crepe de Chine of the season
are the velvet brocaded gau2es In mon
ochromes or lovely Persian tri-color eff
fects, or the gauze Louisine with silk
applique designs on satin-striped sur
face, and a mousseline de sole, pat
termed all over with fine silk cord made
over white silk, with draperies and
twice-around sashes of embroidered
tule. This textile is a favorlte dancing
toilet for debutantes and for matronly
women are fancy back-silk grenadines,
woven with colored silk flowers, and
decorated with black chiffon laid over
color, and point de Venise lace.
New laces Of every description appear
this season In more beautiful patterns
than ever before. and their uses are le-
glon. Entire waists OF lace are the very
height of dainty fashion. and many lace
waists are used with skirts OF clota or
silk. and partly covered with a fancy
bolero. There. are lovely insertions TO
match most OF the laces, also applique
embroderies. which are almost trans
parent in effect, and which appear in
nearly every conceivable dslgn and col
or. Pretty dress trimmings, also, ere
the silk and chiffon pleatings edged
with narrow black satin or velvet rib
bon, or with narrow cream or black
lace. A simple little French waist worn
with skirt Of black peau de sole Is
made OF coral-silk taffeta. trimmed
with silk fichu, and draped girdle OF
coral chiffon edged with very narrow
black velvet ribbon.
II Is well, Just now, while there are
animated discussions and differing
theories with the fashion powers that
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length OF dress-sklrts for late fall and
winter wear on the streets, 10 repeat
the statement made In the Springfield
Republican, that DR.. Casagrandi, in
reading a paper before a medical asso-
citation In Rome. stated that he had en-
ployed a number OF women wearing
long skirts 10 walk for one hour through
the streets OF the city, and after the
promenade was over. he had taken
these skirts and had them submitted 10
very careful bacteriologic examina-
ton. There were found ON every skirt
large colonies Of noxious germs, includ-
ing those OF typhoid fever, consumption.
influenza, and tetanus Tor lock Jaw.
Numerous other bacilli were likewise
well represented on each skirt.
DR.. Casagrandi maintained that, in
view OF these facts. women, and especi-
ally mothers, should at once discontinue
wearing trailing skirts. and other mem
beTs Of the Medical Congress unhesl-
tatlngly expressed the same opinion,
and passed resolutions TO that effect.
That women should subject themselves
10 the filth, TO say nothing OF the pos
sible dangers OF trailing gowns, has
long been wonder to those acquainted
with bacteriology. For street wear,
they cannot possibly be considered In
any sense either clearly or hygienlc.
However. we cannot expect radical re-
form in this matter unless those who
set the modes can be influenced, for the
great majority Of women are bound to
be In the fashion regardless OF any
ordinary considerations. There is some
encouragement In the fact that many CT
the younger women Of the present wear
their golf and bicycle skirts throughout
the day. and merely dress for dinner
and the evening, and the hope Is that
shorter skirts for street and travelling
uses will become universal. for, while
we are not aware that any previous
scientific Investigations have been I'M
dertaken In this direction. any well-in-
formed medical man could have readily
predicted the result OF such investga-
ton.