Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-23
FEMININE FL0TSAM.
SPRING BELTS AND sAsBEs
Most Elaborate Festoous and GIrdls,
With Crystal and Gilt bangles

Small and inconspcuous gIrdes bay,
been the fashion during the passing So,
son, but with the coming Of spring ",
are to grid ourselves consplcuously with
broad, soft ribbon, puffed in Biz bows
at the left side and finished with rb
bon streamers of unusual length Az
many as six yards Of wide liberty satin
| panne faced or Louisine ribbon il re-
CURED In the betting and draping Of
some OF the early muslins and toulanis
and while the popularity Of ribbon gir.
dies has returned the vogue Of the fan.
cy buckle and jeweled tags on point,
has not waned In the least. Nine 10
ten of the streamers that float from
fanciful belt are terminated In dull
| gold points from three 10 five inche:
long, and 1t is the fashion 10 SLID oYef
the ribbon a couple Of gold balls N
rings above the point, and also 10 some
times split the end Of wide hbbsn
and adjust two crystal points tipped
with gold.
Crystal points are among the spring
novelties, to be used with crystal but
tons and buckles In the decoration Of
light silk and cotton gowns, but The
wonder over the bigness Of the buckles
themselves still grows. Those used Tor
belts are larger, more elaborate IN de-
sign and heavier than We remember 70
have seen them before, and mighty
serpent Of gold twisted into bell oi'
nament measuring nine Inches IN lengln
Is one Of the longest seen. AnolheL
beautiful imported Partisan design OF
an ivory face, about which was oloN9
a cloud OF gold hair and blue enameiel
ribbons, was exactly as large 10 elI'
conference as the saucerof a bIeaAaa
coffee cup.
Women who wear only the ma III
SEPARATIONS Of the leading dressnaEeIs
are having their new foulards Olnaue w
for appearance at the Southern fesoI@
built with doubled belts that are nhahi
fastened with drapery on the bust su'.
a belt calls for glorious ana anu
abnormally big rear buckle. A lens'h ol
goods and sometimes Of chinon. seINes
as the girdle, which Is pinned uoe1
close in front, passed TO the BACK anu
through huge circle OF rhlnes'ohes y.
coIored Jewels, then drawn up ullei
the arms, and on the bust Is Nlysu'
deliberately, 10 let fall an END OF 'lpOyH
or a jabot like drapery nearly 10 Wv
knees. -.
Stitched and braided belts Of soyls
In accord with the body Of the gown
Is the rule with all the spring ls.'o,
suits seen so far These belts aie W.
narrow, and they are all shaped a .ass
fully to accent the lines oil lhe ne ,Ss,
and hook In front in a broad ha w,
wedge. or diamond shaped piece sun
of them are trlmmed smartly WIN Nv
of tiny bright tlt'ons. The arri'al .' ~,
adoption Of Sack single faced W.
and pannc iibi on is noted. A pew " y.
This sort sh AID 1a only hye lnVg .t,
wide. crush IN rarrow'F a n,o h,t
waist, and the ends Of the ilppSn 49,. vt'
lust meet in front, having sIhan "a, ~.
or enameled clasps to fasteh 'ie'" "
gether. 80 ,he vel
The young element among te w.
dressed women wear IN the lnV h
belts of dull black or patent lea,ns 81, y Y
which small cabochon stones o, LII.
colors are embedded, and Their pu's S,,-
are gem studded nuello silver VI -
metal. aver
width. length, and style III i I,,s5
fan.cmsters in vertical rows sli SUI Sis.
portion Of their length in cr3ss y nam AM
mond and trellis forms, ana ~ Ell" KIN
odd modes OF adjustment BON o ,,,, v' Of
and bodice. will be as much IN vos ~. y
on summer gowns as though me IL, "a a.
OF 1901 were the initial one VI wv"
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