The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-26
ALL KINDS OF WRAPS FOR WINTER v

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some mysterious manner Of producing the
fashionable flare without any percepti-
bic join in the skirt, SO the effect re.
mains the same.
Black taffeta boleros are still well
worn. The newest are incrusted with
black velvet and embellished with but
tons Of antique and quaint patterns. Old
silver and cut steel are the favorites.
Some OF these little coats have narrow
tails. with a waistband finishing the
bloused front. Collars are generally wide
this season, showing a tendency to slope
on the shoulders, inflated at the elbows,
and gathered into a cuff, or else the pa
CODA over puffed undersleeve.
There Is a great and increasing fancy
Tor the picturesque. Many gv~ns are be-
Ing designed for society women, copied
from old pictures of whatever epoch best
suits their style. not only for evening
but for day wear. If the picture is
family portrait SO much the better. One
of our great dressmakers has just sent
home Louis XIII. gown to one Of his
customers. which he and she pronounced
"a dream"
The material was fine cloth with
satiny surface, in the old blue shade. The
skirt was long and full. and fell straight
to the feet without shaped founce. A
few Irregular plaits upon the hips shaped
the skirt to the slender, svelt figu1oS
The corsage was tight fitting, pointed
back and front, with the points reaching
only little below the waist line.
= The neck was cut open in a narrow ",
ending alta the bust. From bust to waist
IL was closed by invisible fastenings,
Around the v. and falling over the shoul~
ders, was a deep collar of finest batisteS
edged with lice in Vandyke points, ina
crusted into the material. and tinted an
odd yellow, as though 1t had lain for
years in some old chest.
Inside the decolletage was a plated
chemisette of cream chiffon. and high
throat collar Of gold GALLONS was fasten-
en- with an antique brooch. The lowe1
part Of the bodice was trimmed with
bands of old blue velvet, one inch wide.
carried around the figure. and fastened
about an inch from the invisible opening
of the bodice by means of quaint paste
buttons the size of a 5O-cent piece.
The. sleeves were cut tight fitting at
top. widening out towards the elbowI
where they fell loose over puff Of plaitl
ed chiffon to match the chemisette. Be-
low the puff was deep pointed cuff Of
cloth, extending over the hand A large
black velvet picture hat, with long ostrich
plumes am paste buckles, went with the
gown.
Another costume, copied from an OLD
Italian picture, was made by the same
dressmaker. This was Of old rose cloth
trimmed with gold braid and narrow pip@
ings Of black satin. The skirt had a SEAM
straight down the front, was long, and
fell in soft folds to the ground, with the
effect Of being gathered at the waist.
There was an overskirt, straight and
plain, coming to within foot Of the edge
of the skirt. Over this was a third skirt
or rather a deep basque to the BODICE
attached to a waistband Of gold piped
with black satin. The corsage was a
short Spanish jacket opening over d
waistcoat of white satin with an inner
vest Of plated chiffon in ivory white.
The open fronts Of the loose waistcoat
were trimmed with narrow bands of gold
piped with black, and studded with tiny
gilt buttons. There We're great revers OF
white satin, heavily embroidered in gold.
and jabot of saffron colored old Vene-
tan lace. in which cleaned an old FAM
lily jewel of pink topazes set in antique
filagree work of gold.
There is an absolute craze for old
jewelry, old brooches, old necklets, old
medallions, and most Of all for old butt
tons. Old family Jewel boxes are being
ransacked for such treasure; pawnbrok-
ers find their old stock in demand, and
modern jewelers. are cleverly initiating
old ornaments with more or less success:
the clever French dressmaker makes use
of them ALL
The tendency Is more and more to
bright colors. especially in trimmings.
Strips of Roumanian embroidery design.
ed in new art colorings and in the bril-
liant reds and blues which are invaria.
bly, associated with Bucharest, figure
prominently In shop windows.
These are much used on cloth gowns
and jackets, and are also combined with
strips of fur for muffs and collarettes.
Any one who is so fortunate as to pos
sess any Oriental embroidery may em-
ploy it to advantage as trimming this
winter.
Velvet sashes must be chronicled
among recent novelties. These are made
Of black velvet ribbon two or three
inches wide fastened in stiff empire bows,
or with fancy buckle from which fall
several streamers which reach to the hem
OF the skirt.