The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-02

Leading London tailors are assiduously
porting over illustrations Of the French
royalty period in search of models, says
London fashion letter. Never before
has there been such Q run on the depart
ment of such literature at the British
museum. All manner of quaint conceits
by way of Waistcoats, coats, ruff1es and
wristlets are culled therefrOm for the
exacting "e,egante" of the day. New
coming coats are picturesque to degree.
fitted to the figure with a skirt, usually
cut away. and of what is called three
quarters length, although in most in
stances they are several inches shorter.
1 have just been favored with the sight
of a charming costume, coat and skirt
of pale gray cloth. satin finish, relieved
by sap-green velvet collar and velvet
buttons set in rims of smoked pearl. The
coat is rather reminiscent of Claude
Duval, with it's three small detachable
capes, the edges of which are left raw.
for this new satin cloth is as smooth
as leather, and it's large stitched revers.
The skirt is plain and perfectly cut, fit
ting close but not clinging, a model Of
the English tailors art. The hat Worn
with this gown is a plateau of white
beaver cloth, it's double brim divided by
folds of sap-green velvet. and caught up
on either side of the back with Won
drously tinted wild ducks wings. 1t is
christened the Amazon. although it diff
fers slightly from the shape Worn under
that title last year, and is promised great
popularity.
Another suit, made by the same firm,
is of rough haired pepper and salt frieze
trimmed with stitched and rather wide
srappings of pale gray taffeta silk, har-
monizing in color With the velvet used
for the fiat stole collar. The belt is OF
stitched taffeta and the buttons of oxi-
died silver, while the hat is toque of
pink silk cloth. sprinkled with white
hairs. the folds raised high on the left
side by chou Of pink miroir velvet. and
the crown decked with two quilts laid
fiat and held by a steel ornament
The trained coat which was promised
such vogue at the end Of the summer
finds itself in disfavor except for hand
some evening wraps. and no wonder,
since it is wholly unsuitable in bad
weather. such as winter always brings.
There is. however. no just cause for the
Punishment of the pretty and becoming
short coat which came just below the
waist. Yet the latter is almost the only
length of coat which Is not in fashion.
Something much shorter or considerably
longer is the correct thing.
Sack coats and loose box coats are
best liked next to the dainty poucheI
blouses, and the boloros, with or without
tails, which are the fancy of the hour in
cloth, velvet or fur Velvet is favorite
material, and is deliberately trimmed
after the manner of so years ago, with
passementerie of the richest description.
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the bell sleeve with it's accompanying
undersleeve, the basque bodice, and the
neck finished with a cording, to be worn
with a round or pointed collar of lace
or embroidery.
In spite of the statement made in var-
Gus quarters that the empire style is to
carry all before it for out-do as Well |
is indoor wear, the stage, that avant.
courier of the fashion, shows many other
styles even for evening gowns. Mrs.
Patrick Campbell whose gowns are
always copied, and who has been calle!
the best dressed woman in England. |
wears in her revival of The Second Mrs.
Tanqueray' 4 lovely evening gown in
white and silver The skirt is Of gauze. |
hand-painted with huge roses, and over
1t behind to the tip of the train fall two |
sweeping ends of silver tissue that start |
IN the fashion of Vatican from between
the shoulders. Her cloak in the same |
scene is exquisite: lace laid over orange.
co!ored satin, interined with chiffon. |
Nreaths of cretonne appliques are scat
tered over it, silver sequins sparkle upon
1t. and the deep cape collar is embroid- ,
cred with silver and edged with sable. |
Her breakfast gown in one of the acts
is of pale blue silk, soft and thick.
trimmed with three-tleep accordion
plated ruches, which rise higher at the
back than in the front, and dainty lace
jacket forms the bodice.
charming gown of steel gray. cloth |.
had for trimming bands of turquoise
blue velvet, not quite an inch wide. laid
upon it side by side, but separated by
rows of milk white beads stitched uuon
black lattice braid, so narrow as barely
to show thread of black outlining th.,
beads.
Broad ribbon. from four to six inches
VIDE, makes another novel trimming for
clOth so nne as not to fray when
slaShnd. The ribbon is threaded through
the cloth. in and ont. to form three bands
around the skirt and a border for the
bolero and the bell sleeves. Bows of the
ribbon bring the bands to a conclusion
where they emerge from the cloth and
are especially effective when the skirt
has plain panel front with the trim
ming on both sides of it,