The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-11-02
NEW DECREE OF FASHION.
Buy Your Trimming First and Then
Plan Your Gown.

Plan Your Gown.
The story of the new gowns this
autumn is a story of trimmings. Buy
the trimming and then plan the gown.
That's the latest. order of things in
the world of fashion.
And such trimmings as the shops
are showing,
Embroideries worked in changing
silken threads upon a shimmering leaf
Of gold tissue. Flowers in effect mar
veiously true to nature made of a
happy mingling of ribbon. chiffon and
velvet or traced in paillettes in chang
ing tints. Appliques of lace as fine as
cobweb straight from fairyland.
The new trimmings show the work
of the true artist, and the gowns them
selves are pictures worth exhibiting
and paying a price to see.
The autumn modes indicate that not
one style of dress is to reign supreme
throughout the season, but that many
fashion periods of the past are to
contribute to the gowns of today.
In waists there is much to choose
from. The Russian blouse effect is
still good style, but the blouse is not
as full this autumn as last.
Louis XIV coat effects, with elabor-
ately embroidered waistcoats, are cor
rect style.
For certain figures the long pointed
bodice of the Elizabethan period is
shown as a mode of the moment, and
the bolero apparently we are 10 have
always with us
There is no counting on the sleeve of
fashion. The variety is endless. How
ever. the general outline is broad
shoulder effect. close-fitting sleeve
from shoulder to elbow, and then a
fanciful, full effect from elbow 10
waist
Most of the sleeves are seamless on
the outside of the arm. flowing away
from an elaborate undersleeve. Elbow
sleeves are worn whenever the occasion
Will permit. and picture sleeves are a
distinct feature of the autumn fash
ion.
Skirts still hold to their clinging ten
dency from the waist line very nearly
to the knees. Below this the fluff and
flare is more pronounced than ever.
Evening gowns show all sorts of
billowy ruff1es and skirts which are
wonders in their artistic elaboration.
Street skirts have the shaped fiounce
as of old. and there are also many
sashed skirts. There are plain backs
and box plated backs, but every back
is fiat
The round skirt. ankle length. will
be much used for knockabout wear,
shopping. etc. But for every other oc-
casion the trained skirt will be worn,
varying. of course, in length.
Odd combinations are a feature of
the seasons fashions. Cloth, brocade
and taffeta are mingled artistically to-
gether in one gown. Fur and velvet
threaded lace are used on a pastel
cloth gown with good effect.
As to colors, blue cell has taken the
place of turquoise. delicate pink is
used much in combination, and the
varying shades from champagne color
to brown are the vogue. The greens
are all good and the reds specially in
combination.
White is everywhere, and the black
and white gown continue as a leader
in the world of fashion.
In millinery the longhaired silky felt
hats and the velvet hats are those
most in vogue; curious as it may seem.
rose-trimmed hats are high in favor
for winter wear. and roses and feath-
ers and fur are wrought into the most
artistic millinery creations imaginable.
But with the exception of the white
and tea varieties the roses are seldom
true to nature in their coloring. Brown
roses, suggesting the withered variety,
are used, and dim blue roses are con-
sidered very Frenchy.
For the woman who can afford it
the most favored hat of the season is
the hat showing at least one, ostrich
feather