Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-10-17
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HOW THE GOWNS WILL BE
TRIMMED,

Ever since that faraway day n
Eden, when the beautiful and iuqutr-
ing Eve chose hg leaves from which
to fashion the first Elminine garment
| womankind has had an appreciative
eye for the decorative as we'll rs the
utilitarian aspect of dress. So far rs
the present daughters Of Mother Eye
are concerned, they will have abun.
dant opportunity this fall aud winter
! TO satisfy any and all warnings for
| elaboration and decoration in their
! gowns. The plain tailor.made frock IS
a thing of the past, likewise the wrap
and the hat which denoted an elegance
that was real simplicity Never have
SO much elaboration and decoration
been employed,
Fortunately, fashion is gracious be.
F.. You'd all precedent in the accessories
and garnitures of dress, arid laces, en-
broideries, appIiques, braids, eutwork,
jet and many other trimmings are dis.
played in elegance, variety aud pro,
fusion.
We have been decking our gowns
with lace for a long time now. hut,
despite the proverbial inclination Of
fashion to change, no disposition Is
evident to discard this becoming,
effective and truly feminine trim.
ming. Lace, both black and IN the
various ecru tints, and for garnltures.
boleros and all fancies of trimmings,
| will decorate the seasons gowns.
One sees a great deal OF chantilly, but
| the heavy laCes will also he popular
As matter of course, the heavier
laccs will be most employed on cloth
ana materials of coarser texture, the
| finer meshes on silk and ethereal
| fabrics. Applique of lace will be worn
| on evening gowns and will be, If pos.
siblc, more beautiful than ever Lace
motives in applique, butterflies, birds
or flowers, are to be much used. "A
exquisite evening gown of white
! chiffon is dotted with black lace
spanglcd butterflies. One OF the
butterflies trims the front Of the waist
and another the back A novelty IS
flet lace, which Il conspicuous as
| revival Of an ancient italian art II Is
netting with the pattern worked N
darniug stitch
Tho lace collar blossoms cut in the
shops IN the greatest variety If
mc~hes it has ever known. All the
| modish lace effects In collars, with aud
without cuffs bolcros and waists ap-
! pear I'm the Irish laccs, the Irish point
! Carrickmacroaa and Limerick, n
| Honiton. Venetian and Flemish point.
| Alencon and Russian There is a
wide assortment of laces b. the yard,
and insertions are to be had with
edges straight, undulatIng, sepentina
and Nandyked.
Tho cretonno appiques which have
been employed on the summer gowns
viii still be sued to trim yelling and
| lightweight cloth gowns to he worn
on ccrcmonuo&s occasions. Evening
toietes Of the transparent black
materials will be decorated with the
vari-coIorcd motifs and garlands
Newer and more fashionable, now
ever. will be the velvet designs cut
| ont OF the brocadcd silks and used as
the cretonno patterns have been an.
piled during the past season. The
gorgeous satins brocaded with pompl-
dour designs in velvet arc especially
adapted for this purpose. Among the
newest and handsomest trimmings are
the velvet applique decorations which
come in lovely designs Of leaves and
. flowers made of black velvet, Joined
together in band form They arr sold
/ by the yard, but the separate leaves
and flowers may be cut apart ana
used in detached form on the gowns
A handsome velvet applique decora,
| ton introduced this season rests on
/ foundation of fine chantilly lace and
the effect OF the rich heavy fabric In.
termingled with the fllmy mesh Of the
lace is very striking The velvet
. appliques are black In every instance
though the foundation is shown IN
black and white. An applique n
dainty character Is the velvet pastille
on lace, ciuny being especially favored
for this decoration. The pastilIe IL a
tiny I0zenge-shaped piece Of velvet
either scwed or pasted on the lace at |
regular iutryals or arrangd In clustrs, |
as individual taste suggests These /
appliques and yelyct-cncrusted laces /.
viii be used in innumerable decorative
ways on both silk and soft, light |
weight siik-and.wool materials.
The knell Of black velvet ribbon has /
not yet been rung. II Ii seen on Paris /
models and II is still true that few
gowns are thought complete without 1