The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-05
4 THAT will not be offered next
for sale in the big department
stores? Really, the novelties
that are set forth are amaz-

StoTeS: really, the novelties
that are set forth are amaz-
ing.
Some Of the things that figure among
the latest Partisan importations are COM
pick and curious enough to make an
average Chinese puzzle blush at it's own
simplicity. They positively require keys
that are usually furnished by the de-
lighted clerks, who whisper to their ia
vorte patrons: I'VE have something
that has just come in that l am sure
must have been made expressly-for-
your
If the lady he stout the Something"
may be pair of those lamp shade
skirts. little more than a foot long to
be worn enc on each leg. They are made
in bewilderment of lace and ribbon
and silk. are held in place right below
the knee by means of silk garter, and
they are supposed to do away entirely
with that millionth part of an inch that
would certainly be added to my lady's
girth if she had her thin silk petticoat
extend all the way up to her waist.
They are truly the most ridiculous
things that have ever been offered to a
sane public. 1t is like stealing a bur-
only thought of them first! When one
lifts the dress the frou-frouing edges Of
the lamp shade skirts are very bewitch-
ing. But fancy how the fat lady must
lock in them as she stands in front of
the glass. before donning her dress! This
is to say nothing of the fact that they
interfere"
Another noveity-one that Is puzzling
enough at first sight, but that proves
to be an aesthetic Improvement on the
unseemly "distenders" that have been
worn heretofore, is a huge wide bow of
exquisite ribbon. with the loops lying
quite horizontally. On close inspection
1t is found that the loops are whipped to-
gether at their edges and lightly filled
with soft white curled hair. The whole
thing is delicately perfumed. Sachet
bag? Not all all. The bow is arranged
at the top of the corset. 1t is nothing
more nor less than very dainty pad
ding.
Among the ready made costumes in
the showrooms, velvet toilets abound
Whole velvet skirts-tight skirts, bear
in mind-are sold to be combined with
G i waists. Skirts that are not all of
velvet are trimmed with velvet, some
times in stitched bands and sometimes
simply with piping.
Chic little coats are the order Of the
day and they are joyfully accepted as
change from the bObbed off affairs that
have held their popularity too long. AS
a rule they are loose and blousy in front.
where they finish at the belt. and are
snug behind. dipping down in smart little
tails.
The illustration shows an entirely new
arrangement of back seams, one that is
accepted by tailors who depend upon
their faultless cutting to obtain exorbi
is made without center seam, but, un-
like the ordinary one-pece back, it is
quite narrow and is joined to the UNDER
arm pieces not by underarm seams, but
by seams that start at the center of the
shoulders and converge toward the waist
line.
The very fanciest kind Of vests are al
lowed to show between the open fronts
of the coats. Nothing can be too elabor-
ate, too fantastic, too g:aringly embel-
lished, particularly if the costume be
somber in every other respect. The vest,
however, that stands out as the most
complete departure from all others, is
made of fur. That is. the whole front
and straight standing collar are of fur,