The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-08


is carried out in hats. This means a great
vogue of ladies' cloth, broadcloth. doesktn
and variety Of other smooth materials
deliberately trimmed and adorned. These
effects are shown in combination with
lace and other fancy trimmings.
A very popular and fetching mode
shows light colored gown varied by wide
panels Of handsome lace in self color, and
sometimes by little rosette Of velvet In
a darker shade to relieve the monotony
This idea Of showing a rosette Of velvet or
a full hanging ribbon, is a very stylish one
in all kinds of dressy costumes.
Nowhere as much as In the dressy
evening outer wraps Is this light colored
cloth so popular. And these wraps are,
indeed, beautiful creations. The newest
and most stylish differ from models we
have had in the past in several respects.
They are made very much fuller; the
sleeves are almost invariably large with
a tight cuff, and most important of all,
they are frequently without collars or
maybe have a short pointed effect in the
back. Some longer garments show the
high Medici collar, this being usually very
deliberately lined. A little cape effect
often adorns the shoulders. Sometimes
this is double or again triple, and Is al
most invariably in self material I'M
adorned. 1t may be a full cape, while
again it is simply small form over each
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satin, plain or brocaded or ermine. are
the popular forms. In the higher class
garments, er1nine Is the most favored.
A lovely little coat in the height of style
and having the majority of these points
is in a pale shade of cream colored ladies'
cloth. It is collarless and made with
stitched edges. In the back there is a.
slight point, and over the shoulders is a
three ply cape, also of self material. The
q wit he lot. o,,ff ,ot
loose enough to permit being slipped on
over the most elaborate or fancy dress
without running the garment. Each cuff
is adorned with a little pendant in self
color. The lining Of this coat is Of white
ermine and a beautiful effect it makes
too. When the coat is worn with the re-
vers thrown back it shows up to it's fullest
| advantage and, except in heavy and
stormy weather, is correct thing to
wear.
Half the secret in dressing to-day con-
sists In the way the garment is put on
and worn. This is especially true of these
short Jackets with handsome revers.
Many of the garments are simply finished
so they have to be fastened altogether
and show but small portion of the rever,
or else be allowed to hang open. The astute
woman, however, has discovered a more
! effective and pretty manner of wearing
such a coat Just about over the waist
line on the revers, she puts hook and
| eye. which allows the revers to show
| practically their full length.
For evening wear the black net gown is
very stylish mode. 1t is style that is
always becoming to the majority Of wo-
| men. Plain black is affected by many,
While others again prefer to relieve this
| by showing a gown over a foundation of
| llght-colored taffeta, More elaborate
forms are relieved with long stripes of
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still further. and bands of colored silk
are applied on right over the net, giving
1t something Of the ribbon and lace effect
| that was so stylish two or three years
| since. A lovely model on this latter order
| is of figured net over a foundation Of pale
blue taffeta, the net heavily adorned with
bands Of this same taffeta applied over it.
| The effect is at once striking and novel,
and is decidedly out of the ordinary.
The plain net gown in solid black or else
in black over a light-colored foundation
is very frequently relieved by wide tat
feta ribbon in some bright color. This is
put on most fancifully and sometimes will
adorn the corsage in the form Of a rosette
| extend over the shoulders, form another
| rcsette at the waist line IN the back, and
then fall into a single sash end effect al
most to the feet. The number of different
| forms in which this can be worked up is
little short Of astonishing. 1t is decidedly
| fetching, attractive and up-to-date in
| every particular.
Many Of the net gowns are very elabor-
| ately trimmed with lace edgings and me-
dallions. Handsome wide bands are very
much used, are also beautiful medal
Elions of Chantilly, everything being in the
one scheme of black. A lovely net gown
has the entire lower portion of the skirt
q mass of little flounces all adorned with
narrow Valenciennes. The skirt, by the
way, shows a decided flare at the bottom,
which effect could not be obtained were