The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-03-15
RoNNETs AND BRIDAL GOWNS.
Grace Corneau Talks on Topics APP
propos to Eastern Display.

spring season taffetas will be much IN
favor. and in all probability will quite
replace cloth and crepons, and there
is ioy in the heart of the silk manufac-
turer. in consequence. For half season
gowns taffeta will be used extensively
as trimming and, indeed, present WIN
ter gowns may be cleverIy made over
for the early spring by combining
them with taffeta. faVorite way OF
trimming them is to stitch on the tat
feta in bands following curved or hori-
zontal designs. Nothing is more dressy
than cloth skirts thus trimmed.
.
Black win be exceptionally popular
for the coming season, and in conse-
quence a great deal Of black taffeta VIII
be worn. One of such gowns at least
will be almost a necessary part of ev-
cry woman's wardrobe, and nothing
could be more useful. AT Lyons great
quantities of black taffetas are being
manufactured to meet the demand for
them. The combination of black panne
with Turquoise blue empiecements in
white has proved most useful this Win
Ter. and is one of the secrets in all
probability of the coming rage for
black While exceedingly modern
gowns will be made of the black silks
in question, inspiration will continue to
be drawn from the eighteenth century.
One of the advance taffeta silk models
has rather a novel skirt finished off
with a straight f1ounce and followed
out at the part which lies fiat upon the
skirt.
A curious reversing about of the or
der of trimming is the application of
cloth empiecement on to the silk. De-
signs in leaves or flowers are thus car
ried out in a most effective fashion.
For all such gowns the Louis XIV
basque or habit remains in favor, and
has as its chief feature huge side
pockets. Wide sleeves are another dis
tinctive mark of the new mode, and
there is a particularly smart air about
such taffeta toilets.
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In few short weeks hats will be
the leading question of the day with
most women. the creation of an Easter
hat absorbing her time and attention.
There are exquisite new models now in
preparation by the artistic French mo-
distes, who have devised many novel
ties.
Few ready made forms are used by
the first-class milliners of France.
Toques and all other forms are built up
from rolls of braid, two shapes never
one of the secrets of the charm of the
French hat, and the reason the French
mOdiste always claims she creates her
hats Women who have great taste in
dress and who devote much attention
to it have all their hats built upon
their heads, sitting for hours trying |
effects while the hat is nodded before /
them by the premiere" who considers |
herself as great an artist as the sculp- |
tor AS a matter of fact. both mold |
although one in clay. One of the new |
est straws is the chrysanthemum |
straw, soft like flakes. Rows of this |
straw will be alternated with rows of |
tUlle. wound round and round until the |
hat is formed. =,
Tucked tulle VIII also be used in |
great quantities. Indeed, it is startling |
TO think of the miles and miles of it !
that viii be used in the confection of |
the Easter hat. Gathered tulle will be |
likewise used in large quantities. As
during the winter season. red win be !
popular, and large red tulle and straw |
hats with big silk peoples will be much |
used for afternoon wear
OF course. black hats will be in high |
favor and feathers dropping gracefully /
over one side will be used to trim them. |
much used for scarfs, to be tied around
hats, and, like the taffeta gowns. will
be olnamented with cloth pipings and
scales. There seems to be no indica-
tlon of a return of high crowns, al
though the caprices of fashion are so
numerous that their apparition would
certainly cause no surprise The stiff
form of hat, however, seems to have
little chance of gaining favor, as, hav-
Ing enjoyed the charm and comfort of
the soft nat, the smart woman will
be loath to return to the tyranny of
stiff headgear of any kind
Lace will be profusely used upon the
spring hat, and the most attractive
trimming combinations will include
lace, flowers, single rich plume of
some kind to set off the whole The
best milliners axe showing few exag-
geratedly la|ee Nts, medium sizes
prevailing.
One of the most luxurious gowns ever
made in Paris has just been completed
for a celebrity, and 1 doubt if its conn
Jerpart could be found anywhere. The
costume is of white cloth exuuisitely
embroidered in large silk designs and
lavishly trimmed with priceless yui-
pure, but in the lining lies its luxury.
for the entire skirt and jacket are
lined with the finest ermine fur. Such
extravaganza has startled even the
French, used 10 extraordinary eccen-
tricities in the matter of clothes. When
this attractive woman holds up her
skirt a rich ermine lining peeps forth
from the folds, and when she throws
open her jacket the white fur again
Such luxury is reserved for
the favored few, but for warmth and |
comfort in winter gown this method
of lining is certainly ideal.
For Easter brides there are some
charming gowns in satin and lace. sim
pie in style and fitting the figure per-
feCtly Brides who expect to go to |
court and to thus, after their mar
riage. utilize their bridal robes. have
the trains made the regulation court |
length, much easier to manage upon {
the trying occasions of the marriage
ceremony and more adaptable later for
the ballroom.
In her bridemaids' gowns the French {
bride exercises her own particular in
dividuality. Sometimes they are all of {
one color, again, each of a different I
hue. !
Baskets of flowers, instead of the c
bouquet. are now oftenest '
carried, and gowns for these maids of I
honor are cut decollette, another quite {
startling innovation for a French we'd /
ding. The prayer book is also often
carried instead of the flowers. and 8
wreaths are worn in lieu of hats. {
The fashion of wearing miniatures I
suspended from the neck is one OF the r
new fancies, miniatures having come s
much into vogue as ornaments. and g
large-size ovals and circles at that. OF '
course they must be quite perfect in 7
their way, but with such exquisite !
work as Amalia Kussner's TO use in a