The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-11-22
FASHIONS DECREE.
Marie Tours Discusses Gowns For
Winters Social Parties.

Winters Social Parties.
Thanksgiving marks the real open
ing of the season, regarded from a So
cial standpoint. Early fall styles are
a little bit passe, and the American
girl wants something now that when
the chill winds of December and the icy
blasts of January begin. TO play round
her she can wear. with some sort Of an
outer wrap.
Beauty in construction and detail is
the great desideratum of the woman
who wishes to be well dressed. 1t is
not sufficient that the gown be made OF
handsome material 1t must be finished
stylshly and possess that almost indie
Unable something which brands it as
the creation of the master of the dress
makers or tailor's art.
One of the first points to be consid-
cred is the street dress. For this wear
something must be selected that is at
once serviceable for outdoors, but can
be worn at dressy afternoon recep-
lions. Then, too. there is house gown
for more dressy occasions, and an elab-
crate frock for evening wear.
First. and possibly most important of
all comes the street and afternoon
frock Many a woman whose pocket
book is slim but who desires to appear
well. will purchase for herself some
stunning creation to be worn on the
street. Then she will get two or three
dressy silk waists that can be worn IN
the house or for evening, and, behold,
she is ready for anything but ball
Nothing adapts itself more readily TO
street wear or for change into part OF
an evening frock than a gown OF vel
vet, Given a frock velvet made in the
latest mode and touched up with all
the accessories and trimmings so pop 2,
lllar in this years creations, and you
have a gown thai for elegance and
beauty cannot Re ca. lied. Such Gre
alton is one o. black velvet made on
conventional lines with a Jacket effect
in the prevailing rlOde-comlng a lew
inches below the waist, and in the back
showing a bodicelike form of self-ma-
terial edged with a handsome braid OF
black with a white center. This same
braid adorns the cuffs. Little fan
shaped effects made of braid pendants
trim the waist, and the collar is OF as
trakhan. with bit of mink at the
throat
The new striking feature of this cos |
tune is the sleeve. This is double |
effect, the under portion being OF the
ordinary sleeve variety. The upper por- !
ton opens at the shoulder and is cut
away in a pretty sweep and terminates
half way between the shoulder and the
elbow. This form was first introduced /
that it was not permitted to die with
the summer, and is being revised In
an elaborate style in swell costumes
for this winter.
The skirt of this frock is made abso-
lutely plain. 1t is cut long and has a
decided train in the back that, though
not the most serviceable thing for
walking, is certainly up-to-date and
beautiful in every respect.
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Besides these plain velvets many
fancy forms are seen. The idea of
adjoining velvet with bands of cloth In
self-color is growing constantly more
prevalent. Sometimes, indeed, there Is
so much band that there is compare
lively little left of the body material,
while in others the bands form merely
a sort of relief at intervals. In yet 9TH
er costumes lace is heavily used in the
trimming and nothing is more beauu-
full or striking than a frock of beaut-
full black lace heavily adorned with
motifs of Irish crochet.
Still another style of velvet gown
shows more ornate treatment. The
whole frock is piped or tucked in
manner truly artistic. When it is de-
sired to give touch that is absolutely
striking the underSide of this piping
will be of satin in some light tone
such as pink or maybe pale blue. Then,
be faced with satin beautifully en-
broidered in silk in several colors.
One gorgeous creation on this order
is a tight-fitting affair of black velvet
This form of skirt, by the way, fitting
the figure well and displaying the lines
of the body, is a favored one with such
women as have been given by nature
those lines that will permit such cos
tuning.
Tight over the hips and down to the
knees, the frock then flares out and
shows quite a train at the back, and
is also full in the front. 1t is piped all
over, and these pipings are lined with
pink satin in a delicate shade. The
waist, too. is piped in similar man
ner. and has kind of semi Gibson
effect 1t opens in front over vest
of soft material and is faced and has
a collar of embroidered satin in vine
like effect. This facing is edged with
a narrow braid in black and white,
which also adorns the gauntlet cuff as
well as the belt. The sleeve is full to
below the elbow, where gauntlet of
embroidered satin is placed above a
tight fitting portion of corded velvet.
There are the cheviots, the camel's
hair the ladies' cloths, the tamines,
the fancy weaves of innumerable varie-
ties and more styles than could be i'm
agined. Rough goods are much Ia ,
vored this year by miladi, and espe-
cially when they are trimmed and gar !
injured in an acceptable manner. A
light colored etamine in heavy weave
deliberately trimmed makes as strik-
ing a costume as could be decired. {
This trimming may take the form of I
braid, Of velvet applications. of lace
trimmings, and a number of other
modes.
Novel effects in cut, in trimming and
in combinations of material are ever /
in order, and forms that a few years }
ago would not have been dreamed of Z
are today in the height of style. What :
do you think. ladies. of a combination I
OF camel's hatv and taffeta. the taffeta !
applied on in the form of bands? And ;
yet a costume of this order is truly :
beautiful creation.-Marie Tours in Chi !
cago Tribune.