The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-01

10 brighten up costume. In
- these days Of heavy ornamental
ton the idea seems to be to produce as
many novel, striking and picturesque eff
l1ects as possible and oftentimes by simply
"a little touch here and novel idea
fhere. Artistic in the extreme are many of
these combining simple elegance of con-
.struction with ornate beauty of detail and
Ndnish. This idea finds one Of it's highest
,exemplifications In the tailored and the
walking costume. Many of these are plain
with regards to construction but have this
piainness relieved by beautiful" and lovely
touches In the way of trimming, that
though simple In themselves immediately
transform the garment.
There are variety of different forms of
tabs for instance that are very beauti-
3ul and ornate when carried out In this
form. The self tab Is one Of these This
idea OF acorntng costume with tabs
OF self material is one of the most pop
ular to-day. In some cases these are
stitched. Again they are left unadorned
The most dressy form shows them effec-
lively bound with narrow silk braid In a
certain peculiar shape that will be carried
out all through the garment. striking
point effect will be adopted and not only
Will the tabs themselves conform to this
but there will be super posed portions of
self material terminating in tabs some
times over the body of the dress or again
over another material.
One costume in which this Is most ar
tistcally exempifled shows "frocks and
srills' jacket caught together in front by
these tabs in frog like effect. On each
shoulder Is super-posed epaulette of self
material cut away in points Of the same
form. The newest and most artistic
touch, however, Is shown in the sleeves,
which are plain to just over the wrist,
where they are cut in these tab effect
points over an under portion of plaid silk
ha of Ia tol ic
80 a plain cuff, of self material The cuff.
or course Is made stiff being lined with
Seatherbone. The upper portion of the
sleeve Is full and loose, being simply lined
with taffeta. This same tab idea is car
Iried out in the ornamenting of the bot
tom of the skirt. In fact, the self tab idea
Is more in evidence here than in almost
any other portion of the costume. The
suit Is Of cancels hair. 1t would also show
up we'll In rough mixtures and fancy
cheviots
Another very stylish fancy effect in
trimming shows the waist gathered in
fancy plaits and each one edged or ter
minated with velvet. On such a costume
little cape effect over each shoulder
would look very well. These, too, are
edged with velvet. 1t is not infrequent
to see self tabs velvet trimmed
II there is any class Of fabrics that alb
solutely resents the introduction of a
'egreat deal OF trimming Of different ma
terial. that class is cords. Cord effects
are In themselves so attractive and or
nate and withal so fancy that they do
RssGt require additional trimming. One of
the latest ideas introduced in the cords
consists Of fancy shirring on the skirt
A very recent model, but extremely fash
enable, shows a double panel effect down
the front, on each side of which is a
shirred or gathered portion extending
around to the back, where the gown falls
in easy and graceful folds to the feet
Such a skirt is almost invariably with
out any additional trimming. Any orna-
mentation on such costume will be con-
dned to the waist.
In the matter of separate waists the
scheme of a little fanciful touch here and
there is. spendidly exemplified. The fault
with great many waists is that they are
left too plain, or more possibly we should
say that women do not understand how to
use them, wearing with such a garment
the simplest of ties, when an elaborate
piece of neckwear is required. There
are some waists that, even though in
themselves they are elaborate and fancy,
require something additional to make
them truly dressy affairs. Nothing in the
way Of materials could be imagined more
handsome or ornate than a Persian pat
tern in velvet, and vet a waist of this
material unrelieved will seem to lack
something.
We have In mind a lovely creation In
Persian panne with the new model full
sleeve and adorned round the wrist with
bands Of lace. Handsome as Is this ma
terial it would not show up in it's great
est beauty and something would seem to