The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-01-15
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New York, Jan. 14.-In past years
this is the season when chroniclers of
fashion were wont to complain that
in dress there is absolutely nothing
new under the sun; but midwinteI
of 1902 finds new order of things,
and if there really is anything not
new, it is disguised in SO many de-
lightful ways that it comes under the
head of a novelty.
The fashionable stores of Gotham
are study in elegance and original
ity. Some one said at the close of
the old year that 1901 was going out
in a ''triumphal tempest of magnifi-
cence in dress" If this be true, and
there are none to dispute it, what
last seasons modes, we are told, are
to be elaborated upon?
Now the spring fabrics are in the
shops and the counters look like one
grand carnival of color. Easter comes
early this year and as the days Of
Lent are devoted to acts penitential,
in nature much of the preparation for
spring has begun already.
There are elegant designs in ia
brics of all grades and finish, but spe-
cially pretty are thin goods. These
come in most delicate colorings and
are of the diaphanous variety. An
addition to the chiffon family is silk
tissue, daintily embroidered and
striped. The fabric is more substan-
tial than chiffon and very crisp in ap-
pearance.
Attractive effects in crepe de chine
are hand embroidered in raised flow
ers that are very impassonistic,
while others have the figures of lace
set in the material, with the founda-
lions cut from under them to show
an elegant silken lining.
Then there are the innovations in
broadcloth and ladies' cloth. The
NEST notable of the latter is panne
cloth, which has all the luster AMI
luxurious appearance of panne vel
vet, with the advantage of being spe-
cially adaptable to street wear. Panne
velvet, although it has been worn OF
the street to some extent, does not
suit the purpose with entire salts
faction and with SO admirable sub
'stitute will be more properly confined
to more formal service.
Something very chic in a panne
cloth model is of robins egg blue
shade. The skirt, perfectly plain, is
of moderate length, with a hint of a
sweep. The Elton coat, of the same
material, has revers, narrow cuffs and
a smart epaulette-like trimming over
the shoulders of velvet, besprinkled
with white French knots.
Another cloth model is in biscuit
color venetian The little coat fits
the figure very close and extends be-
low the waist line in the back in two
pointed tabs. At the front there is
a vest of plated chiffon, on either
side of which are cascaded ruffles
of pale yellow lace.
chiffon and the palest of green panne
velvet band embroidered in tiny white
dots. At the front it is finished with
a spreading bow of chiffon, in the
ends of which are inserted lace me-
dalions with the figures outlined in
pale silk threads.
Opening over the vest are revers of
the dress material, widening into a
rounded collar effect over the Shout
ders and stitched with bands of the
pale green panne embroidered in
white dots besprinkled designs of lace
and silver threads.
With the gown goes hat of ecru
colored satin braid, with rather a mar
row brim, which rolls slightly at the
edge. Around the crown are massed
white silk roses nestled in green vel
vet leaves. At the back is placed a
bow of two shades of satin ribbon
biscuit and ecru.
There are many pretty designs in