The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-03-05
DICTATES OF FASHION.
4, variety Of abrasive Accessible.
That Are In Vogue with smart
Dressers.

inst Are In vogue with Smart
Dressers.
Gxay crepe de chine still holds its
own as a Smart afternoon toilet, but
peculiar shade is used now, almost
darker than smoke, relieved with dull
oriental embroideries, which, how
ever. subdued, take some rich tone,
reports the Chicago Daily News.
Heavy, effective embroidery has a
prominent place as trimming. 4
handsome gown of a thin, pale yell
low crepe has the skirt half-made Of
filet embroidered with gold chrysan-
>themums in raised pattern. The
corsage is trimmed with the artificial
flowers.
1t is pretty idea to put quaint old
waistcoat buttons down the front Of
our blouses, finishing the cuffs with
links to correspond. But all the jew
elry belonging to our grandmothers
and great-grandmothers may be util-
lied in the present-day fashions, pro-
ton.
The fichu effect is much in vogue
and a plain cream oriental satin ball
gown seemed as if it were cut en-
princesse,s fastening at the side, the
one form of trimming being an old
lace fchu with elbow sleeves of the
same lace, the former being held IN
place by one enormous pink rose.
This was quite a picture gown and
most distinctive in it's simplicity.
There is fancy for long mur
chains of massive gold. These are
occasionally set with few rough-cut
stones-carbuncles and sapphires be-
ing most effective. For evening wear
the prettiest chains are those of
slender make in the old French pat
terms, studded with diamonds and
emeralds. There is, by the way, a
perfect rage for emeralds, partly, no
doubt, because everything green has
been SO long de rigueur. But rubies
and pearls are holding their own and
the blood-red stone will be the rage
of the coming season.
How fashions in trifles change!
just as we have, dispensed with the
lace handkerchief, so we cannot ex-
list without a bag or satchel of some,
description. The rich, of course, at
feet gold bag studded with precious
stones. The newest are in shape
something like the large old-fash-
toned silk purse, drawn up with q
gold chain. Always charming are
those in gun metal and chainwork,
studded with large, rough pearls.
Those who possess old gilt or silver
tops should certainly have them fit
ted to velvet bag. The bead bags
in steel and black continue fashion.
able and they are an extremely good
purchase when hand made, for they
last a long time and do not tarnish.
Notwithstanding the array OF
coats, jackets, cloaks, pelerines and
long wraps of every description,
blouses and blouse effects innumcr.
able continue to appear, but the droop
grows less and less excessive on the
fronts, which even for winter wear
often open all the way down to the
belt, with smart standing collar AMI
large reyers of squirrel, chinchilla,
mink or other fur and vest and stock
of Persian brocadc, MORE, plaided
satin or other rich effective material.
Elton, Figaro and Russian jackets all
reappear and number of modified
Louis styles. with fancy waistcoat eff
fects and skirts more or less long.
There seems, strange to say, no
diminution whatever in the popular.
ity of these winter styles.