The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-12

| few years ago were considered too
domestic to play any part in my
| lady's sartorial makeup. have been
elevated to the highest place in popu-
lar favor This is particularly true
of moleskin, which is to be the fur
par excellence of winter. 1t makes
the most delightful little blouses and
is quite handsome for long coats for
| those who can afford to pay fifteen
hundred dollars for one.
A handsome blouse is made perfect
| ly plain front and back, with hip
pieces depending from a detachable
! belt of moleskin decorated with jew
elled clasp. Instead of revers on
either side of the opening are large
grey silk frogs, the silk being en-
| twined with black passamenterie
and the frogs having pendants OIL
black and grey silk fringe.
The advantage of selecting one of
| the expensive one of the expensive
| furs like sable, seal or ermine. is in
the possibility of entirely satisfac-
tory duplication. All of their imita-
lions, no matter how cleverly exc
cuted, have an all-but appearance 20
which an exacting woman can never
reconcile herself These three furs,
| especially, hold themselves in aus
tere aloOfness from the general pub
| lie. Not so with mink and a number
Of other skins, which can be worn
by every one. Squirrel and monkey
come under this category and botn,
by the way, will be extensively worn.
| Chinchilla, which ranks with seal,
sable and ermine and which many
prefer to squirrel, will be used more
as a trimming than for entire gar
ments. 1t is most effective combined
with unborn lamb and makes a pretty
neck-piece finished with innumerable
dangling tails. All of the animals
| born nowadays seems to have been
| blessed with an unusual number OF
caudal appendages, for il is not an
unusual thing to see twenty or thir-
ty tails to one stole, while half as
many are used to trim the muffs
which are larger than ever, but
quite fiat.
Fur and feathers combine smartly
and will be used a great deal together
this winter. If the fur is light. black
tips are used ard vice versa; when
light feathers are employed, however
marabout and coQue take the place
of tips. There is no particular rea-
son fer this except that it gives Vari-
ETY.. Chion, plated, and tucked here
and there between lunches OF black
or white ostrich tips, also makes a
dainty trimming for fur pelerines for
evening wear.
| Two of the SmarteSt dress mater
fals TO wear with fur wraps are slhel-
| inc and velveteen. Of the latter man
ufacturers advertise an altogether
new production warranted TO stand
| reasonable wear without crocking OF
creasing. Dull green velveteen gowns
will be all the rage and a pretty de-
sign has the skirt laid in shallow
plants forming a panel front.
The coat is long and half loose in
front. with an invisible fastening.
The fiat collar is Of green cloth and
the full sleeves are gathered into
cloth bands. which are fastened with
two large velvet buttons. There are
two out side pockets in the front OF
the coat, apparently butjoned to the
garment with velvet buttons. Of
| course with such a coat fur wrap
is superfuous, but for cold days, the
skirt goes handsomely with sable
or moleskin blouse.
A pretty red zibeline is shown
with black and white in quite an If
| regular manner. The skirt is made
with a wide tuck coming TO a point IN
front and sloping upward. There Is
then a space of about six inches, then
a tuck. This forms the skirt which
slopes outward over the feet and Is
fuI. but not too long. A yoke us
poses of the fulness over the hlps ana
this trimming promises to be the
most fashionable for stout women as
it enables them to wear the full
skirts which prevail. The rouno
woke. however, should be escheWed
for the pointed model, and II the
front be continued in long panel
so much the. better.
A red satin blouse in the same
shade as the skirt, has a deep yoke
formed of rows after rows OF shlr-
ring with tiny strip Of twine colored
lace between. This comes half way
down the blouse front and back ana
+od. o1eo ouito low over the tops