River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29
DICTATES OF FASHION.
Novelties and Attractive Features In
Up-to-Date Costumes for
the Ladies.

The skirts of afternoon frocks,
while not so long as those of recent
seasons, do not clear the ground.
They lust touch on the front and
sides and dip enough at the back to
give them an out-curving effect Even
ing toilets. dinner gowns, tea gowns,
etc. are even longer than they were
year ago, reports the Chicago Daily
News.
Girls from eight to twelve years of
age are allowed much more variety
in fashion this year than last. The
fact is that much more attention is
| being paid now to having girls
| clothes made with some thought as
TO whether they are appropriately
and becomingly attired. White is al
ways the prettiest color for a young
girl, and except for her school frocks
it is a pretty fashion to clothe a
girl in white till she is ten years of
age at least. The white veilings and
creme cloths that come at such rea-
sonable prices now make very dainty
frocks for this purpose.
Empire" effects are still rather
sought after, carried out in the most
beautiful embroideries. Trimmings
are sure to play very important
part in evening dress, as we see so
much evidence of them, even in the
sartorial world. Hand painted taf-
feta designs, edged with gold and sill
yer. form pretty and effective trim
mings for girls net frecks, the latter
being finished with many-cClored rib"
| bon bands. The wearing of artificial
| flowers too, has been revived, and
these are so wonderfully mGde now
adays that they certainly commend
themselves to our favor.
All the winter gloves coming out
now are lined with light, selt-colored
silk. They slip on the hand much
| quicker and more comfortable for
winter wear. Most of them are
short, employing only two buttons.
Kangaroo skin is much sought tor by
reason of it's velvety effect and good
wearing qualities. For dress we have
| the white undressed kid, the backs
heavily stitched in gold. Sometimes
tinsel is employed, for the effect is
more striking. Jet is also used in
the same way on cOlored gloves.
! This style originated in Vienra, but
has been Immediately adopted in
| Paris.
There are any number of torde-
liers. These are on military lines
again. And as for ''dingle bangles, >
mostly in crochet, there's no end to
them. Some show chenille, too. In
blue they suggest the blue ribbons
pinned to the headstalls of prize win
ners at the horse shows. Happily,
they come in all colors, not to men
ton the ever-fayOred black and
white They vary as much in size,
some being but two or three inches,
while others are half-yard. OF
these last you use but one, at the
overlapping fastening at the left just
below the neck. There are also black
spangled Strawberries, the tops be-
ing studded with cut steel.
A novelty in the hat line this win
ter has been the toque of silk, plait-
ed like straw. The narrow bands of
silk are entangled and of one or va
ried colors, but so skillfully ar
ranged that they look like supple
straw. Chenille Ecossaise is treated
in the same way. The latter makes
an elegant hat when trimmed with a
black or blue wing, to be worn with
morning costume. ViOlets are well
worn, both with hats for every day
and for hats for dress occasions. A
white felt hat was seen, the crown
of which was entirely composed OF
dark violets massed together. The
| leaves were laid fiat around the edges,
forming a kind of fringe. There was
no other trimming.
There is a great change in tho
fashion of our skirts as well as in
that of our bodices. 1t has threat
ened for some time past, but the au-
thorities are keeping to graceful, be-
coming lines, and only occasionally
do we see the very wide jupe. A little
| fullness in the skirt is distinct inn
| provement on the absurdly tight
ones of yore, but when it comes 20
innumerable folds and gathers round
! the hips of a stout woman we great
| ~ dOuDU IIIC sense OF JnOSC
who design fashions. Some of the
prettiest models of the hour, how
ever, though more trimmed, have the
skirts fairly long, but not trained,
and rather plain to the knees. il
the lines of the fashionable skirt OF
the moment be carried out with
great care and discretion, it is really
a more becoming one than that of a
year ago.