The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-11
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ct all. And the front flies open with
very wide lapcls OF gold lace.
A little sleeveless coat Of this kind is
10 be slipped ON over SILK shirt waist
OF pale yellow silk just about the color
OF gold lace. and the nnishings, the iiX-
ings ana the jewels are all Of yellow
topaz and gold.
OF course, when there is a new mode.
fancy runs riot. And one OF the newest
and the pretuest Is a. little sleeveless
Jacket OF turquoise blue velvet. Tight
lifting front and back, buttoned down
the front with big blue velvet buttons,
and trimmed with splashing wide lapels
OF cream lace. This coat Is worn over 4
cream lace waist Wltl immensely fun
sleeves pulled az the shoulder and en-
broldercd with threads of blue. One can
IN this manner.
The skirt 20 wear with such a coat as
this must match the waist, and thus a
very handsome costume is made. Ii
dressy thing Tor any occasion. But IL
nearly always happens that such a
gown costs good money, and, though il
is effective, The woman who has very
little must so slow. II is SNOWY and win
not do for as many WeaTiugs rs q less
conspicuous gown.
Winter gowns, winter hats, and winte-
coats all have their touch of fur. IL Is
amazing 20 note how many lytle things
are done with fur There We're never SO
many fur VasGTies ass there are this
year. and il can be tru,hsully said that
many of them are not al an expensive
one can do great deal with sniDs o.
fur and with odds and ends.
Bands OF FUR are put around the
crowns of hats as though they We're
strips Of velvet.
How to Use Fur Trimming.
Long strips of fur are applied TO wide
bands Of satin and used for boas. and
there are pretty little fur medallicns
with a button in the center, 10 be used
for belt ornaments.
Very narrow pipings of fur are used
upon cloth gowns and upon gowns Of
silk at the head of hOuuces. And panel
trimmings and other nat trimmings are
bordeTed with fur.
square old-fashioned collarettcs are
cut out of brown brocade and are heav-
ily lined with satin. They are then
edged with q very narrow band of mink
and are used around the neck precisely
as though they We're the Old-fashieued
fur collars. You can get up a very
beautiful collar or shouiderette in this
Narrow strips Of fur are used at the
TONS of kid gloves And. when il comes
90 auto gloves, the heavy Chamois and
the all fur gloves are worn. Everything
Is done to provide beautiful and warm
garments al the same time.
In the seasons novelties the natural
calf skin figures CDnSpiCuOusly and the
other day a woman OF much fashion
made for herself. or had made FOR her
by her tailor. "a wide belt Of the natural
calf and "a four-in-hand tie of the same
fur This latter acted as q fur collar
Then she had her skirt piped with uar-
4ow bands of the natural calf And
she wound up by trimming her gown
With deep calf skin cuffs. The effect
of the red and white OF the natural calf
upon the brown OF the gown was i'm
mensely artistic
Many of the gowns are built along
uouVeau art lines and the woman oil the
season looks precisely as though she
had stepped of calendar She Is in
reds and browns. byOuZes and scuils,
and her tones are beautiful Co behold
She dresses i'm ctJmine ana heavy can
VAS, the new woman iu brown, and she
selects the glossy face cloth which looks
Ike brown satin and The beautiful