Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-27
NEW YORK FASHION LETTER

and hand-embroidered insignia on
shield or sleeve. The advantages OF
this waist over the ordinary shirt
waists are that IT Is easily put on OF
off. stays in place and gives freedom
to the movements of the arms and
shoulders. There is but one drawback
this kind of waists only looks becom.
ing on slender and graceful women,
while It makes stout women appear
much bigger than they really are.
Capes made in shawl fashion are be
coming quite popular in Paris and will
probably make q hit here If they once
become fairly introduced. Many OF
them are af a combination Of lace and
black velvet ribbon, threaded through
the lace or made into little bows,
others are Of black Chantilly lace laid
over white. Another method of trim.
ming these capes is with ribbon, gath.
cred into a ruche. The ribbon ruch-
ings are frequently also used to form
ornamental designs on the dress worn
with the cape These oapes are quite
graceful and becoming and deserve
popularity for more than one reason.
There has never been so great a
demand for white shoes as there is
this season. Women of all ages, con
dltious and proportions wear them,
and even men and children share the
craze for white shoes. Canvas and
doeskin shoes and pumps are particu-
larly popular This unusual state of
affairs is not easily accounted for.
White shoes become soiled very quick
ly, cannot be worn with every dress,
and have a tendency to make the feet
appear much bigger than they really
are. Yet women insist on wearing
them. and would feel greatly abused
should anything prevent them from
following this fad. Judging from pres
ent appearances the craze will outlast
the summer, and, possibly, the fall
season The ultra fashionable wo-
men make II a point to have their
shoes correspond In color with the
color OF the gown with which they are
worn. That makes the fad rather eX-
pensive, for It necessitates the pur-
chase of as many different kinds Of
shoes as the wearer has summer dress
es But this is not all, the fashion of
wearing white and colored shoes has
led to another peculiar wrinkle. Fash
ion demands that the rubebrs worn
over white shoes should be white
those worn over tan shoes tan and
those over black shoes black, and SC
on through the whole list of colors
Rubbers in white and various other
colors are now In the market, and they
cost but little more than the ordinary
black rubbers.
Many a handsome bodice or skirt
hao been ruined because careless ol
awkward hands spilled some liquid OF
Il, which left a more or less conspc
uous mark Thousands of women are
confronted with the problem of find
ing some way to remove the spots
without destroying at the same tim,
the natural color OF the material
Usually there are but two ways open;
To throw the garment away or have
It dyed. The first method is Away
unsatisfactory and rather expensive
The second method sometimes give
good results, but not very often.
And yet, as difficult as the problem
seems, there is a way to solve it L
Is perhaps not always possible bu
In a majority OF cases II Is. The sou
tlOn was suggested TO the writer by
the clever eXpedient of an ingenuou,
housewife. who covered an ugly ant
conspicuous ink spot on the wall witt
a handsome and ornamental japanese
panel. The spot was too low to b,
covered with picture, but tae Ions
panel was Just the thing. Spots OF
bodices or skirts may be treated IL
similar manner There are many
mclhods to do this, and the choice
depends upon the location and siz,
ol the spot or spots The spot may b,
cut out and lace insertion may b,
put In It's place Ruchings. passemen
terie and even buttons or bralds may
be used to cover small spots, but car,
mus, be taken TO make the lace, nib
bon, or whatever is used part OF 1
regular design OF trimming OF orna
men,atiou and to make Il look nat
ural With a little ingenuity that car
be easily done In suoa a manner thai
nobody would suspect the ornament
or trimming a mere eNpedieut em
ip,oyed Tor the purpose OF hiding de
feet
An expert who has studied tho sit
uation In Paris states that the Iona
coat viii he feature az the comiug