Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-12

NEW YORK, March lZ.-Inere Is
no longer any doubt that velvet will be
the keynote of fashion during the COM
ing spring. 1t has won considerable
popularity in this country during the
waning winter season and the ground
Is so well prepared that fashionable So
ciety in this country will welcome with
enthusiasm what Paris has in store for
them For. it is reported by authorities
that velvet will be worn a great deal
In Paris this spring. OF course, that
does not mean that velvet will domi-
nate fashion to such an extent as to
exclude other, lighter materials, but
simply, that it will be used a great deal
more than ia former springs and will
be used in eolors, styles and combina-
tions never attempted heretofore.
Velvet used to be considered material
too severe and magnificent for ordinary
purposes. 1t was reserved for state &C.
casions, long after it had ceased to be
one of the prerogatives of aristocracy.
Now, velvet is made of such delicate
and soft texture, that it is scarcely less
yielding than crepe or any other soft
material and women were not slow in
recognizing the value Of material that
combined rich effects, beauty and
adaptability with lightness and other
highly desirable qualities. indispens-
able in materials for spring wear
Formerly there was considerable de-
mand for velvets for gala costumes,
like court dresses, reception gowns, etc,
and 1t was the universal Judgment of
all experts, that velvet was. in itself
so rich in its effect and SO pompous, it
might be said. that any attempt to or
nament 1t was. necessarily. to drop and
Instead of heightening the effect of the
velvet gown. diminished it. That there
IL great deal Of truth and artistic in
afinct In that opinion was demonstrated
during the past winter, when velvet
was worn a great deal. Many Of the
gowns that were displayed during the
past winter were SO over -ornamented
that the peculiar charm which is the
most striking characteristic Of velvet.
was utterly destroyed Since then the
mistake has been recognised ana the
new Partisan sprins fashions for vel
vet Soyns Sare much palmer ana SIM
pier. without returning altogether to
The severity Of the style Of former days.
Some Of the velvet gowns brought over
1frosn Paris are sxquisitely charming in
their chaste and refined simplicity. 1t
10 to be hoped that the fashionable
women a. this country. win appreciate
Ahs. Wisdom and taste of their sisters
.oR the other side. Of the ocean and will
S4utee lAeirssSM example. There has
lefnlal& tet8es too MACH over -osna-
A{nj Nor IN ~ prev}nhs STYLED Of
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plicity is more than desirable 70 purify
THE atmosphere or fashion.
There are welcome signs and indi.
cations that the tendency to overdo
things in the matter of ornamenting
materials rich enough in themselves,
win not be so pronounced during the
coming spring than during the past
winter and fall seasons The Partisan
dressnakers have begun to set good
example and conservative dressmakers
In this country-and. fortunately, there
are still few Of them left-will prob
ably initiate them and simplify the
styles for spring wear. It seems that
the spring styles for this year will be
something like an exaggerated repeti-
ton of the styles of 1880. Materials will
be of the soft aud clinging description.
checks and dots will again be popular,
but both will be much smaller than
those worn last year.
This is the time of the year when
dinner gowns of every variety may be
seen and studied and it may be said
that perhaps never before has there
been such remarkable variety OF
styles and beauty of colors. designs and
Ornamentations displayed in dinner
gowns than just now. One Of the most
strikingiy handsome gowns of that de
scription was worn by young society
woman at "a recent dinner party. The
young woman wore an exquisite gown
of apple green liberty satin, trimmed
with graduated widths of silk braid OF
the same shade. A huge white hat.
vide hpns side 70 side. but much mar
rover from front to back. Of short
mapped white silk beaver and adorned
with long seen ostrich plume reach :
ing from side to- side. The plume was
shaded from pale green at the tip ID
daf& green II the base. The gown had
a stock and shallow yoke of cream
shell lace with lines Of pale green edg.
ing the stpea. To the yoke the son
satin OF the waist was shirred ex-
HNeuely full and droODed in deem not,ck