Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-09
NEW YORR FASHION LETTER
BY MAUD GRIFFIN

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller
NEW YORK, January 9.-The first
signs of spring are here in the new
shirt waists. These Will be followed
within a week or two by other mod
els, but the stores must make room
for new things by disposing of the pres
ent stocks in the regular January sales.
But back to shirt waists! White
will continue to reign unrivalled. That
whether of silk, or organizes, satin or
the cheapest lawn are in white.
Trimmed? Most deliberately. Lace is
used with lavish hand and mingled in
every imaginable way with other deli
cate and artistic trimmings.
Many of the designs button in the
back, a style which Is really left over
from last year. For stout and elderly
women. however, the fastenings are
concealed, for despite it's smartness
the waist fastened at the back has age
limitations which must be observed by
women who wish to follow the dictates
OF common sense in their dressing.
Yokes will be a modish trimming for
spring shirt waists. the round shapes
sharing favor with irregular designs.
This gives a splendid opportunity to
use the dainty insertions with fancy
stitchings.
Several delicate designs in organdie,
suisse and mousseline de sole have
been noted. One that was particularly
pretty was of the first-named material
with yoke formed of Valencinnes in
sertion joined with feather stitching
with white and gold silk. The yoke
was finished in points bordered with
a ruffle composed. of Valencinnes in
sertion alternated with chiffon en-
broidery then bound along the edge
with organide.
The sleeves were close fitting at the
top and below the elbow We're formed
of the insertion gathered into a simple
cuff of organdie.
Another fetching model was shown in
dead white liberty wolfe, new mater
ial of diaphanous weave and high lus-
tire. There was no yoke, but bands of
irregular lengthed insertion We're
stitched in the front to the bust line
in horizontal effect Below these bands
the blouse was tucked around and
around the figure, The sleeves were
trimmed in the same way and caught
into cuffs of lace insertion.
The latter is very becoming. especl-
ally to slender figures, but the round
and round tucks are fatal I'd the out
line of robust forms.
Some beautiful belts and stocks ac-
company the new waists The former
are of white kid combined with silk
and the various metals such as dull
silver, gun metal and gold. Stocks do
not show much that Is new but the
lack of novelty is amply supplied in the
artistic arrangement of the latest neck
flnishings.
The go-between styles that will be
seen between now and regular spring
openings leave nothing to be desired.
Smart women are inclined to change
off from cheviots and zibelines to hon
sacking, canvass and the diagonal
serges. These are made in tailor FASH
ion and trimmed smartly. Jackets are
getting shorter and many show the. cut
est little facings of embroidered felt
and silk. Hop sacking with a hairy
nap is very swell" to use d vulgar
expression. A chic model is trimmed
with black and the jacket has four
overlapping cape collars, while the
skirt is gored and stitched until II al
most stands alone
Nothing has held its own among
trimmings like Mexican
drawn work. This fact is no doubt
due to the difficulty of initiating the
decoration and its we'll sustained price.
1t is shown on frocks of all descrip-
tions and appears TO especial advant-
age on tailored design in coarse. wiry
The Mexican drawn work is
executed on the fabric itself, combined
with crewel embroidery. The canvass
Is queer shade of light brown sug-
costing mile or putty, it is uncertain |
which, and the embroidery is paIe rose. |