The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-09
Barbara SplendOr of
The Newest Belts
Leather and Metal, Studded With jew
els, Now Encircle the Waist of
Woman.

els, Now Encircle the Waist of
Woman.
The woman who has a dress allow
ance will this season put aside an I'M
usually large proportion for belts and
girdles. The belts the thing, and just
one step ahead of it is the girdle,
which must really count as the final
hallmark on a modistes best effort.
First, the belt of the m )ment is alb
solutely round; no pointed effects are
permissible.
Secondly, the belt must tone per-
fectly with either the blouse or the
skirt, the only exception being the
use of an onion brown leather belt
with a tailored suit, which here ana
there shows a touch of the same color
ing.
Thirdly, the glrdle must be fitted
with the same care bestowed on a
princess gown or a basque bodice, and
the shape must harmonic with the
figure and its wearer. The very short
avoid the very high round girdle
Pointed effects in the back are for
her,
For wear with tailored suits and
Shirt waists suede or leather belts are
the correct thing. They come in every
shade shown in fashionable suitings,
| and a deerskin belt is one of the
| fancies of the hour for the girl whom
! likes mannish clothes. Both these
and the, onion-colored belts cost from
| $3.50 to $40 each.
An extremely fetching effect in
| onion-colored suede is finished with
two buckles, the one in the back a
! trifie larger than it's companion in the
| front. These are of gold, built in
exactly the shape of a Napoleonic hat
and studded thickly with topaz. The
| color combination of onion-brown,
| gold and topaz is wonderfully har-
monious. These large buckles can be
| secured to follow the curve of any fig
ure; If the wearer has a perfectly
round and trim waist, the curve Of
the buckle is horizontal If there is
a decided dip in the waist line at the
back, the curve will run vertically
Many of the buckles on these heavy
leather belts look like armor plate
with eyelets such as may be seen on
harnesses, and spikes for catches.
| They come in silver, gun metal and
gold.
The girl of more delicate fancy
does not use large heavy buckle
on her broad belt. but has four or
five very small buckles with leather
| straps These are very effective, but
| they must be laced and strapped
with care, for the buckles must make
a perfectly straight line down the
front. Bullet-shaped buttons are also
used to finish these broad leather
belts.
An extravagant leather belt shows
chamois skin in the natural tone,
slashed to simulate raw edged broad
cloth. and finished with gold buckles
! back and front. Another fancy in
| leather for the athletic girl demands
belts, turnover collar and cuffs. all
of leather, for wear with the mannlsh
tailor suit. These may be stitched in
heavy broiderie Anglaise.
The most delicate leather belts are
those intended for house wear with
the light colored cloths which will
be so popular this winter White
suede, and at least four tones of the
plain colors, such as blue, heliotrope,
pink, green, yellow as well as Ameri-
| can beauty red, appear in the plain
stitched belt. finished with simple
gold buckles. There is absolutely no
reason why a girl may not have a
belt exactly the same tone as her
shirt waist or blouse. They are not
good, however, with a really dressy
blouse, as they should give tailored
touch to the costume.
Metallic belts will be much worn
with tailored suits of all sorts. Gun
metal, silver. plain and oxidized, and
gold are employed. There is alb
solutely no limit to the price. Imi-
tation metal may be bought cheaply
enough on bargain counters at depart
ment stores. or Miladi Millionaire may
go into the jewelers. and expend the
| dividend from a comfortable invest
ment on a single belt. with chate-
lain or vanity bag attached
One OF the favorite patterns shows
two link chains in the metal, set
q bout one inch and a half apart
and connected by four medallions,
one at the back. one at the front in
the form of a buckle or clasp, and
one under each arm. These medal
lions, as rule. show women's heads.
or even classic figures in the nude.
Under this is fastened a ribbon which
tones perfectly with the costume
and which Is sewed tight to each
of the four corners Of the medal
lions. Six OF these medallions are
sometimes employed instead Of four,
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