Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-15
According TO Which
You May Dress to
Please
Yourself as Well as Other
People In Any Style or
Fashion You Like

the critical turning point OF the win
ter season. The regime of the bal
gown reaches its end next week, or
Ash Wednesday and the dinner gown
will reign supreme during the season
of Lent, which proscribes dancing
and other amusements of a gay and
frivolous nature The question OF
dinner gowns is of supreme import.
ance just at this time and anything
that has any bearing upon that ques.
tion is Of absorbing interest TO the
feminine mind. The makers of fash.
ion have been very considerate for
the fair sex during the last few years,
lby compensating the followers Of
fashion for the loss Of opportunity to
display gorgeous creations in dresses,
caused by the restrictions of the
Lonten season. Nowadays there Is
but little difference between ball and
dinner gowns. They are built OF the
same kinds OF materials, ornamented
in the same gorgeous style and one is
cut about as low as the other. The
only dinerence-and even that is in
many cases not marked enough TO
form a clear distinction-is in the
sleeves. Ball gowns are usually made
without sleeves, while dinner gowns
are usually provided with such or al
least with some rudimentary attach.
ments that may in a pinch, be in
terpreted as sleeves.
Never before was there so much
liberty left TO individual taste in the
matter Of selecting materials for din.
ner gowns than there is at the pres.
ent time and never before was there
such bewilderlng array OF beauti.
ful materials. beautiful in color as
well as texture, TO select from. Bro.
caded silks and satins in the most
beautiful patterns and shades are OF.
fered in the shops, side by side with
chiifons, net gauze and other diaph-
anous materials of delightful texture
and, last but not least. velvets Of a
pliability and tneness OF texture nev.
er eQualled. So great Is the number
OF rich and handsome materials that
II is quite difficult TO choose among
them, The beauty OF II Is that fash.
ion proscribes not one Of those ma.
terials, and everyone has the privi.
lege to suit her taste and purse.
Nelvets are shown In a greater va.
riety of texture, colors and shades
this season than ever before and some
LOT the goods displayed are of remark.
able beauty There are some in va.
rious shades Of pink. from the palest
to some OF a bright hue whites. from
the pure and dazzling white to the
most charming cream and ivory tints
mauves, and different kinds of bIue
and green. Greens, the light shades
as well as the darkest ones are ex.
ceedlngly handsome and becoming 10
certain compleNions OF cours,e
there is no lack OF black velyets from
the dullest TO the most ustrous An.
ish and all OF them In various de.
grees OF weight and thickness
As TO brocaded silks and satins
there is surprisingly great variety
TO be seen In the shops. Tha colors
are beautiful and there are a few now |
shades remarkable for their exouis. |
lie beauty These handsome materl. |
ais so we'll with delicate lace ana
VIII show up we'll even I'm comhipa.
uon with the richest kinds of trim.
mings.
For middle aged women and evan
young matrons lowered broeadas
made up In the old,fashioped s,yi,
with the front panel OF another ma.
'er'aL the skirt as weu as the waist
rather plain, and bertha or srsho.
rate neckpiece OF lace or vslyo, I
made IN Princess style and not over
'Iaoorately trimmed with lace ara
a'shy effective for young women as
ven as those OF maturer vsars
while ehirons, nets, sauces and other h
lsh' materials are bettcr suited Tor
.oung sirls, There are some charm.
ng materials OF that lighter order N h
'e seen In the shops and most Of tbem
''e quite within the reach OF the m,d.
.rately welhto-do people.
The military jacket has ba,on,o
.ni'e favorite and Is decidedly bs.
om'ng to young women. The ma
eF'Sl should be broadcloth or son,o
mo quality OF sibeline. Braids ara
sea protusely in frogs. epaulets ana
Only slender yonthhJl
sares look Wei in those short iacE.
'INE NnaNraa.