Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-31

mode and method of their application
will be limited only by the ingenuit
of the designer. To the girl wit
nimble fingers many smart addition
to her wardrobe are possible and tt
way of little embroidered and knotte
pieces, such as collar bands, Gu
pieces, stole scarfs and ends; beside
which embroideries executed in IL
soft, fine flo silks, worked upC
choffon or mousseline de sole, can
appliqued in quaint conceits wi
stunning effect.
SIS
At the recent tennis tournamel
there was seen a gown just importe
which, while simple enough in d
sign, was yet so radically different
many respects that it will make
good model for the exclusive girl
follow. Of a soft shade of ecI
mohair, the gored tablier front wa
of Cluny lace in the natural color A
each side of this started thre
flounces which went entirely aroun
the skirt These had stitched dow
plaits almost like darts to effect tn
fitted idea, the plaits being slitche
down with coral stitch, executed il
black purse silk, and bias band
black taffetas edging each flounce
The waist was decidedly original
The neck was cut out, leaving the
throat entirely bare. The Cluny cape
at the shoulders was fitted in the
same fashion as the skirt founces.
plaits being coral stitched down.
while medallions of black taffetas
were stitched in white and decorated
with pearl buttons. Little eton fronts
dropped over the lace blouse and the
full bell sleeves f1ared widely away
from the arm, band of lace edged
with the taffetas appearing just above
the hem.
While it is necessary that this de
sign be developed in some material
not too stiff and unyielding, still il
must be borne in mind that when
seated the flounces are bound to be
more or less crushed and, therefore,
the easily crushed materials are tc
be avoided. This point of view was
evidently in the designers mind when
the mohair was decided upon, for
this fabric neither creases nor crush
es, and in it's new phases the finish
is so soft and silky that an eminently
smart gown for any and all occasions
and of any design may readily be
fashioned from it,
Hats, too, take upon themselve
the prevailing trend of transparency
Lace frequently forms the entire hat
foamy folds of malines form the edge
and wavy ostrich plumes make
most effective trimming. Nearly al
of the new hats are designed 70 b
worn with the low couture, the el
thusiastic acceptance of the hairne
leading many women to adopt thu
style When the hairnet is worn lac
mitts are the invariable accompa1
ment and happy is the girl who ce
proudly say that she is wearing todd
the net and mitts which were on,
her grandmother's. a
In keeping with the lace mitts
of the new stockings show lace a
open-work effects, and these are
f1lmy and lacy as the purse will
nit. In order to display the haT
some stocking to the best advants
very low slipper is elected for smi
wear These have-some of them
one, two, or three straps, others
more Of the Colonial style, this lat
usually showing the Cuban heel
French heel, however, is usua
selected for dress wear, and so ms
different heights in this heel are u
being made that the most exact
taste can readily be satisfied in
ready-made shoe.