Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-01-01
DECORATED DRESSES.
Costumes Of Fashionable Women
Are Painted by Hand.
New Paris Extravaganza CatchinK
the Fancy of Wealthy New York.
trs-DIS Prices Paid for .
ecorntions -

Palette and brush are brought into &C
tive play just now In behalf Of fashions
for women. In other words, painted
gowns will be included this winter In
the wardrobe Of some OF New York's
most fashionable women. reports the
Sun, OF recent date.
The painted gown may truly be de-
scribed as n creation. Each is built &C
cording To individual preference inc to
suit individual taste.
So far the painted gown has not been
manufactured to place on either the
wholesale or the retail market. Indeed,
II Is doubtful II. at the present time, one
could be found ut any one OF the most
amous private dressmaking establish
ments in New York. Notwithstanding
the fec; thai most of the buyers for these
estab!ishn "nis are just back from Pari.
with the very latest autumn and winter
models.
Nevertheless there are n good many
OF these gowns o in New York. and
In all probability there are more to
come. So far they have hung in COM
parative seclusion In the wardrobes OF
n few OF New York's fashionable women
recently returned from the other side
with their usual Paris complement Of
new gowns.
The fact is. the painted gown Is too
costly an article TO turn loose on the
market. and for that very reason. prob
ably. 1t will rave the greater vogue
among the wealthy few.
AS most people know, hand painting
on women's outside garments he's 10
some extent been used for n long time.
a dozen years ago. for instance. some OF
the more fashionable Americans and
europeans wore gown and cloaks dec
GRATED with set designs in water colors.
Inc custom never reached anything like
the dignity OF a fashion. Now II Is dlf-
(erent
a "forerunner OF the present rennis-
sance Of the painted gown was the
painted chifons. so-cal!Gd. OF last spring
and summer which even now are ON
s~ptcuously displayed on the counters OF
the leading shops. These chinons are
decorated with exquisite flower designs
OF artistic coloring. and after n fashion
which does indeed suggest hand paint
ing.
But after all they are only stamped.
The genuine article that has crossed the
ocean. drapcd on gowns worth a good
deal more than their weight In gold,
puts the other TO the blush.
The painted gown. II is learned. is con-
hned TO no one material. Chinons. sat-
In. silk. MORE. velvet are alike used in
Its composition: and the new chinon-vcl-
vet-fine. soft, clinEing-is sent rs often
as any other material to one or another
OF the Paris a~telicrs. Some OF these
ateliers are famous. others obscure; but
whether well known or unknown. their
occupants are bound to benefit financial
ly by this new manifestation Of fash
lon.
The history Of no two hand-painted
own Is just alike, and in every case
II varies from hat OF the ordinary cos
tune. To begin with. the material Is
painted bcfor" the gown is put together.
and yet all the different parts OF tho
garment skirt. bodice. sleeves. etc
must have been cut and carefully fitted
before they were handed over to tho
painter.
II n princess model Is chosen. the
whole thing Is cut and bnstcd and tried
on first. Then. II the material is silk.
satin or something equally firm. the diff
ferent parts are unbastCd after tho 1T
ting. rolled up separately and then given
over to the artist. who meanwhile re-
ceiyes instructions az to the designs and
colors to be used ant where they are 10
be placed.