The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03
The wheel Of fashion keeps in constant

| The wheel Of fashion keeps in constant
revolution, and her surprises make one
| think of that delightful bag that the Swiss
Family Robinson had with them on their
desert isle, and from which something
could always be found to meet the emer-
gency. not only of the moment, but of the
future as well. -, -.:s
And Dame Fashions contributions to
the emergencies of the moment are al
ways so delightfully."- apropos The new
gowns, while distinctly intended for pres
emit wear in these late summer days, are
yet fashioned to meet not only the styles
Of the moment, but Of the coming autumn
days as we'll.
! The first thing that strikes the observant
eye of the fashionable girl is the fact that
| trimmings and trimming effects have in
creased, and that their plentitude in the
new styles approaches almost to the dan
ger point-the danger of redundancy, Of
OVERRIDING the thing. An overturned
gown is assuredly an, intiction, and one
which no wise girl will permit her dress
maker to perpetrate.
| :Flounces Of every kind and character
are to- be vastly favored in these newer
modes. Spanish founces, circular founces,
| little shirred ruffles and the ruchings
which just showed themselves last spring
only to be retired when the season Of tub
frOcks came around, are all to be found
ON the new models.
The lingerie frock will lifger until the
days begin to get cold, and the latest
corners in this fascinating mode show a
tendency to meet weather conditions. The
materials are getting quite little heav-
| Ter, and the coarser linens arc taking the
place Of the sheer handkerchief materials
| the linen lawns and batistes- which held
sway during the torrid season.
/ The little checks that have been with
us. for so long and that have made them
selves SO welcome are to be retired in IA
vor Of their larger cousins, the plaids.
! Paris is using plaids enthusiastically for
i outdoor costumes, and in many instances
i trimming them with leather. The soft
/ flexible suedes and kids are treated just
as cloth would be, and they are machine
stitched, embroidered and braided to suit
! the passing fancy of the moment.
In the flannel shirtwaists, which are the
i forerunners of fall, the plaids are bound
to have an inning. The new fannels, the
doeskin, soielaine, suede flannel, are to be
/ seen in plaids far oftener than In stripes,
and where plain color is used plaids fire.
quently are, called upon for trimming.
1 The autumn models in the silk fannes
are gayly trimmed with velvet. Some, soft
contrasting color in the pile fabric makes
revers, vest, collar and cuffs. Thesreyers
are usually interlined with princess hair
cloth--it Is light as a feather-and then
there Is no danger of their curling up or
cru1npling should a coat be worn with the
blouse.
! Ribbon velvets in graduated widths are
on the card for an early vogue They as
suredly do make a very smart trimming
4 for the voluminous skirt, and the fact that
one often sees them applied in perpendicu-
4 lar rows, as well as in the round-and
round way, will make the short girl LOOK
/ upon them with just as much if not even
more favor than her tall sister.
Buttons, especially what the dressmak-
ers call the soft button-that it. the vel
4 vet or silk covered, the crochet buttons
A trim many Of the late arrivals from the
iother side. They are used to edge and de-