The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-05-14
Dame Fashion


NEW 1ORK, May 14.-With the ap-
proach of the summer season the
question concerning the colors that
will be the most fashionable becomes
more burning and important. The
manufacturers of textiles are fully
aware of the fact that novelties are
always in demand and they never let
an opportunity escape them to spring
some new and, if possible, eXtraordi-
nary shades and cOlOrs upon the mar
ket. Many of those new shades en-
joyed a transitOry glory for part of a
season or, at the best, one whole sea-
surface never to return. 1t is a pecu-
liar thing about new colOrs. Some
become popular in a single week and
hold their popularity we'll for several
seasons, while others, perhaps more
beautiful, and at first equally popu-
lar, do not outlast the season. 1t
would be an interesting task to study
that problem and determine the rea-
sons which make one color popular,
would probably lead the student of the
problem deep into the mysteries of
science. Every season has it's novelty
colors and shades, but only ultra fash
ionable women really worry about the
latest novelties in couleurs de mode
The Others and they are in the over
Whelming majority, may select one or
the other of the new fashion colors
if they suit them, but if not they con-
the old colOrs, just then at the height
of their popularity.
The test for the coming season has
been made in Paris and in the opinion
of the experts it has resulted in the
victory of the old cOlOrs which were
fashionable last year. There are but
three important new shades, lavender
blue Parsifal blue and capuchin red
All three are worn to limited extent
men of Paris. but they have aroused
but little enthusiasm and it is not
expected that they Will become more
popular here than they are on the
other side of the ocean. These new
shades have several drawbacks. which
no sensible woman of fashion can af-
ford To overlook. In the first place
these shades do not become every wo-
man and a woman might as we'll be
out of fashion than wear a fashionable
color that does not suit her style of
beauty. Another objection. at least in
the eyes of the more conservative wo-
men is, that these shades are too con-
spicuous and attract more attention
than is desirable. a third objection !
is that these new shades are so diff |
fcile," that they do not go we'll with |
other ColOrs. If a women. therefore, |
wishes to wear a gown of one of these |
new shades, she viii be compelled to |
wear not only a hat, but a parasoI and. |
perhaps gloves. of the same color. !
The consistent carrying out of a uni
form color scheme is always an aWk- |
ward thing and connected with great |
expense. OF course, there are a few
who do not have to consider
the point of cost, but most women,
even among the members of fashion
1ble society, do consider that point
more or less.
Speaking of the capricfous notions of
fashion a writer in La Nouvelle Mode
,alls attention to an interesting novel
y. '.Fashions latest freak" says that
writer. is to use the coarse guipure
aces, hitherto reserved for furniture
decoration, for the purpose of making
he most fascinating blouses imag gin
lbe. Last year this coarse filet was
'een as a trimming, now, mounted on
de sole, it fashions an en-
ire bodice, sometimes jOnted or
,ked out with a tiny froncOnne of
nousseIine to hide the seams. These