The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-10-14
WOMAN UNCERTAIN WHAT
SHE SHOULD WEAR NOW

SHE SHOULD WEAR NOW
New York. Oct. FITTINGS in the
field of fashion are rather indefnite
just now and the woman who is wise
ouys only What is absolutely necessary
TO tide her over the in-between season
ana waits until the modes for the win
Ter are settled and definite One of the
fashionable society danes who is
spending the months of September and
october in the country ordered several
costumes to carry her over until No
Nemoer, when the regular STYLES will
be known. Among these gowns We're
Two street frocks of cloth in the new
dary gray best known as London
smoke, which seems to be one of the
popular colors for the coming season.
inns gray is very deep. but is not of
that blue shade which becomes hard
IN the deep tones There is a foggy
sottness about it which has given it the
name mentioned above.
Inc best hats are to be seen in this
new shade of gray trimmed with other
tones OF the same color for relief. and
lhey have the advantage of meeting
with the approval of the fashionable
nnlIllners- There is only one drawback
10 the complete triumph of the color
among the new innovations, and that is
IT'S unbeeomingness to the majority of
women. color may be worn for
time regardless Of this latter fact be-
cause II is the thing, but ih the end it
very quickly loses its value among the
more refined and smart women who
really set the fashions in this country.
Another innovation of the season IS
the use of blue as trimming on black.
For this the greenish blues, among
Whlch are turquoise and peacock blue.
are the fayorites. A touch of gold IS
also added to some of the smart new
models.
One costume of black broadcloth was
made with a long circular skirt nodded
10 the hips. t1aring at the bottom and
having slight train. This last would
pc lmpracticable for any but those who
nave a carriage at their disposal. The
coat was a tight fitting model with
snort ripping basques and revers of
the style called incroyable The but
tons which closed it down the front
were of cloth set in gold rims. Under
meath was worn a silk waist-coat of i
greenish blue slightly embroidered in
gold, A Dlastfon of lace also accom-
panied the costume. A new thing IN
cloth frocks was the elbow length of
the sleeves on this coat with cuffs
matching the revers and a frill Of lace
edged with blue and gold. The nat
worn with this costume was black
slightly tipped I'D on one side and
trimmed with gold gauze, and wings of
shaded blue.
White felt hats are again worn this
season, but the newest of them are
trimmed with feidssofr gold gauze with
stiff plumage showing brown inottled
effects. 1t seems as if a touch of gold
or silver on costumes and hats will be
the rage once more from the indica-
tons OF present models. Knots of gold
or silver on hats, gold metal ornaments
on corners of revers and cuffs, gold
thread embroidery in Powered and bro
caded silkS-all these are to be found in
the latest styles. However, those meth
DDS of applying gold to a costume
which are being used by the makers of
ready-made frocks will not be em-
ployed by the select and exclusive IN
dress, for they will as usual become
too common and will destroy entirely
the chic air of even the prettieSt frock.
As will be seen from the description
of the black cloth costume in an earlier
paragraph, the waistcoat is going to be
one Of the popular Accomplishments of
the low cut coat and also of draped
bodices. This is essentially a French
style and will be popular with those
who follow the Parisians in matters
of dress.
There is one thing certain, and that
is that cashmere is at last to be i
fashionable fabric, and no outfit will
be complete unless it has at least one
frock of this material. The blue and
green with black combination mem
toned before is again seen in a cos
tune of green cashmere trimmed With
folds and pipings of black satin and
in Chinese blue. This ma
terial is to be had in both the Scotch
and Indian weaves, the Scotch being
more sharply defined. The coloEings
shown are exquisite and should delight
the heart Of every woman and tempt
her to add at least one dress in a
fayorite shade to her wardrobe. There
are lovely new shades of bronze, oea
cock blue, green, red, violet, in fact any
color which person may wish. The
is soft and clinging and of
light weight; qualities which recon-
mend it for health as we'll as beauty.
1t is claimed that with modern inn
proved methods of manufacturing this !
fabric the one fault which it possessed, !
that of becoming shiny with use mas
been overcome. If this is true, then the
material is all that can be desired in
the way of gracefulness. beauty of tex
ture and wearing qualities.
Velvet is seen on everything. If it is /
costume there must be at least
touch Of il somewhere on the frock, /
whether it be for street, house. evening i
or reception wear. Never before has I
this ever beautiful and also servicea Bile /
seen such an era of popular /
ty as it viii have this season Velvet |
gowns viii be made and worn for all |
occasions, and there is not a function !
for which it will not be in good taste. |
The variety in coloring, and form in |
which this material is manufactured |
or this seasons trade is SO great as to |
be really confusing to the woman Try !
ng to make a choice. Cottonback chif- |
fon velVets are better than ever before. |
and as for the all-silk velvets, we'll
words cannot describe their beauties. /
They must be seen to be appreciated. |
Then there are the ribbed silk velvets {
Among the novelties are pompadour /
relvetss floral panne and short-haired
plush having on it design which looks
IS if it had been painted. Beautiful .
nousseline silks have velvet flowers in
embossed effects of the same tone Or of
1 lighter or darker shade on them,
made so as TO give what is called a
cameo effect. 1t is impossible 20 de-
scribe all the varied ways in which vel
yet has been used in the manufacture
of these beautiful materials. No wo-
nan should be disappointed in a choice
yith such large field to choose from
ESTELLE CLAIRMONT.