Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-26


short Jacket with the slashed sleeves,
most elaborately trimmed and very
charmingly executed, looks especially
well over an elaborte blouse Of this
sort There is a great deal of white
noticeable in the trimming Of all cos
tunes for the spring. and this model
gives an opportunity for lot Of white
in the waist; much the most satisfac-
tory place TO have II, by the way. for
there is not then the same danger Of
It's being quickly soiled, and I'm way
that cannot easily be made clean,
whereas the blouse can be laundered or
cleaned without any difficulty. The
same rule applies to the more severe
style OF long coat and skirt, which is
made UP IN gowns intended both for
morning and afternoon. In truth, the
length Of the long coats is almost too
Exaggerated on some Of the ponsec
and cloth gowns. while the three
quarters length in silk or yelling is 50
elaborate in detail as to seem almost
like reception gown.
close-Fltting Garments
The tight fitting effects. which are
coming back into favor, are very evi.
dent in many Of the cloth costumes.
There are coats with the side pieces
attached, and also the always becom-
ing lines of the coat made all in one
piece from shoulder to hem. But there
is a decided curve in at the waist line
in both styles, and even when the coat
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coats made at this time of year shall
be at times, so that the fancy waist
coat or facing may show to advantage,
the lines of the waist is still most
sharply defined-the long waist, be It
nderstood-although If the one wo-
man in hundred has a natural long
wasted figure she is allowed to have
the round waist.
The trimmings are of course all i'm
portant this season. great deal Of
velvet ribbon is used in different
widths. Persian embroideries, both in
light and dark colorings and fancy
braids, are used, while the pleatings,
tuckings, bias bands and shirring are
as much in demand as ever. The col
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charming, whether they are in two
or three tones Of the one color or in
contrasting effect, and while, of course
there is always danger when so many
colors are worn that the hopelessly in
artistic individual will choose what Is
most unbecoming, still there is such
wonderful range of choice in good col
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feared from this cause
Gowns for the Artistic
The artistic woman can be better
gowned this year than ever in her life,
and by artistic is not meant the pic
turesque and eccentric, but the har-
monious blending Of colorings and ma
terials. There are light and dark
shades of every color, so that blonde
and brunette alike can be gowned as
they should be, while there are so
many gradations Of shades that vari-
ETY. can be obtained, and, furthermore,
the softening and becoming effect that
is always given by using a quantity
of lace is not only permitted but de-
manded by the fashion of the mo-
ment. And another point is that It is
not necessary now to pay out lot
of money to get good colorings, for even
in the cheaper qualities of materials
and trimmings good effects can be OBJ
tained. In different grays, browns and
all the varieties of wool colors there is
a wide range of choice and price, and
the same rule applies to every other
color.
Silk gowns for spring are most at.
tractive and are seen both in light and
dark colorings, while black taffetas, as
has before been stated, have taken a
new lease of life. The coats and
skirts are made up in as many differ
ent varieties of style as are the cloths
and veilings, but the taffeta skirt
should always have waist to match
which can be made cool enough even
for warm days, with the transparent
yoke and also deep cuffs transparent
Taffeta silk is not a cool material, for
it is too closely woven, but the unlined
yoke and cuffs make 1t possible, as 1t
would not otherwise be. There are
some charming taffeta gowns this
spring in blue and shaded mauve
The blue for street wear is more prac-
tical than the mauve. and yet the fad
of the moment is that light gowns are
fashionable for the street, and so the
chances are that they will be worn
irrespective of whether they are ap-
propriate for the occasion. while the
blue. as usual, will be found possible
at all times.