The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-11-03
Fashions for Young and Old

very good-looking woman, her hair
beautiful, her face fresh colored and
smooth. Her dress, too, was all white,
and the waist thin one. but there was
no attempt at the girlishness Of a row
of buttons down the back. To be sure,
an under slip Of pink was worn under
the waist, but the soft glow it gave was
most becoming to her fresh color and
lovely hair; didn't seem too youthful.
Her hat was of all black; black lace.
Which reminds us, we better begin on
the subject limited at in our Introductory
paragraph, the really elderly gowns and
bonnets seen at the openings. A few
years ago, and you might walk aisle
after aisle of millinery show cases and
find nothing you would consider suitable
for your mother to wear. Well, last
week came upon a whole case full or
black bonnets, the good, orthodox sort
with strings. Most of them were OF
lace frilled on with medium amount or
fulness, and trimmed very simply with
a bit of slender feathery white, very
delicate aigret. A few were all black,
with CLEAN Of good jet. One exquisite
model had a little real lace for the white
touch, and q couple Of soft gray silk
flowers.
A gown Of gray crepe de chine, suit
able for an elderly woman, was made
with front and sleeves of white silk mus
lin, the only trimming on the muslin
the neatest of tucks. And it may be well
to mention here that deep frills of fine
sheer goods very neatly tucked has TAX
en- the place of the ruff1es of lace that
had become so painfully common. We
examined this very morning a white
gown meant for evening wear, and OBJ
served the short sleeves were edged with
frills having three rows of fine tucks
| near the hem. 1t was real lace, made up
over white satin, and the contrast with
the plain material was very good.
Evening wraps this year, as rule,
are voluminous, do not fit the figure
closely. There are modified dolmans
there are big circular affairs, and Of
course the empire. Light coiored ones
are favored, cream and blue well to the
fore. There are so many lovely lighter
blues nowadays, very attractive gray
tones. The white gown just described
was trimmed with narrow bands of flow
cred ribbon, the background of which
was a soft gray-blue. There are gray
blue tailor-made cloth suits, and some
afternoon costumes of thinner material.
1t is shade that is very becoming when
becoming at all.
The neckwear for mornings is either
the tailored stock like the waist or a
black tailored stock with snowy turn
over collar and cuffs. Turned down
white collars, both plain and embroid-
cred, will be in good style, and very
pretty fancy ribbons are offered to wear
| with these, either as four-in-hands or
string ties. We trust the neat way OF
dressing the neck with washable collars
will long continue. For dressy wear we
| shall have quite lot Of white fuffness
about the throat, the old-fashioned jabot
again in favor.
One of the new shirt waists, very
smart one, indeed, is green silk with
a glimpse of gray plaid peeping from un-
der front straps and with the narrow
est of plaid pipings further trims the
front. The stock matches the waist,
green trimmed, with just touch Of
plaid. 1t is especially attractive in these
| mid-autumn days.