Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-09-27
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cardinal silk. embroidered IN self coiors TO
til In the neck and sleeves the velvet rib
bon of he henrietta frOck being used on
the gulmpe too
The celnture remains delightfully."- promi-
nent In all Of tue new gowns. What with
the many corset makers bending all OF
their energies 10 produce taperiug waist
effect, and the fashionable dreSsmakers
adding their quota likewise, small wonder
Is II that the success OF the gown depends
largely upon just how this one little feat.
IRE Is managed. Deep and deeper and
deepest is the way that one would de
scribe the latest showing ~ these: and
the least prominent ceinture now boasts
Of at least four Inches In depth where
last season two was considered sufficient
Many OF them ought to be catalogued as
eorselets rather than belts or girdies:
aud even the short and not too slender
girl can wear these when the front is
sloped down to n gentle point at the lower
edge and the top follows the same. or
even more marked slope from the under
arm TO tie center front
Another very marked feature OF the fall
fashions Is the favor with which slash
tngs ara viewed Coats, sleeves and skirts
are slashed 10 show either the same or
some contrasting material beneath; and
more often than not ribbons are laced
through wrought rings or eyelets on either
edge OF the sl-.shlng. producing fascinat-
Ing latticed effect
Paneled skirts have alternate wide and
prov panels the broader ones with
eyeets worked all down either side, and
SILK or velvet ribbon laced through, so
that they lattice over the narrow panels.
These latter are usuaily pleated. the
pleats stitched dowE or we'll pressed as
far as or slightly below the knee, and
the ribbons tying In a splashing bow
where the pleate are released This 10
quite favorite mode for young girls'
gowns and especially fer party ana
dancing frocks for the girls of some
dozen summers or less.
Braids and braldings are making their
appearance IN many quarters that hese-
tofure they have not been permitted to
occupy. Our graudmothers would have
smiled. either indulgently or Indignantly,
at the suggestion OF brnidiug a silken
gown, but their granddaughter are today
laying especial stress upon this feature,
aud frocks OF taffstas, moirc faille
franchise and othe dlken weaves are
not considered ms being up TO all the
requirements Of style unless a certain
amount of hraiding is displayed. Braid
and velvet ribbon are favored combina-
tious In this connection, aud from the
nArrowest soutache TO the broad diamond
weayes, with their many pull-strings
woven IN at convenient Intervals, there
~ hardly q pattern or Dratu tnnI IL mol
In use for trimming some klud or an
other Of a silken gown.
For JemisAison uses the silken coat 10
taking 10 itself all Of the novel features
Of fashion. Either Il is very long, In.
deed or else IL is one OF those short
sacquc- shaped affairs that make no pre-
tense whatsoever at fitting. or even sug-
costing the lines OF the figure. There
seems TO be no sort OF halfway mode
or "A compromise In these; either very
long or very short Is the rule and
sleeves seem 10 reverse this idea. The
long coats almost Invariably display a
half or three-qunrter length sleeve, while
the short coats have full-length one.
The circular skirts that are making
themselves so very prominent In the
later fashions are most OF them lined
throughout with a sllk OF changeable
hue This lining Is scanned 10 with the
skirt Itself, top and bottom, and II =
very often canght. also. into the oias
front aud back seams that the import
ed models I'm such skirts display. This
mikes the application of the required In
torliuing much more facile, and often
times the princess hnlrcloth Is scanned in
With the silk. the former being cut TO
shape with the latter, and the two
scanned TT together Some sort Of bind
lug at the edge Is Imperative With this
style, even when the skirt is cut 10 clear
the ground all around and bias yelyeteeu
il used by the best makers, since thts
does not rub or chafe the smart shiny
black shoe which dominates the mode for
the coming autumn aud winter months.