Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-10
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more garments and spending more
money, all the same it insures women
of being more appropriately dressed
than in the days when one garment
was made to do duty for many diff
ferent purposes.
Trimming cloth and silk coats with
bands of velvet is a fashion that is
coming back again into favor and
which is certainly effective. 1t is bet
ter to use velvet of the same color, even
If a darker shade be chosen, or else
black A black silk coat trimmed with
velvet is always effective, while tan
coat with brown is very smart.
The velvet bands are put on down the
front and around the coat or cloak, as
the case may be, and then, of course,
the collar or the open neck is finished
with it. The fashion for having em-
broidered velvet bands is not so good
for mantles and wraps as the plain
velvet; and of course the fashion is
one that can be carried to an extreme.
The prettiest idea of all is to choose
the wide width of velvet ribbon and
then have either on both sides or on
one side a very much narrower width.
The velvet against the silk or the cloth
shows we'll in contrast, and although
black and gray are not always becom-
ing, it is sometimes effective to trim
gray wrap with black velvet.
The light weight lace that has
already been spoken of when used in
combination with the bands of velvet
makes very good effect and one that
is rather unusual, but this again is for
the wrap on the elaborate order, while
the plain bands of velvet are seen on
the simpler styles.
The broad bands of velvet or satin
finishing the sleeves and the collar and
put on down the front is a little too
severe to be becoming, or, rather, to be
always becoming, and somehow sug-
gests wrapper or kimono; but it is
seen on some of the new garments and
it is only a question whether the gem
eral taste will commend or disprove
of 1t.
On the black silk or cloth coats in
tended for elderly women jet passe-
menterie is seen again, but it is not
used to any great extent and what is
used is Of the very handsomest quality.
1t is put on at the head of the black
lace ruffles. This is merely one of the
passing fancies, of which there are so
many this year, but it means a great
deal to those who wish to be UP in all
the little details of dress.
Lace Wraps for the Fall
Until very late in the year the wraps
and coats of lace of the heavier quality
will be seen, and, in fact, there are
some carriage wraps only lately turned
out that are made of ChantiIly lace and
yet so lined as to make them quite
warm enough to be worn until late in
the season. There is nothing much
more useful than a long coat of heavy
lace and wrap for afternoon or even
ing, especially of black lace, and this
can be made lighter in effect If the
lining be of white or some light color.
All black is always smart and can
be lightened by the inside ruffles of
white lace at the neck or down the
front and in the sleeves, so that any
woman who possesses a black lace coat
need not now fear that she has gar
ment on her hands that is not up to
date. In truth, she is well equipped.
according to the very latest dictates of
some of the designers.
After all, with so many different
models as are constantly appearing, so
many different fabrics as are pro-
nounced possible and so many colors as
are popular, there is no reason for
choosing any one garment simply be-
cause it is said to be fashionable. In
other words, as is getting to be more
and more understood. Individual taste.
especially if the taste be cultivated. is
better worth following than to be led
blindly by what is said to be the very
latest fashion order.