River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-02

| Gilt and silver are fashionable; not
too much of either. at your peril. Too
much looks tawdry, circusy, and is
sure to tarnish. The spangled robes
| are seen, but are not in best style,
there is too much cheap glitter about
them. One smart imported gown of
dark violet broadcloth had for trim
ming sucn touches of gold as appeared
in gilt eyelets and gilt prongs to pass
through the eyelets, for the lacings
now so popular; another had each Sut-
ton set in gold rim, and mere edge
OF gold braid peeping out from the
edges of tuclxs; while lace boleros had
the pattern picked out in gold thread,
1t was hard to tell whether the foun-
dalton was white or gold.
There was one fetching robe Ofspink
silk of softest sheen, made princess
fashion, the draped bodice continuing
by means of artful cores into wide
spreading skirt. A white lace princess,
which was very graceful, was admira-
old-fashioned, absolutely tight-itting
princess is no more, the draped bodice
has taken the place of glove-like waist.
To return to gray-some one has
spoken of the new season as one of
gold and gray, there being so many
gray gowns, so much gold trimming.
Gray street gowns are in much favor,
and come in both rough and smooth
cloths. There is a good seryiceable
chevoit, warranted to wear well; then
there are delicate grays for afternoon
wear that will have to be as carefully
looked after as though they were
white. A little yellow is liked on the
pale grays, and just trifle of gilt.
We noticed how the mere touch OF
velvet was the proper thing, not heavy
masses. A white lace gown had about
it no color save that the square neck
was outlined below lace frills with
mirror of velvet of a delicious pink
shade and there was the same trim
ming above the frills of the elbow
sleeves. Another white lace gown had
a similar trimming of gobelin blue,
and applique flowers of gobelin blue
and blush-rose. The accompanying IL
lustration, which appeared originally
in the Dry Goods Economist, is one OF
the seasons best models of elaborate
dress.
One charming pink hat was made
with a crown of satiny silk, the wide
brim of the same material lightened by
white illusion, that smoothly covered
the pink, and about the crown, fiat on
the brim, was wreath of moss rose
buds-the fashionable flower Of the
past summer over in England. We
prophesy that the theater audiences of
the winter will, almost to a woman,
wear the fashionable pink hat. 1t is
very attractive now, and in colder
weather will be doubly SO; we had a
common it became 1t is long time
since pink has been common, it strikes
one as quite novelty.
All winter the white dresses of the
summer will be appropriate for eve
ming wear, worn with an underslip Of
rather stiff taffeta. If only blouse of
white is worn, the underSlip may be of
China silk, but stiff silk is needed to
hold out a skirt. Colored underslips
will have the more style, and we ad-
wise pink and a pink hat if the color
is Ct all becoming.
There was at certain shop one ex-
quisite gown of yellow thin silk, the
trimming very delicate cream lace, a
bit of gilt and pit of pink. The skirt
was ample and long, the bodice close,
the sleeves short. It was most pic
turesuue costume. A nearby window
had on display some cobwebby yellow
hose, not far off were shoes of suede
in colors to match hose and gown.
Harmony Of detail marks the seasons
toilet