River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-09
Fashions for Young and Old

At one of the openings last week we
were pleased to note provision, after
many years of neglect, had been made
for the elderly woman, the woman that
unshamedly acknowledges she is no
longer young. We have grown weary
of seeing the grandmothers and great
grandmothers costumed like girls of 16;
it is refreshing to find they are offered
this season beautiful bonnets and lovely
old-lady gowns Of times past.
Of course, we do not mean we want
to see every woman put on black as soon
as she has reached that uncertain terri
tory called certain age, but We very
much want to get away from the genera
tions-too-youthful garb.
The other day we saw white-haired
woman downtown whom we had before
often noticed because of her unusual
height and robust appearance. She evil
IDENTIFY takes the greatest pleasure in
life; by no means would think of being
put on the Shelf and as rule we have
gazed at her admiringly. Often the
white-haired dame is well dressed, in
well-made tailor gown, slightly and un-
hampering; but the day we speak of,
what do you think she had on? A
white costume, the waist on the lingerie
order, the waist buttoned down the back,
the linen skirt jaunty and short! It
was anything but appropriate, the style
of dress-the white was all right;
white, according to our opinion, appro-
pirate for women of all ages; the button
ed down the back was the utterly impoS-
sible, and in this case very unbecoming,
the dame somewhat round-shouldered.
About the same time we were called on
to criticise this costume, we were moved
to admiration of another one worn by
another white-haired lady, but this lady
not nearly so old as The other. She was
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 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 u, 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 whole case full OF
black bonnets, the good, orthodox sort
with strings. Most of them were or
lace frilled on with medium amount OF
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 little real lace for the white
touch, and 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 white
gown meant for evening wear, and OBJ