Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-21
Mudes and styles.
field OF Feminine FASHION
Pithy Points on What to Wear and
How TO Wear II.
NEWEST and BEST MODES and STYLES

interesting Budget of Up-to-D Date Ideas
Cleaned From Approved Authentic
Sources For the Information and In
struction of Readers of The Enquirer.
Authorities differ about the size Of
sleeves. But without doubt the popu- |
lar taste Is inclined to cling to small
sleeves. People are not very enthusi-
astic about big. full sleeves. And they
certainly are anything but pretty.
The new Egyptian laces, worked In
shiny fibre silk upon heavy net and In
some lights giving the effect Of silver
lace, are upon some of the successful
imported coats, and dull gold and Sill
yer laces are also employed by the
French makers. |
- Shirt waists are designed with a
view to keeping apace with the ele-
gance Of tailored costumes, Of which
new crop seems to spring up daily.
Waists of plaid silk are made in num-
Der of pretty ways, and the favorite
trimming for them seems to be buttons
of velvet or of the same silk, with prob |
ably a plastron of lace and revers OF
plain silk in the predominating color
Of the plaid. Plaids are also used with
excellent results in trimming waists OF
flannel, chillis and soft wooden fabrics
to be found in an infinite variety Of
designs and coloring.
- Everything is very ornate this sea- |
son. In her outer garments the wo-
man Of fashion Is charming barbar-
ian in her beads and spangles and rich
colors. So also is the hidden loveliness
underneath and expression of this pro-
fuse decoration. The petticoats and
underskirts are very much trimmed
indeed, everything Is very much trim
med. Gay and fancy is the cry, but
perfect fit. The silk underskirts are
pretty much the same in design, though |
there is more flare TO the ruffies; they
are fuller, and there are more Of them.
Again, there Is an idea to meet this
principal thought-the full, filmy swirl
Of a wide-sweeping skirt about the
feet.
Hats, gowns cloaks, jewelry, house,
hold decorations, all are being affect
ed in increasing degree by the peacock
fad. The blush green or greenish
blue shade called peacock blue, Is but
one Of the many colors suggested by
the peacock. Every one Of its feath-
ers, from the long ones in its gor-
geous tail to the tiny ones hidden un-
der it's wings, supplies a color study.
Hats, gowns and cloaks In peacock
shades are seen. The carefully studied
out peacock costume Is still a novelty.
Buttons and braids carry out the
scheme. Some Of the most beautiful
gold or bronze braids show a series OF
peacock feather heads with their lum-
inous eyes.
- Setting aside the practical short
skirts of walking costumes, skirts are
quite as long as they were last winter,
at front and sides and longer in the
back They are fuller at bottom than
last winters skirts, but appear less
heavy and voluminous because OF the
vogue of circular cuts and bell shaped
tops. The shirred and corded skirts
are out, and what fullness Is In the top |
of the skirt is gathered softly into the
band or held by very small tucks or
plaits. Walking skirts are still plated |
In innumerable ways but the modish |
long skirts looks more or less like an
inverted morning glory blossom. Tunic |
effects persistently strive for recogni-
ton but have not so far received the
favor that was expected for them and
are the exception rather than the rule.
The development Of the ostrich and
coque feather boa this season has
been amazing. In white, In black, In
colors matching the most delicate cos |
tunes, long ropes Of feathers LEND
charm to the most beautiful toilettes.
In mauve, in pink, in purple, in blue,
In many deftly arranged combinations
of colors, no dress accessory In long
time has equaled their beauty. 1t Is
perhaps because Of the charm Of these |
boas that fur once practical and un-
compromising, has adorned itself In
rivalry with lace, velvet and en-
broideries. Fur boas and stoles do not
vary greatly in style from those shown
last winter. They are, as they have
been for a number of seasons, wide, |
fiat and long. Furry tails are still
used for their ornamentation, but the
barbaric days of heads and claws have
departed. 1t Is a pretty season for
the woman who has old furs on hand,
for she can take an old sealskin coat, |
so old that it looks all faded and yellow
in spots, and she can have 1t refined
with a deeper shade Of satin. She can
then trim 1t by setting handsome new
sable collar around the neck and a |
the elbow; to wear with this she Will
want large fiat seal muff.
-Braiding will be elaborately used
as a trimming for all manner Of clothes
from the white cotton and linen tape |
braids for the white lingerie blouses to
the heavy silk-and-wool braids trim
ming the cloth coat and suits. Braid |
ing has, to a great extent, taken the
place of the stitched. seton bands.
The elaborate method of trimming with |
bands alone is seen but rarely this sea-
son; when bands are used they are In
combination with braid. Fringe will
be used to trim dressy velvet and
broadcloth subsequently, wraps for
the evening. The narrow widths of
fringe are the best to use and are more
serviceable than the wide ones 1t is
much prettier to use fringe to match
the material in color. Silk, chenille
and braid fringes are all used upon
velveteen, cloth and the soft silks