Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-06-16
PETIT New THINGS m EDI.nwEm NflH
10 AVOID WEAR And nll or HOME DlfssNnHl


Ase Popular. Large Buckles
Ny EsrElLE~
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Fhs display was fascinating breaass
the ioselinsss 81 deslgn and beauty
4 material. and II sas also p~*Etss4is
SATISFACTORY In regard 10 WORKMAN
hip One 10 almost tempted 10 ad
.tse all women. whenever possshls.
10 avoid the wear and tear nf laaaae
ir.ssmaking. easiEely. and To choose
he SEASONS OUTFITS ~ Needed IL the
ready~.o wear establishments.
Cost 10 tsss
10 the expense seems too great
figure again and SO IL q coat or fFock
less will NOT eaaaiix@ matters. OF
course the madeoser garments aust
be done ~ home or under personal
Supervision. but even here the ready
sotwear costumes are Invaluable In
the way u ideas and suggestions.
And. after all. the cash sums required
10 purchase coats and frccks ready
10 wear, though they maye take a
pretty slice out Of ones wardrobe
allowance, yet II has been proved ossr
and over that the actual cost In less
In the end. for d 10 quite possible TO
get a real tabernacle. r~eadytoput'
On, nj one-half the sest Of an ordered
gown.
The styles shown IN many Of ths
moderate priced garments are equal 10
the exclusive costumes turned out BY
the most fashionable dressmaker.
Also, although | am not JET ready 10
admit that there In any design o.
maker Of gowns superior 10 u French
modiste, ! have lived too long In this
country not TO appreciate its remark
able versatility.
revive Long Sleeves.
There are In New yotk several
Irish.American socalied "MadaInss'
wno act as designers fur large DRY
goods houses and their work In manN
ways cannot be surpassed. i saw
great deal Of IL this week during =
day spent among the ready'toweil
shops, and made numerous notes To-
present and future use.
Among the garments shown m
there were several attempts 10 resiV'
the long sleeve, but this cannot b
accomplished during the warm weath
or. To be sure. Mime. Bernhard
lending her aid, having ordered 10
all her costumes long lace under
sleeves coming well over the hands
but the majority Of gowns and cos
tunes ON exhibition were made witt
elbow lengths.
However, one charming street gov
exhibited had solved the sleeve prot
lem by making Its bolero jacket Wit
sleeves Of three-quarters Length
They had double turned backed cum
the outer stun being Of pique. Tn
skirt had two double boxplaits, bot
front and back, and near the her
there was a wide stitched band whic
gave It the desired and neeessar
fare. The deep wide girdle exten;
ed well up on the waist where II me
the cunning little bolero. The ed
On OF the coat we're trimmed wit
bias folds Of cloth and fancy button
A long silk cravat passed through tn
front fastenings and tied in a fou
I'm hand. The material Of this pract
cal street gown was Of mixed worste
and was a very safe Investment "a
the woman with a moderate income,
New Things In Checks.
There Is something new In chez
material, which was used successful
In street costumes. II Ia called shat
ow check and is q mixture Of silk an
wool. In some lights its effect IL
the ordinary simple check, In othe
lights II has a pronounced checke'
board appearance. This effect is ol
tanned by the weave Of the fabrl
and not by color combination. Til
material IL so new and uncommo
that II is some higher in price tina
the average dress stun. n will attai
and keep for the present at least
certain supremacy, as It cannot ;
found In crepe goods. Some Of III
thin seilings are made In shade
checks, but these must be careful
used in costumes rs the effect
greatly enhanced or married by tn
Timing used, or the foundation mat
rial selected.
For instance, a light gray shade
check yelling was elegantly combil
ed with an underslip Of gun-meti
silk. Another dress Of the san
light gray was exquisite over shrim
pink. A navy blue had a lining i,
light blue. an apple green had "
green beneath. The trimmings bier
In color with the foundation mater
ny
al.
Tsns and Browns Popular.
Although the prevailing made q
spring was grays In all manner