The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-09
Of Interest to Women
New Evening Gowns.

New Evening Gowns.
haps less necessary just at this time
of year than at any other season, but
all the same it is never safe to be
without at least one elaborate evening
dress. 1t is seldom that any evening
dress made up last spring is in fit con-
dition even for a dinner gown by the
autumn, and anyway a spring or sum-
mer frock never looks just right now.
Therefore the only way out of the
difficulty is to have made up at once a
costume that is now suitable for any
sort Of evening wear and which later
on, when the ball and opera season
commences, can be converted into a
useful dinner dress.
Perhaps the most serviceable eve
ming gown is a pretty Powered silk
brocade. This dress need not be very
expensive, for just now, between sea-
sons, there Is not the same demand for
elaborate costumes. Then, too, a
figured or Powered silk requires little
trimming to be effective, but If that
trimming has some little originality,
the form will look very smart and
"Frenchy." The soft plain silks and
satins are also delightfully."- service
able, for they clean so readily and are
not being constantly torn, a great re-
lief after one has been wearing per-
ishable summer fabrics for some
months.
1t has always been theory that
one should never be without one
smart black dress. Fifty years ago it
was the black silk or surah Sunday
go-tomeetin' frock, but today the
theory only holds good in the evening
outfit, for all black is thought sombre
for the daytime save for deep mourn
Ing. A handsome black or black and
white evening gown is now the most
useful gown imaginable, for it is
appropriate on an infinite variety of
occasions and if kept in good order
look smart until literally worn to
shreds. Today black spangled net is
the favorite evening gown; the net
robe is laid over two and often three
inner petticoats of chiffon net and
finally silk. and these skirts must all
have extra flounces at the feet so as
to give a pretty and graceful flare.
The half fitted empire-the net laid
over a perfect princess slip and the
material caught down all the way
about the waist and hips save just in
the center of the back-can be made
charmingly graceful since it is more
attractive than in any other texture.
1t is true that number of women
have adopted this empire model quite
extensively, but by no means is 1t to
be as popular as the princess dress
has been. Nor is the princess gown
out of vogue-far from 1t, although
wide girdles and narrow belts are all
still in fashion. No woman is willing
to restrict herself to one particular
style of dress, for there must be varie-
ty in all departments.
A white lace gown is sure to be both
useful and attractive and the debut
ante especially should unquestionably
have such a gown in her outfit. A
pretty model for lace dress has a
bodice of white brocade ribbon of
some delicate coloring, with shoulder
straps and long sash ends of the same
ribbon. A bit of the silk can also be
turned about the lace sleeves to carry
out the color. The skirt may be en-
tirely of the lace, finished perhaps
with some bow knots or rosettes of the
ribbon laid on just above the hem.
Right Thinking.
Right thinking is the foundation of
happiness. 1t gives understandings
1t teaches one to grant the other per-
son the privilege that one asks for
oneself. The mind that becomes in
famed with anger, jealousy revenge
and hatred is like runaway horse;
there is no telling where it will take
one. Self-cOntrol is the result of right
thinking. With self-control we must
ever hesitate to plunge headlong into
emotions that are likely to bring mis-
cry and unhappiness. Life is filled
with many problems. We solve these
to large extent by little inner re-
Election, by overcoming prejudice and
by permitting other people to enjoy
their own kind of pleasures, their own
ideas and their own lives. Many of us
are made absolutely miserable be-
cause we can't force everyone to be-
lieve according to our own notions.
Who is there great enough to put his
or her opinions above the opinions of
others? I'd like to know.
Gainsb0rOugh Hat Is Here Again.
While the Gainsborough hat is quite
the correct thing for the coming win
ter, it is so expensive a bit of head
gear that women in ordinary circum-
stances should not attempt 1t. The
present form shows brim wider at
the sides than 1t is back or front. 1t
is invariably t.iimmei with heavy
plumes which have two distinct dis
advantages. In the first place they
are costly. and in the second place a
rainstOrm or two causes them to take
on a most discOnsolate appearance.
The newest arrangement of the
plumes is to have three of them placed
directly in front, with their fluffy ends
directed toward the back of the hat.
Among the colors most in vogue are
raspberry shades. mahogany and all
the soft indefinite colors that are
neither red nor purple nor brown. but
blend OF these three or two of them.
The girl who has an eye for econo-
my and genuine happiness will
select for herself such hat as best
becomes her. irrespective of the pas
sing fads of the moment The woman
with a long. tall face must not wear
a long, tall hat. The woman with