The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-02-16
EsteiIe's Fashion Letter


NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-A letter just
received from Paris says that jet both
in trimmings and ornaments, is much
in vogue, and to be quite up-to-date
one must wear it on either couture or
corsage for full dress, or even both if
properly selected There are slender
jet tiaras for the hair, and jet collars
that can be fitted to either high or low
neck dresses.
A set of these ornaments has just
been received by a fashionable lady of
New York. 1t consists of tiara to be
worn well forward around the pompa-
dour, two large jet pins, also for the
hair; a collar made of twelve rows of
small jet beads; a jet pin or brooch in
the shape of star, and pair of jet
earrings to match They were or
dered to go with a black velvet even.
ing gown, and were most becoming to
the white hair and fresh complexion
of the wearer.
There are jet buckles to fasten the
girdle at the middle of the back and
are most effective with a black or
white or gray gown. Jet does not
blend well as a rule with colors.
Add to the above list jet belt-pins.
shoe-buckles, long jet chains, and even
jet rings, and you have the jet outfit
of one of the best dressed and most
fashionable women in Paris
Another fashion abroad, this time
originating in Vienna, is the wearing
of artificial flowers at afternoon func-
tons This is doubtful taste, and al
though the reason given is exorbitant
price put upon the real flowers this
Winter, yet better go without or wear
SONS, than indulge too freely in the
limitations. However, the idea has
taken root and already some of the
best dressed women in New York are
wearing punches of violets so beauti-
fully made and deliciously scented the
deception is it's own excuse.
These artificial flowers, however,
are mostly seen on the promenade or
the park drives and do not seem so
out of place as at close range
Some colors for Spring costumes
are very attractive. There is new
blue called the Alice, as it is the shade
so much worn by the young lady who
becomes a White House bride a week
hence. 1t is neither electric nor tur-
quoise, but a hint of both. Then |
there is a deep shade of navy which |
is well liked for some purposes, and |
when a suit is made of it with hat to |
match, if a touch of old rose is put |
somewhere near the face, under the |
brim or we'll in front against the
crown, the effect is extremely pleasing
and invariably becoming.
When speaking of jet as being so
much in favor l neglected to mention
how charming it is when used with
black net. A black net dinner gown
was made over foundation of radia
silk. BY the way, this radia has no
equal for evening wear, whether as 3
foundation for chiffon or net, or made
up in its own soft, shimmering pliable
self The dinner gown mentioned was
in black radia, with black net over
dress. This was made with many
tucks in the skirt and shirrings In the
waist The belt was fastened at the
back with jet star, and long black
radia sash-ends fell to the bottom of
the skirt, having narrow lines of jet
across the lower edges to keep the
silk from falling into strings. |,
Another of these radia foundations ,
was in mauve, that pinkish shade al '
ways so lovely, with chiffon over {
dress of the same color. The radia g
skirt or underslip fitted the figure per- l
tectly and smoothly. The chiffon '
was made with a hip-yoke a
IN the skirt, which was shirred to fit t
he figure. Two groups of shirrings 7