The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-01
BY BEATRICE BOWLER.

New York, May-Sunshine and
gaiety, pretty dresses and delightful
millinery are making our summer re-
sorts blossom in the vase.
The observant will have remarked
how close a hold the princess corselet
gown has gained upon our affections,
and how we'll il becomes the symmetry
of a girls figure. 1t is made in tweed
and serge, and in a new cloth called
Egyptian, a canvas-like fabric that Is
very smart for present day wear.
Numerous indeed are the variations
rung upon the costume princess.
The elbow sleeve is very noticeable
upon numerous of holiday suits some-
times ending just at the bend of the
arm, sometimes midway between elbow
and wrist.
Now let us consider the wraps for
travelling and motoring, and the little
Vetements that are being worn. they
all show the general disposition to abb
ture weight and somhreness, and are
made of fine cloth and silk of pale
COlnrings. Nothing, of course, trans
cends biscuit and tan for the wrap that
is 10 figure in a motor car holiday,
though | must admit that the smartest
cover-all I have seen of late for this
: purpose was a black faced cloth inver-
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with il and given a deep burnous 10
match. but then it was for an electric
brougham. a very different affair from
an open car.
The bolero of today certainly play
most important part on nearly all OUT
door tOilettes and I have to urge the
extreme convenience. as well as the ele-
gance. of the little silk ones that can be
purchased apart from any chemisette
or skirt. They quite play the part of
coatee. One that / saw recently was
made Of shot Natter blue and green
taffeta, and was edged with bands of
ruffied taffetas. The sleeves were lit
orally epaulets, for they did not en-
velope the arm. but fell with a cape
like aspect over real ones of muslin,
sleeves that ended above the elbows.
Such a little bolero ss this Is destined
TO he worn with lingerie or muslin
skirt. and a cloth or silken skirt. It's
advantages are obvious, and l think we
shall soon be finoing how useful it is,
and. i'm consequence, shall be ordering
boleros of many kinds of silk, especial
" when we are able to walk out in
muslin frOcks.
On the whole hats most decidedly in
cline toward smallness rather than
largenass, but a happy medium usually
b
istics s that they are much trimmed
on the outside of TIE brim instead Of
the inside.
A hat of some very lovely straw or
all made of fragile lace viii have no
adornment save q couple of long feath-
ers curled with blue and pink flowers
upon it, 1t is trimmed with band of
pale brown satin around the crown, and
a satin covered button on the top, and
has a cachepeigne of brown tulle, a
very favorite choice fer the cachepienge
now.
The separate blouse is hardy peren-
NAL, and each season ushers in a fresh
iy beautiful supply of the useful dress
accessories; and at this season lingerie
blOuses are positively epidemic in the
,(shOps. There are pretty models at rea-
j ,sonable prices. but the tendency among
.ihe manufacturers of the cheaper
Ablouses is to economize upon the quail
Ay Of the material and launch into elab-
crate machine embroidery and coarse
trimmings. Probably the supply cor
responds to the demands, for manufac-
turers are cunning in such matters ana
have their fingers upon the public pulse.
But there is a certain feminine element
in the buying public for which little
provision seems to nave betn made;
the woman who cannot afford the elab-
crate hand made things. yet rebels
against cheap and coarse showiness. is
the woman for whom shopping is diff
cult Practically the only way in
which this woman can get biouses
which will approximately satisfy her
requirements yet be very reasonable in
point of ost. IS tc make them herself,
for handwork comes high. Many wo-
men who design and make, or have
made attractive blouse models sell TO
the speciality shops everything they can
put out though they demand high
prices Blouse patterns unmade are
shown this spring in exquisite design,
and some women believe that by buy
inc and having them made ard fitted 20
order they obtain more satisfactory