The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-02
More Elaborate Designs of
Great Masters of Fashion
BY SOPHIA GEANERET.

London.-Furs are included in the or
ders Princess Henry of Battenberg has
given for her daughters trousseau.
Among them is set of very fine chin
ehillas-a large granny muff, deep col
lar, revers and handsome cuffs. The
skins. supplied by Messrs. George Po-
land & Son, are allied to a full length
coat of very pale grey cloth. the deli
cate color called in Paris cropuscule
ttwilighD; the warm lining is of pure
white fur.
An evening coat of great luxury sup
piled by the same house, is decorated
with royal ermine OF full length, it
has a slight train. Made of ivory
col0red chiffon velours, the creamy
tint of the peltry, il is fashioned with
an empire bolero of applique cream
lace, above which appear a high er-
mine collar that can be worn when
necessary turned up about the throat
and ears. Rolls of ermine edge the
fronts, and there is a deep band of
the same fur at the foot of the wrap.
The sleeves, like so many of those
chosen for the bride, end midway be-
tween elbows and wrists, they are
puffed turned back with ermine cuffs,
and from the back of them hang show
ers of lace softened by chiffon.
1t is customary for any members Of
the royal family to order two skirts
to be supplied with one bodice, and
vice versa, This plan has been adopted
in many cases in Prince Ena's trous-
seau. One notable instance is black
velvet evening robe, which is to have
two corsages, one high. the other de-
collete. The former has bodice grace
fully swathed about the figure, and
completed by a high transparency of
point de Venice, sparingly but effec-
lively touched with silver. in the Sec
ond corsage the decollete is cut square
and trimmed with a bertha of hand
embroidery executed in fine jet and
chenille, the whole supported by
shoulder straps of mother of pearl and
silver, worked on tulle.
Among the tailor-made costumes, in
all of which simplicity as understood
by English tailors is manifest, is
grey tweed dress-tWO skirts and one
simple little holero, The latter is made
TO fit the figure closely and trimmed
upon the fronts, one of which fastens
over slightly to one side, with white
completed by gun metal buttons. OF
the skirts one is made for country
wear, quite short with folds falling
from the waist diiu the OlHsI cut oH
corselet. with box Meats in front and
at the back, hemmed down neatly by
the machine. Planned very much on
the same scheme is a coat and skirt
toilette of thistle blue frieze; the skirt
is neatly strapped, while the single
breasted bolero is equally severe.
Messrs. Nicoll have also supplied a
black cloth coat lined with white satin,
which is vaguely suggestive of the en-
pire mode inasmuch as 1t is strapped
beneath the arms with cloth.
Princess Henry of Battenberg has
entrusted several pieces of very beau
tiful and costly lace to London dress
maker, to be mounted upon gowns.
One robe is reported to be of white
Brussels antique, and another to be
fiounced with point de sauze, and in
every case where lace is used the mod
ern mode is adopted of posing it upon
chiffon, in order TO enhance its filmy
loneliness.
Fashion is once more giving a flip
to the pearl button trade. I'm Birning-
ham, long the home of industry, the
are considered to be brighter
than for some time past, though the
ancient glory of the trade has depart
ed forever Foreign competition has
for a long time past gradually curtail-
ed the opportunities of the button
maker. Moreover the great advances
made in the application of labor-s saw
ing machinery TO the industry have
greatly diminished the numbers engag-
ed in the manufacture. The caprices
of fortune i'm regard TO buttons and