The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-02
INDIVIDUALITY THE
KEYNOTE OF FASHION
BY SOPHIA oEANERET.

London. Dec. Little by little the
movers that deal with matters sartoriai
are arriving at the summing UP ana
Judgment in the great case that con-
Germs ire conflicting rivals Cor fa1.s
among the fashions of the autumn.
Counsel for the first empire. the seconc
empire. the princess and the iirectoire
modes have said their say, and it is
only for the voice Of that great jury,
the public. that the announcement or
verdict waits.
Meanwhile. the dressmakers are pre-
pared to niateriaiize all these Vosues,
and TO recommend TO their clients just
what Will best suit their individual
Yaeds. in which. after all. lies the secret
If successful dressing. How Is il 20 he
expected that every type OF figure is 10
look vel: in an empire roba. or that
that trying vogue, the princess, VIII
suit every woman
Il is satisfactory 10 he able to chrOn-
icle the return with flying colors OF ne
annire vogue. which little earlier in
the autrT1n season was expected 10
have suffered suppression in the ger
eral melee. True, indeed, it is that the
directoire modes threatened it with par
tial if net complete extinction, but very
cleverly the leading Inodistes have c3nl-
bined the greatest attractions of me
two periods of dress, and the calling
them sometimes empire, sometimes d.
rectoire. but for the most part ~ me
rlore popular title of empire.
SignaIizod by the high-waisted bod
ice. usually interpreted by a bolero o.
Coatae we find the empire cCrsage al
he'd to the coTseiet skirt, which beleS
interpreted. is q fitted skirt with hlgn
waist hidden beneath a folded satin
cincture Thus cunningiy have the
modistes cnrtrived to overcome the dill
ficdity of inducing their clients 10 wear
a skirt that does not define the waist
and hangs in what are certainly arts
liz fields but not invariably becoming
ones. from the short bodice.
Another mingling of two fashions Is
that which allies to a corselet skirt arc
short empire cOatee, made IN talS
case of some very fine and supple SILK
or lace a coat for outdoor wear pf
thIee-uuaIter lengths, that almost hts
the figure closely but not quite. To IT.
too. is given high-Waisted effeci,
usually by the al! of cords and tassa's,
but sometimes by that of stitched straps
crnbelished with gallon and embrosdcr-
les.
| DELIGHTFULLY."- simple though the under-
Grated long and clinging skirts of tie
--latest models are, with folds that oeSlh
urCn the waist Inc and widen as they
proceed to the hem, they are being Jiisl
/ q little trimmed by some of the very
best modistes. In one case lately seen
q model of cerise CLOTH almost TO b
,ermed fuchsia, but of new red shitlI
luot quite correctly SO entitled. had =
hand of LACK Persian lamb, about siA
inches IL 0eDth, above the hem OF IFS
skirt The dress was to be Worn " III
one of the new and very pretty littie
Loose Coates that flop about the figure
and yet deprive it of not one io-a OF IL
graceful silhouette. 1t was 80 DC m1dt
Of black Persian lamb and laced uyec
cerise TO match the color uf the skirt.
Another plain skirt had railwlS
lstitcherv uuon ii made by machine, and
Quite of the old-fashiOned type thai
was doI.e to death by over-popIlarity ::
few years agO. and almost completely
disappeared. This was n frock of ricf
purple cloth with which was to bc worI
a three-uuarter coat ha2dsGmei:
trimmed with bTdndebOuTgs of brai'
and folded green velvet artisticaiI
mingled. fastened by large. striped, s..
buttons. Here and there were into
duced tassels employed 70 weight tn
epaulette cane at the points that fei
lover the shoulders in front and az III,
back
i. Another proof of originality IN al
opera martle was that of an apricot
CoIored cloth coat with a pointed shaw
cape falling over the shoulders, edg'"
with fine silk fringe, and above II
band OF blurred blossom silk rib51l
with q heavy rio upon the surface
rarity silk, partly velvet
Some of the quite short nantes TIA
are so useful rs motor-car wraps u
London are made of the very INES
cloth and in lovely cOlOrings ike fucil
STA rc6, forester and lime green. an
t the pretty pale snuff brown that IS 5
{ becoming They are embroidered iii
/ roveI manner upon the dropping shou'
der line ard nowhere else.
One seen the other day had sun burst
of copper colored silk braid above
medley uf embroideries done in rio
, reds, purDles. pinIIs, blues and am5er'
! the effect of which was striking an
, most artistic
Every evidence of originality tia
7 makes cor success is tolerated and We!
+, coined now, but. alasi it is only to eS
! ceedingly clever hands that bizarl
f schemes can be intruSted safely In Ut
: FIRST column of this page is shown
7 coat of exceeding success. made of du
q grape green cloth, covered with bUncht
. of purple grapes. carefully hand buli
< Of painted purple and green velvet pac
. ded to raise the fruit for the oach
! ground. The skirt is a purple we've
one. and the furs worn are erml1
-, round TIC throat and Il sable mum.
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