The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-14

The personality of dress is sn inter
esting subject, for people do grow to
be like their clothes, or is it the other
way and clothes come to look like
their wearer. A woman often says to
another: 81 saw such lovely gown
downtown. want you to see it. 1t
looks just like you," or "Mrs. b.
wore bright red coat yesterday. 1t
did not seem one bit right for her
not like her, you know"-and SO 1t
goes-clothes do grow to look like, or
at least suggest certain people. 1t
may be from long continued use
of color or style, or some other
cause, but the fact remains that
clothes look like people and suggest
their individuality, their tastes and
their habits.
AS to the particular article OF dress
that bears the closest resemblance to
the wearer, there are various opinions.
Some contend that glove tells much
Of it's wearer, for instance. A glove
worn out on the inside would indicate
nervous, restless person, who kept
his or her hands opening or closing
and clutched at things. II wrinkled,
an untidy person must have carelessly
worn it. Some people never put on a
glove straight and there is great diff
ference in the way gloves are worn.
Certainly an old boot or shoe that has
passed through hard use bears the rec
ord of its life and scrutinizing eyes
might read many tales in the creases
and cracks and in it's warped and un-
even shape No doubt that, take it all
in all, no part of mans dress so in
dicates himself as his boots. A mans
hat Is conventional thing and while
it bears traces it tells but very little
of the head that is covered-the
thoughts that dwell therein. Now, a
woman's hat is a different creation al
together. 1t is an individual taste and
stands the change of angle on the
head that it adorns daily. 1t is never
quite the same; never in adjustment
equally becoming or otherwise. 1t is
jerked or pulled and caressed and
punctured with hat pins and to most
feminine eyes makes of its wearer a
vision" adding to her charms or else
it is beastly or unbecoming.
But the externals are not all that in
terest the woman dresser. Lingerie
styles always hold fascination for
her, and the styles promise much for
the future The tailor-made linen
waist will undoubtedly be feature,
and despite the success of the silk
waist during the present season, it is
expected that with the coming OF
spring the lingerie waist and tailored
waist of cotton or linen will be in full
favor.
Matched sets are very popular and
growing idea in muslin underwear
and this idea is being brought out in
the less expensive lines. The use OF
silk batiste is noted in high-class
lines of imported lingerie. A beautiful
matched set of this material shows
elaborate hand tucking and insertions
and edgings of German Valenciennes
The chemise and night gown are
trimmed in bolero outline. The night
gown sleeves, which open to the
shoulder, have the new circular move
ment worked out in lace insertions
hand tuckings and lace edgings
Broad ribbons hold the fullness of the
gown across the front and catch the
open sleeves in two places. The pan
talon has the same outline in trim
ming and large bows of ribbon are
placed on the outside of the founce.
Our illustration suggests a set OF
lingerie that can be easily copied. The
little cap is made of lace over the
finest of null muslin with twist
and rosettes of satin ribbon, and Is
intended to be worn in the morning
by the young housewife who desires to
| make dainty and decorative appear
ance, and look at her best at that try
ing period of the day before there has
been time to arrange a very careful
couture.
!, The charming artistic looking FIGHT
lis coming again to the front. Not only
will it be worn for evening dress, but
also for smart day wear. Many are
made of spotted net, finished will
| frilled edges and bordering of mar
row white satin ribbon. Others are
daintily made of chiffon, crepo d.
chine. lace and embroidery.
Checks and tartan-plaids are quite
a feature of autumn fashions. Checl
velvets are to be seen among the new
materials. They are to be had IL
white and black, gray. and black. rec