The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-09

GENERAL GOSSIP.
BY BEATRICE BOWLER.

New York, Sept. S.-For evening wear
at all fashionable watering places one
hardly sees anything but crepe de
crime, Ninon yelling, or tule SDangles
are little used, except for ball dresses.
The "corselet" style of gown with the
short bolero is by no means discarded
mere, but this is a style which in reality
only suit tall, slim figures. Also
corselet' dress requires TO be a fault
less mt. and the short bolero must be as
near perfection as possible. Many styl-
ism dresses are made with braces cross
ing at the back and starting from the
shoulders. In some cases a wide rib
bon bow with very long ends reaching
nearly 10 the bottom of the skirt is
placed at the back just between the
shoulders. This is a revival of past
days when streamers were the fashion
fa1l 10 notice much novelty in hats
or headgear this summer. All that can
be said is that the feminine hat of the
period is distinctly tasteful, whatever
may be its form, material or trimming
ror travelling purposes. for country or
seaside wear, the soft Panama straw
nat enjoys great favor Artistically
cTumpled and twisted about it is GER
ta}nly becoming. and has the advantage
or being particularly light The only
trimming employed for these Panama
mats Is either a long scarf disposed
round the crown and hanging down be-
nlno' or big bows of tartan ribbon.
THESE Panama hats have a free-and-
easy, slightly Bohemian look about
them which is not devoid Of a certain
chic The Charlotte" lingerie hat is
also much worn with linen costumes
II Is doubtless very suitable to young
people. but the middle-aged woman who
puts it on her head because IT is the
fashion commits an objectionable Of
tense against good taste. These en-
broidered linen or cambria hats.
trimmed with bunch of wild flowers.
are meant for the young, and when one
sees them<on matronly heads they look
really ridiculous.
Although the reign Of small hats can
not be said to be over, there is a decid-
ed tendency TO return to the larger hat
Perhaps one reason may be that in
summer 1t affords q better shelter TO
the lace Moreover seeing the tendency
TO wear the hair very fluffy and to in
crease the size OF the head by artificial
mems. such as "rouleaux'' clusters of
short curls, etc, a very small hat does
not sit well, as the French say, upon
the mass OF bullying hair. in the midst
% which It Is lost. Theatre hats, how
ever, continue TO be carried out i'm the
very smallest proportions, and this
winter we are assured masculine grum-
use strong language concerning the
towering proportions of ladys hat I'm
front of them at any place of entertain
ment. IT may indeed be said that the
theatre hat is not one at all i'm the
proper sense OF the word. 1t is more a
smart little head dress which nestles
in the voluminous head of hair. and in
no way interferes with a view of the
stage.
' Long lace or thread mittens white or
black. are much worn with the short
sleeved dresses Of the day instead of
long kid or suede gloves, so difficult to
put on and take off when hands and
aims are hot The mitten reaching
above the elbow is cooler and more
convenient from every point of view.
The prevailing rage for hand en-
bl oidery has extended to the realm of
underwear and sets daintily embroi-
dered with spring and garlanded and
softened by inset Nalenciennes and !
Nalenciennes frills have found an I'M
precedented sale and have been bought !
by women for whom they are rank ex-
tTavagance. The French chemises, cor |
set covers, etc, plainly made. but seal |
loped and buttOn-holed around neck
and armhole, embroidered lightly and |
fitted with button-hOled eyelets through /
which ribbon may be run, are offered /
at prices far below those asked for /
similar garments few years ago, and /
are exceedingly popular but though |
they are charmingly dainty there is no /
denying that they are not so becoming
as the lace trimmed garments and are
less effective in proportion to the price |
paid for them than many less exquisite |