New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
Metz Purses for the PariSfen1e.
Giving New Years-Short Skirts Fairly
ched

passed through gold slides in which Jewels may
be set. In some cases there is a single large
slide. quaint and oldtime looking. This might
easily be manufactured from some old fashioned
brooch long forgotten in the tewelry box.
Bangle bracelets ornamented with odd Jewels
and wrist chains with stones set here and there
are most popular. The fashion OF short sleeves
in bracelets They are quite commonly worn
over gloves, and several may be worn at the
PelSin veIvets are replacing the striped woods
Of the autumn, and fetching coat and skirt suits
are made by using the velvet with the stripes
running in different ways. For slender figure
a loose, half-long sack has a broad back breadth.
with the stripes running across. For a short
WASTED coat the upper part is made with the
stripes on the bias. while the skirt part shows
them running up and down. A trimming on the
skirt consists Of bias bands or pattes made of
bias pieces.
Three-piece costumes that is, a gown of cloth
or silk with velvet jacket Of the same tone,
perhaps the best form OF afternoon costume TO
be seen now. The white blouse compile
ment a skirt and coat suit is considered little
out of date, or rather not quite elegant enough
Cor the afternoon. The white tailored shirt or
or with simple walking suits. A compromise
between the white separate blouse and the dress
the dress or trimmed with the material used in
the skirt.
ARTIFICIAL FLOWER TRIMMING.
A style of costume which seems absolutely in
dicative of this season is princess OF cashmere
he mn and down lines nreserSed in the trim
ming. The top will be handsome with lace or
embroidery. and the third piece will be a coat on
the short WASTED Empire lines or suggestive OF
the Louis XIV habit.
At Worth's they using many artificial
flowers on evening gowns and there are some
novel ideas shown in arranging them A pretty
fancy is to trim the bottom Of short sleeves with
lines Of roses without foliage. The flowers are
half covered by a drapery Of tulle, and are often
Of another color or of deeper tone than that OF
the gown An exquisite model Of evening gown
is of striped white and silver gauze made in
modified Empire style and trimmed with lace
skirt are quilts of lace and roses and on the front
Of the decolletage is a jabot Of lace or elongated
diamond of the same trimming. The sleeves fall
off the shoulders and consist only of a drapery
OF tue. lace and velvet ribbon drawn into a bow
holding roses the outside Of the arm Pass
ing about the figure under the arms is band OF
rose velvet; below this. defining the short waist.
is a second band, and the four ends fall down the
front of the gown. Worth is using great many
paillettes tulle evening gowns and in conven-
tional and heavy designs. Paillettes often
used with colored beads Of different sizes and
shapes.
The most interesting item Of gown making
now is the sleeve and many believe that there is
Sleeves Just now TO be Of all sorts and
shapes and it is indeed difficult to imagine in
what direction popular fancy will turn. Two
or three street gowns. recent creations, have the
short Chinese or kinono sleeves completed with
an undersleeVe. AS a contrast is the gigot sleeve
on quite different lines. Sleeves undoubted-
ly 70 be longer, larger and more elaborate. but
beyond that II is impossible TO do more than
speculate.