The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-16
WHAT LONDON WEARS.
(By Sophia Geaneret !


London, Sept. l5.-Our autumn pro-
grams at this season of the year usual
~ resolve themselves into a succession
or country-house visits. and whether
scotland represents our Ultima Thule
OF the acceptance Of Inequalities con-
mes Itself TO nearer home. dress with
this object in view. becomes of para
mount Importance. The brevity of in
Nitations nowadays has the effect of
making great demands on the resources
"i the wardrobe. repeated packing and
ulIncultles in renovation working havoc
on most garments: but on the other
hahd. the number of different toilettes
winch became imperative when the So
Journ was protracted is obviated when
three or four days is the limit which is
placed on the visit
For tailOT-made costumes of an elab-
crate description which cloth or serge
supplemented by q liberal amount of
trlinmlng constitutes the faVorite wear
AT present silk braiding in some form
or another representing the latest fan
cy or Dame Fashion. both skirts and
Doleros being extensively adorned with
thls garniture. Narrow and broad
lucks are almost equally i'm vogue
skirts in fine chiffon cloth being fire.
Nuently ornamented with many circular
s@~s OF tucking from the hem to the
knees, supplemented with tiny pleated
IrllIs, the extreme suppeness of this
FABRIC making the "pin-tuckng'' as
easy or accomplishment as i'm the case
or lawn or muslin. A novelty which is
gaming I'm popularity at present is that
OF introducing very narrow fringed
borders to the tucks. the same tiny
fringe edging the revers and bolero
coarse embroiderieS worked by hand
on the material are also seen to a great
extent. and these are carried out i'm
thick floss or corded silk. while in the
case of fine serge. the work is effected
IN fine make Of wool
Despite all representations to the
contrary, the cOrselet style still prom
Uses to survive until the winter season.
ana many of the newest costumes which
are emanatfng from we'll known houses
are either cut in this style or are sup
plemented with high corselet belts of
The material. These are so cleverly de-
signed that they present almost the APP
pearance OF forming part OF the skirt
tsef, while from utilitarian point Of
view they are vastly superior 10 the
corselet skirt in one as they may be
removed at Will. so as to allow the skirt
TO be worn with blouses a silk or rib /
bon belt In this case being substituted
for the corselet. These skirts. which /
are supplemented usually with shortl
dTessy bOleros and Handsomely braided
tlAih DuDAt-DIedSleu WdlSICOdlS. form I
ideal wear for the first autumn months /
They are in many cases fashioned with /
short elbow sleeves finished with |
turned-b back cuffs and provided with /
tight undersleeves of the material /
braided to match, these extending al |
most tc the wrist so as to obviate the !
necessity of wearing elbOw-length |
gloves.
Although there is little novelty as re-
CARDS style i'm the realm of evening at /
tire at present. by the introduction Of !
new cOlors. fresh toilettes are being /
evolved which fairly rival many of /
the lovely schemes which were such a 4
feature of the past season The devo- /
ton Of the PaTisienne to all-white in 1
pf eference To distinct colors has led to /
the evolution of many different shades |
of white-however curious this anomaly |
may appear-and chalk" "curd" al
abaster." pearl" and "Parian" white
are used i'm describing many of the new
materials. The oDalescent shades are
however. the most becoming by arti-
fetal light. and the fact that except i'm
the extreme north the ordeal of dining
by the unbecoming glare of daylight
has no longer to be faced. makes the
selection of dinner gowns a much easier
task than II was earlier i'm the wear
Yellow has been making great strides
Tor popularity of late. and contrary to
opinions. is now con
sidered permissible even for the debu-
tante, and in soft crepe de chine. nous
seline de sole. and the soft. reflective
silk muslins, which are so particularly
suitable for young girls. promise to
form distinct feature of early winter
styles.