The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-16
BY ELIZABETH H. coRAY.

While the summer weather fingers,
those not skilled in the arts of form 4
ing fashions for the multitude are con- /
tenting themselves with the thought /
that it is too early yet to think of win |
ter clothes. Not so with the buyers i
and heads of departments of the Salt |
Lake shops, who have only a short |
time before they will be thinking once
more of summer clothes. The SWEETEST
creations which will be displayed at
the autumn functions have been in
the minds of Dame Fashions dieta-
tors for many months, and while many
OF them will present apparently radical
changes, they have been gradually de-
velOping.
A general review of the local shops,
indeed. cursory glance at the wares
displayed, impresses a few radical
changes on the minds of the beholders.
The tendency of the hats has been too
marked in the past few months of the
summer weather TO create any COM
ment now because of their queer
shapes, but it will be news to learn
that almost no hat is to be found ex
cept the Frenchy kind with the short
front brim and the long dropping back.
Some of the more youthful models
show a tilt on the front additional, and
some few have the long, sCoOp-like ap-
pendage extending we'll down the back
of the neck; but the woman who is
wise and of a suitable age for wis
dom, will content herself with one not
too extreme in either one of these
lines.
Veil Habit Is Passing.
And, speaking of hats, brings one to
the subject of wells, which for the past
few years have had such a vogue as
TO practically wear themselves out
Salt Lake still has the veil habit, but
it is passing. and the edict has gone
forth from Paris and from New York
(the two spots selected by humanity
for fashion centers)s that there are to
be no more wells. This extends not
alone to those lengths and lengths of
lamberquin-like curtains dragging be-
hind the hats, but TO the small face
veil as well. Beauty. which in the past
has been wont to hide discreetly be-
hind filmy softness. must be content
TO shine forth uncOncealed.
In the matter Of color each season
grows more daring, and the one just
opening will be no exceptions Dark
rich cOlOrs are seen for street wear,
but with those is combined somewhere
a vivid note Of one of the most star
Ting shades. Generally speaking,
brown will have first place in the color
scheme, with dark green as a close
follower. Red will of course hold its
own, as il usually does in the colder
climates at this season. and any num-
Der of new shades have been developed
in it. Blue is still good form, indeed,
some claim first place for it. and a new
blue called Atlantic blue is to be found
in many of the newest garments. This
is something like the older gobelin
blue. and is supposed to give the effect
of the waters in the big pond. Alice
blue, the rage of a season or so ago,
is passe, the lady whose taste brought
it into favor having changed her color
with her name. The deep rich purple
of Dansies is combined in startling
fashion with bright green, and a mix
ture of the two is even found in street
costumes.
Shirt Waists Remain.
As usual in the realm Of fashion.
there is a hue and cry about the de-
parture of the shirt waist, but the cry
has not caused any radical change in
the wearing Of those serviceable gar
ments. While there are any number
of ''One-piece" dresses. there are shirt
waists galore; and the fact that Dame
Fashion has condescended to dictate
complete change of style would argue
that she is not yet ready to dispense
with this part of the wardrobe. But
the fluffy, hlmy lingerie waist is surely
QOOmeQ 10 uiSuSc IL lIl6 signs count
for anything. The shirt waist of the
variety first used, the tailored waist
resembling nothing so much as the
stiff shirt worn by the masculine ami
NAL called man, is to be the correct
thing. Probably the thin lacy kind
will remain in vogue for wear within
doors, but by mid-winter it is quite
likely that the smart dresser will be
wearing only the tailored with its
strictly mannish turnover collar and
the tiny bow tie so noticeable in the
autumn waist styles.
And along with this distinctive
change I'm the quality and cut of the
shirt waist goes still another change
in the tailored suit for street wear
Last season witnessed the absolute
reign of short sleeves. and it was pre-
dicted then that their reign would be
of short duration. The short sleeve (at
least for outdoor wear) is already a
thing of the past. 1t has disappeared
entirely from the really new garments.
and in its place is the long, smooth
fitting coat sleeve, not tight but
smooth, which it is conceded is the
most natty and appropriate sleeve for
street wear. The short coat with its
short sleeve is gone.
Mannish Winter Coat.
The coat of the winter, that is. where
il is part of a piece suit, is of medium
length, reaching either just below the