The daily sentinel., 1907-12-27
|New fFills
And New Fads

New York, Dc. 27.@There are fads
In fashions. just as there are in 9TH
er domains of life. They are the
things that make each season dis
tfnciive from the preceding onesx
that give those up-to-date touches
so much sought after by the well
dressed women of today. Fads are
not cheap touches either-Oh no, not
by any means. The fads of dress
are often the most expensive part of
1t In proportion to its size, for gold
and silver and precious stones and
laces which are worth small fortunes.
embroideries of wonderous workman
ship, wonderfully wrought leathers-
all these are used in the Fads and
Frills of Fashion.
Take the new belts for instance.
piece of white leather embossed
and colored in a beautiful flower des-
Ign. as dellcately tinted and shaded
as bit of water color was used for
one. the leather itself is very plia-
Bile. almost as soft as panne velvet
and no bull1ier than silk. AS with
most of the belts the buckle Is the
chief piece of workmanship: and the
very latest idea is the use of animals
or birds heads such as cats, dogs
| eagles or some other creature OF
| earth or air or water. Quite a pop.
| ular notion Is the use of an emblem
OF club or society or an idea thai
mas some symbolic meaning. A wo
man, who husband is an enth usias
in a certain hunting society wore {
(, buckle In the shape OF dogs heat
to represent a water spaniel's heat
done In natural colors, as her owr
water spaniel had several times TAX
en- first prize at the dog shows.
The most popular widths in belt
Just now Is about seven inches, nev
er less than three, but the tendenc.
Is all toward the wider varieties
When the buckle is birds head o
head ard body usually the belt dec
oration Is In flowers or some YER
dainty conventional design, while tn
decoration with an animals head |
more generally in the conventions
or intricate braid patterns.
A material, perhaps the prime fay
orite just now is the fiowered elias
tic In the faintest tints and most fas
cinating designs. for these buckle
of china are provided, not the oil
fashioned hand painted buckle. bu
far more delicate enamel affair i'm
ported from the Paris manufacturer
WIZ Sce1n never 10 nave Deen SUI
prised in their craftsmanship.
All of the old materials are still
used as materials for belts, all ar
embroidered or painted or braide
or Inset" with some design, Will
buckles made of silver gilt, gun me
tai or gold tinted and worked u
with bits of enamel are popular wit
the less expensive materials.
Linen belts are still fayorites wit
wash dresses. the cotton shirt wais
and shirt-waist suites. Even tn
linen belts are often works of art
for they are embroidered in silk, gil
and silver threads, inset with medal
lions and designs of lace. while tn
wash belts are hand embroidered 4
white or colors.
; A new idea is the use of cretonhe
for the belt, the flowers or design
of which are outlined in, silk, in gol
or silver braid, or done over III lon
stitch. Often the fiowsrs are cut on
and laid upon satin, silk, velvet o
linen and appliqued to. the material
in the colors of the cretonne.
Another fad that has become eS
tremely popular is the waist-coat
The dress Is extremely plain perhap
and of sombre hue, but when tn
!
ing these warm days of the winte
season; there is to be seen the waist
coat embroidered in the gayest col
ors, 1t is most effective touch I
the plain dress and as rule yer
becoming. Waist coats are made o
many other materials also such a
the Dresden silks, the brocaded vel
vets. the filled in filet laces or tn os
or Irish crochet over satin or silk
all most gorgeously embroidered Il
many colors.
II you wish to be altogether up-to
date about your furs especially thos
intended for,evening wear. they mus
be in Hat shapes. must be lined wit
tucked chiffon or pea,fede sole and be
yond which fur extend little puffs
and the little puffs, two or three ar
quite in evidence at the opening o
the nun. many are finished with
little bow-knot on each side and
bow-knot at the throat of the scarf
The bow-knots are very often O
black velvet ribbon about an incl
wide.
The use of bit of fur is like,
on all outside dresses, and even tn
evening dress Is found with bit O
ermine or white fox or some of tn
more delicate styles. while the coars
er varieties are used or the stree
dresses.
) The use of the bow knot is no
ton that has become quite popula
} this winter. A pretty belt was dec
) GRATED with these chic little garni
! lures in novel way. Made 20
} cream taffeta. shaped to the figure
} five rows of vertical gathers decor
ated the back and held 1t to two dee]
points above and below, and 1t wa