The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-12-26

Perhaps at no time in the past has
there been greater diversity In styles
and in materials worn at various func"
tions. Skirts are trailing, of the short |
walking length, or just escape the
floor; they are empire, princess, glove
or loosely fitting princess, with no
suggestion Of the empire, or they show
the Louis coats with trailing skirts,
or elaborate coats and skirts, or the
severest of the tailored variety of the
latter combination
Velvet is especially smart in gowns
and in coats, whether tight or loose.
Hats as rule are pretuer thah
ever. but some extraordinary effects
are seen.
Although fur is now so much used
as a trimming for evening gowns ana
evening nantes, j am of the opln-
ion that the latter garments are most
effective and distinguished when made
on very simple lines and left prac-
tically untrimmed. OF course, every
| thing depends on the dress with which
| the mantle is to be worn; IL that be
| exceedingly elaborate the mantle or
| wrap can afford to be simple, and vice
versa. Now that our evening cloaks
| are always made to accompany some
special gown we find them in many
different materials and styles. Per-
haps the graceful burnous is about the
most satisfactory and becoming shape.
The burnous wrap looks best when
made of soft cashmere and lined with
liberty satin or of supple satin, and
lined with a heavy make of crepe de
chine Beautiful embroideries are ar
ranged on the fronts and hoods of the
cloaks of this genre.
The reign of the three-quarteI
length tailor-made coat has com
menced brilliantly, and now this de
lightful garment is almost unbi-
quitous. And all the best of the new
tailor-made coats show rounded fronts
In many cases the back is Longer
than the front; the sleeves reach al
; most to the elbow and are semi-Jap
anese in outline.
The white shirt waist can well b.
eschewed for the time being and
shirt of crepe de chine to match tn
[ cloth coat and skirt costume subst
, tinted instead. A dark blue serge Skin
" and coat would be most efectivel
A completed with dark blue crepe q
l. chine shirt, made with broad tuck
|. and spotted with white cotton WHIT
9 frills at the wrists and down the Gel
q ter of the front and outlining the CO
a lar-band. will. if made of very ma
N row and finely hemstitched lawn. giN
% the finishing touch justly recognize
# as DISTINGUISHING between the blou'
"a of Yesterday and that of to-day.
If. Perhaps the height of magnificen
|; IN dress is reached in the evesil
es gowns. Embroidery appears on eve
lg frock, be it Greek or Louis XVI. Ihe
ly Is a great craze for what is knoN
nd as Egyptian embroidery-copies
IN. old Egyptian conventional desigl
,ly The Greek keynote pattern is alwa
ny effective in rich fabrics.
at | should say most of the event
dresses have sleeves, and although
has been observed that there is W
little bodice worn in Paris just nj
ne there is a good bit of drapery in
er. sleeve. The bodice is cut very
OF hack and front, for the most p
on square. and filled in with pieces
ed heavy embroidery, lace and tulle, &
CO. the sleeve, as | have said, is IN
cry of drapery, often covering the elh
ing hut leaving the arm bare at the
al or yelled with transparency. I
oss draped sleeve is a pretty FASH
tea though perhaps not strictly classi
lor The two frocks illustrated in
'as' large picture are simple but elegan
'eo' design. The first has a distinct IL