The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-24
PARIS FASHIONS.
(By Madame ParquIn.)

Paris. Nov. 23.-The three-quarter
coats which are going TO be worn so
much this autumn and winter are in
every respect delightful They success
fully combine the picturesque and the
smart" and they are infinitely becom-
ing TO almost all figures. Individual
taste will be permitted full sway. Our
autumn coats may be severely simple
or exceedingly elaborate. just as we
please; they may be braided all over,
or not braided at all. They may be
maChine-stitched or they may be
trimmed. on pockets and cuffs, with
applications of tOile de jouy, They may
he sleeveless and worn over handsome
blouses OF mirror velvet, OF even of fur,
or they may possess long sleeves which
reach right down 20 the wrists. AS
have said, there VIII be a field day for
Individual taste, but always the coats
must be semi-tight and open in front.
/ confess to being very much in love
with the coats ! am now describing
they add grace TO a slender figure and
give inches TO a short woman, and then
they are eminently picturesque.
One Of the leading novelties OF the
autumn season viii be the semi-tight
sleeves, and covered entirely with
elaborate braidings- This coat VIII be
worn over velvet blOuses of exactly
the same shade as the cloth. and II VIII
always be most successful when it be-
longs TO its skirt-that is TO say, when
skirt and coat are made Of the same
material
Among the popular cOlors OF the win
ter viii be a certain shade of dark blue
which has not in it's composition one
finee of purple: the rich. dark blue
sometimes seen in Spanish officers uni
forms, which looks 50 rich and attrac-
i've when trimmed with black silk
braids and astrakhan, I have already
seen several autumn costumes made of
10th in this shade, and in each case
The coats were lavishly trimmed with
black silk braids, while the skirts were
left perfectly plain. Indeed, everything
points to the certainty that plain
skirts are coming i'm again for street
wear. In most cases these plain skirts
are made with a slight train, and they
barely clear the ground I'm front. ]
cannot say that skirts OF this order are
convenient for those who enjoy walk
Ing exercises, but they are wonderfully
graceful and "gof perfectly with the
three-quarter length coats.
Some of the newest models for these
coats show curious openings at the
armholes. Not only are there no sleeves
but the armhOle itself is cut very wide
and large, so that the blouse and skirt
beneath can be plainly seen. The effect
Is excellent when skirt. blouse and coat
have ali been created by the same
tailor in order that they may be worn
together, otherwise the general effect
Is that Of patchwork.
For elaborate afternoon costumes we
shall find toile de jouy a good deal
used for applications; the quaint flow
ers will be cut from a piece of tOilt
which harmonizes in color with the
tone of the costume material. and sill
embroideries will be introduced to I'm
ish off the work. l have on several
occasions recently Spoken Of this toile
which has bounded into favor with the
Parisiennes. and have tried to ade-
uuateIy describe il. l have noticed
that several writer's on fashion subjects
have spoken of it as "cretonne," but II
really does not resemble this material
very much; il is just a printed linen
in art shades, and its texture is
heavy rather than light: il lends Itself
admirably to application work, but
great care must be taken not to over
do it; a very little of this kind Of
trimming goes a long way.
At the immediate moment a great
many well known Parisiennes are ap-
pearing at the fashionable places in
coates made entirely of toile de jouy
and very often these coates are elab-
orately trimmed with tasseIs and with
braidings carried out in fine cords Of