The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-26
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
BY EDITH RAYMOND.

- ~ IN "OiN0s
New York, May 25.-Exquisite color
schemes are abroad in the springs
smart suits and the embroideries with
which they are garnished with the hats
topping them, are largely responsible
for such esects. The embroideries used
upon even simple little toilettes are
often wonderfully beautiful in them
selves, to say nothing of the charm of
their colOr-blend with the fabrics with
which they are combined. There never
was a day when needle work stood
higher in popular taste than now, al
though the woman of today seldom has
the tire to spend upon the actual work
herself. Machine work, once tabooed
by women of good taste who chose that
done by hand or nothing at ALL has ad-
vanoed remarkably in the last few
years The old garishness of it has
largely gone. Choicest patterns are
copied as much attention is paid to
color in il as in that done by the more
laborlOus process and even the stitches
are very clever imitation of those put
i'm by hand. Precisely the same is true
of the laces. Few patterns are so sa-
cred as TO escape the manufacturer S
piracy. Meshes are produced by me-
chanical means with wonderful likeness
To those made by hand, and in some of
them anything but an occasional con-
no'sseur may De easily puzzled for
ella ssifcation
Some very curious colors are modish
this spring. and some of the shades are
anything but attractive when seen
alone. There is a sort of red Khaki that
comes out when elaborated by needle
work, but which has no beauty i'm it.
self. A lovely satin-faced gown of this
color was seen recently. 1t was a
princess guimpe model with the skirt
and skeleton waist rich with needle
work done in apple green, apricot.
purple and gold. 1t was worn over a.
blouse of shot green gauZe of some kind
which was embroidered with green and
gold waves. There was a chemisette of
white Spanish lace and little sleeves
OF the same lace. The gown was sur
mounted by a white chap hat lined
with apricot cOiGred tulle and trimmed
with green roses and a white feather
Another charming color blend appeared
IN rich SILK gown of quaint bottle
green, which Wds embroidered all
around the long flowing skirt and on
which might have been seen beetle
wings embroidered on an artistic little
coat. At the neck there was a finish
Of embroidered Indian muslin. Braid
ard embroidery are cleverly combined
IN large number of tailor-mades.
To any close observer of the well
dressed women that throng the uptown
streets these days all on business or
pleasure bent, it is quite evident that
plain tailOT-mad2S are once more hay-
ing their innings. If they don't appear
quite as plain as the adjective would
indicate, it is only because advantage
IS taken of their stripes and checks for
trimming effects that are secured bv
the way their fine lines are manipulat-
ed Indications are not wanting that
this sort of bias, straight horizontal
and general criss-crossing of lines will
be OVeTdOne before long.
The very light-colored mixtures of
the early season will no doubt hold
their own through the summer but the
pendulum is already swinging toward
darker colors, and he later suits turned
out by private tailorS of the best stand
ing have diVerged widely from the
iGht-cOlored models sold in the shops
Black, blue and brown materials with
widely spaced very narrow lines of
white are coming To the fore. and tai
lored suits of solid color are easily
ahead both here and in Paris. and now
that one has grown used to their queer
outlines it is recognized that they are
chic ana becoming to an unusual de-
gree.
Very simple trimmings for these are
the rule and after feathers or in com
bination with them ribbons are favorita
decorations.
The all-white hat for the summer
days-due to arrive finally-is to be of
the dead white type il is predicted.
but with dark facings to relieve the
unbecoming tone of the outer culOring
or lack of it.