Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-14
FASHIONABLE TRIMMINGS.
Catherine Mann-Payxant Tells what
Fashionable Women in New York
Are Buying.


That OF soutache is one of the most popu
lar forms,and much favored mode Of at
taching the smaller braids just now is
obtained by sewing it on the pattern out
line on its side, rather than It's fiat edge,
which method gives a very novel yet
smart air.
Another mode much liked are the mar
row bands Of plain or stitched cloth or |
silk which are put on much the same rs
the Nat braids. and in as many different |
patterns; often these bands are wider |
and with them is an applied pattern of
soutache. indeed, the latter trimming Is |
used as much In a combination as alone, |
They are usually attached by a blind
stitching. In the evening or formal
dress trimmings much silver and gold
thread will be introduced and the en-
hroidering Of laccs and net with these
threads are conspicuous among the more
elaborate modes Of trimming. Filct lace
Is by far the most used Just now and
all sorts Of designs are used upon It,
A very handsome coat was one Of
brown broadcloth in military cut, show
Ing dainty vest in one OF the new tap
cstry materials in a Dresden pattern
showing pastel shades. on the sides %
the coat was a beautiful design which
resemhed fern leaves formed from fine
soutache braid on all edges was a stitch
Cd band Of silk and braid. The sleeves
were finished with braided cuffs, Japan
csc bands and a nat collar.
A second coat was of black velvet
OF the cutaway order, but much longer
than is usually seen in that style. A
narrow band Of satin outlined the fronts
and bottom, tho deep notched collar and
kmono sleeves Just inside Of this band
were three rows OF braid Another jack
ct had all it's seams outlined with rows
of braid
It would seem that furs were elegant
enough without tho addition Of trim
mings, but the designers have deemed
otherwise, for many of them are much
trimmed with fine black silk braid ard
| In some cases embroideries and laces
are used the vest frequently when the
coat IS intended for evening or very dres-
sy wear
Goats are very apt to look "all alike"
except for color, hut this matter Of trim
| ming gives them A decidedly distinctive
! air. Moreover there are some great diff
ferences in cut this winter, and one coat
| may be Of the redingote style a new
| and becoming model or It may be a
! cutaway or a short or long loose coat
and one may mako them as elaborate
! or plain according to tho service they
| are TO perform. Tho cutaway ntsy he
Of velvet rounded and slashed up at
each seam on tho bottom and the seams
| decorated with fine black silk braid. The
shawl collar and shaped cuffs and
pocket-laps may be quite covered with a
| braid pattern The redingote could be
decorated with silk bands the collar and
vest and CUTS Inlaid with silk which
would be entirely sufficient If intended
for day wear, The loose coat could be
finished with fur collar and cuffs with
| no further decorate than machine
stitching. II coat were needed for
very dressy wear an Elton formed OF al
| ternate rows of gold braided Dresden
bands and some soft fur, such as ermlne
or ch'nchilla, which coat should have fur
rcvers and open over a silk vest over
! laid with lace.
| But trimmings are as much used on
| dNsses, skirts and waists, as on coats.
A shirt that was an artists creation in
its cut and finish was the new tunic
skirt. In this case the model was a par
ucularly becoming one, consisting of
| three pieces. the front section being laid
/ IN double box plat. while the tunic or
| overskirt was in two pieces in circular
shaping, the front edges being attached
beneath the edges of the box plated sec
ton. The skirt which Is in medium
tength, fits smoothly over the hips far
| ing gracefully below where It measures
about five yards at its lower edge At
the bottom and four inches above are
embroidered trimming bands done in fin
soutache braid. The bodice to tho model
| is most attractive style decorate ed
In the same style as the skirts.
! The blouse portion has two wide tucks
at each side band of embroidery cut
| lines back and fronts which latter open
over a lace chemisette The sleeves are
| also decorated with bands above lace
puffs, and the embroidered band Is used
| for belt. This costume developed in
brown broadcloth would be hand some de-
corated with bands of fur or in the case
OF an evening dress heavy bands Of gull
pure could be used or embroidered flet
lace, with the chiffon chemlsette cut low
in rounding fashion, and the sleevA made
In elbow length
A dress for semi-dress evening affairs
was developed from a pale London smoke
will batiste showing a tinge of grey, the
material was embroidered In a green silk
clover design. The skirt was tucked to tit
| the figure smoothly over the hips and a
shaped founce added in sweep length
self colored bands of flet lace were set
In above iounce-a lining supports the
waist which consists of deep yoke OF
solf colored flet lace below which is at
tached tucked waist drawn closely un-
der the tucked belt decorated with lace
bands The sleeves are full and droOp
over long lace CUFFS An additional fea
ture was found in lace bolero self coored
embroidered all over with gold colored
silk soutache. The lower edge is slashel
in upward curves at the front and back
and edged with pendant design OF
soutache
The addition OF the boero to any cos
tune that will bear it will give decided
ly dressy air. and gives a chance for q
square meshed lace was decorated witt
sprays of flowers In natural colors set r
each square outline formed In the pat
tern. Boleros silk or hrocade have thei
patterns done over In embroidery anC
nearly all of them show some gold OF
silver In their ornamentaton.
Sleeves are another part Of the costume
where much decoration may he used; such
as braidng, insets OF lace, bands of lace
embroidery, silk or fur, and the motifs
or designs used in their application are
numbcrless
| Some very elaborate wraps are showr