The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-01-04

During this season of the year even
ing dresses step naturally into pri-
mary importance, and it is pleasant
to note that though fashion holds
sway with the multitude, the minority
tries, and succeeds, in following the
beaten track with some individual
differences.
A popular means of achieving the
artistic dress of our immediate desires
is to copy some old picture or print.
Much inspiration may indeed be de-
rived from these, although in truth the
outlines are more prominent than the
details and we can only guess at the
frills of soft muslin which edged the
fichus of our ancestors joy, and real
ize that they must have suffered much
from the delay in the Introduction Of
the adorable chiffon.
The short-waisted frock is worn
both with and without a separate
train, looking it's best no doubt for
the matron under the influence of
some short soft satin or brocaded
train, and being acceptable on the
maiden when wrapped round the fig
| ure and made in softest muslin, bear
ing two founces on skirt.
Evening cloaks are always ex-
pensive, at least those which merit
our greatest admiration and the best
effect with moderate outlay is to be
achieved by skillful combination of
lace, Chinese embroidery and mink
| tail.
Our illustration offers two very good
examples of this. The first is of pale
pink cloth bearing cape of ermine
held with pendant cords and tasseled
| ends, and this is worn over a dress of
pink chiffon, glistening with pink and
silver sequins upon a soft pink founda-
| ton. The ermine collar may be eco
| nomically replaced in various ways;
| by imitation ermine which really looks
quite we'll in the evening, or by col
| lar of white rabbit skin, plain or ap-
| piled with embroidered or jet designs,
or again it may be made of entirely
embroidery and edged with fur.
The other cloak is of satin vandyked
and stitched, and striped with lace.
| This would look well in black, and the
| lace in white, with the collar of mink
| or skunk, and I would advise it lined
| with white satin, and can picture it
| looking we'll over a dress of black
traced with jet, or dress of white
satin.
Talking of satin reminds me Of a
very superior example I have seen in
black satin, tightly fitting, in the
Princess shape. 1t had graduated bows
embroidered in diamonds from bust e
hem, those at the hem being large,
those at the top being small. 1t was
worn by a woman of very good figure,
and the decolletagc was just outlined
with a few folds of white tulle, while
in the hair a bow of diamonds held a
waving paradise plume. But let me
return to the realms of thrift.
Al inexpensive, and yet effective
evening frock, quite within the pow
ers of the homedressmaker, is con-
trived from ivory silk muslin, pow
dered profusely with tiny black dots.
The skirt reveals seven rows of gaug.
ing at the top, and the same number
of rows rucks as it near the knees,
where it merges into broad band OF
mousseline conspicuous for bold de.
sign in dull pink yellow and mauve
roses, the hem being of black silk
muslin, tucked and striped with fine
lines of black ribbon velvet. The
draped corsage tapers to a "V'" in
front and has for sole trimming fold
ed berthe of speckled ivory mousseline
and an edging of the black muslin
striped with ribbon velvet.
The evening gown pictured in ouI
smaller illustration is of white satin
adorned all down the front with tas