The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-09-06

This is the day of the flmy frock
and also the day of the heavy linen
coat and skirt costume, and as for
silk, the latter fabric is made up in
almost every sort of frock, simple or
elaborate. Silks vary so in every re-
spect save their material that in no
other fabric, perhaps, is so great va
riety to be found From the thinnest
OF Indias and Chinas to the heavy
faille, silken robes run long gamut,
and whether plain, figured, chine, or
brocaded, they may be either heavy or
light in weight as in coloring.
Taffeta is silk always worn. Of
recent years the Improvements in this
silk have been so great that even the
woman of most modest means may
essay a taffeta gown without fear of
it's cracking as it hangs in the closet.
The chiffon weaves are soft and sup
pie, and while it must be admitted
that the chances are slim for air get
ting through it's close weave, yet it is
thin and cool to the touch and weighs
almost nothing.
The black and white striped cloths
in the Very light weights, or the voiles,
and also the liberty satins, make up
most effectively.
The blue serges for travelling and
hackabout wear must not be over
looked. Many severe tailor-mades in
blue serge with no other ornament ex-
cept a few rows of stitching are
among the smartest of the travelling
costumes in evidence in the smart
restaurants and on the avenue and at
the railway stations. The chic serge
with it's perfect lines is as remote
from the cheap copy as diamonds
from glass. If woman is so circum-
stanced as not to be able to afford the
former, let her choose some other ma
terial.
The long pongee or rajah travelling
coats for train and motor wear are
indispensable, and the woman with
small income will find one invalua-
BILE. Coming from the neck to the
hem Of the gown, they protect and
conceal a thin frock suitable for
luncheon or theater wear, and being
light and thin, are not cumbersome to
have thrown over ohe's arm, or tenn
porarily stored away, and as for muss-
ing, they do not muss easily, and
when they do warm iron repairs
damage. The heavier rajahs are
more satisfactory than pongees, as
they do not muss so readily nor spot
and crinkle when wet, and anyone ad-
dicted to motoring will sometimes get
caught in the rain.
Striped materials have been so
much the vogue the past spring and
also this summer in the ready-made
coat costumes that there is little pros
pect of their being smart for autumn
wear. The shepherds plaids, however,
will, as for some years past, be worn
by modish women. This particular
plaid or check has for several years
been more or less worn by welldressed
women, although the great body of
women prefer other costume material.
This is probably because checked
cloths are worn for outdoor, travelling
and formal costume generally by the
smart woman, as well as sometimes in
elaborate gowns for formal wear,
while her poorer sister must make
one or two costumes take the place
Of the dozen of the woman of wealth,
and so selects fabrics that properly
made will look well when she makes
a morning call, or attends an after
noon tea; one that is suitable for
shopping and for the theater, too.
Really, no hard and fast lines can
we'll be laid down in these matters,
and the good judgment and taste of
the individual, or the reverse, come
into play when choosing gowns.
It is rather 6eplorable that the first
choice Of the multitude of women of