The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-10
FOR FANCY WEAR.
lay MARY DAWSON. J

London, March 2.-Has novelty so
potent a charm of its own that any
thing one sees that IS original in idea
is for the moment. at any rate, most
exquisite and desirable in ones eyes. OF
are the new spring modes that I saw
shown last week really more beautiful
than anything I have beheld before?
The materials that are arriving are
as delicately fine as thistledown, even
when they are made of wool, and the
reason they are so woven is that every
fabric must be absolutely supple IN the
dressmaker's hands. so that she can
Grape IL according to her will, and Sc
cure for her customers the elegance of
figure that must be theirs.
Once more the naturally graceful
woman of rounded but slender proper
lions win triumph. For her the most
beautiful models are being designed.
Many take as their main theme the
short WASTED bodice arranged en- pei
crime, with a chemisette and sleeves of
a contrasting fabric of gossamer-iike
fragility, and the long flowing skirt,
thar is full, yet clinging, and very sim
ply trimmed If at all.
Among other frocizs of great distinc-
tion is an outdoor gown of finest black
cloth, decorated at the edge of the
skirt with a broad band of black and
gold velvet. cut on the cross The
high-waisted pelerine bodice has d
chemisette and elbow sleeves stiff Will
dull gold Assyrian embroidery, and
coquilles of pleated gold chiffon hang
behind the elbows with very graceful
and softening effect.
An evening dress of luminous satin
admired last week displayed the new
serpent green color, an exceedingly
vivid tint, wonderfully softaned and
made most acceptable by a short
wasted bodice OF mole-colored tulie.
This dexterous meiange of colors was
divided by a ceinture of cyclamen pink
satin, truly an evidence of the artistic
perception of the maker of the toilette.
It's wearer's nut-brown hair was beau
tifully coffee, and tied with fillet Of
pink satin, and I'm the front of the
bodice an enormous pink rose nestled,
while there were also touches of pink
10 tie up the sleeves The bodice was
cut with a very deep V at the back
reaching to the line of the high waist,
and thus was exhibited a new type of
dress, so classical In its simplicity, SO
completely the epitome of grace, as to
be entirely satisfying TO beauty-loving
eyes. 1t will be modish In the early
spring, and is already being used for
Riviera orders, and for indoor after
noon toiIettes at home
One elegant evening dress owes its
ismartness to the lOVeliness of the ma
lterials and TO the simplicity of its lines
two cogent influences in the future of
froclxs. Marquisette of a nut-browT
shade. posed upon purple satin. has a
bordering on the skirt of frtillary pur-
iple velvet rayed with brown, silver and
gold bugles, and the capuchon bodice
is all of velvet, save for the chemisette
land sleeves which are of filmy Mechlin
tlace. A couture dressed in the new
iNiennese manner, showing three huge
rolls OF the old-fashioned so-called sau-
sage type, and the dog collar is one OF
1.-THE very smartest new kind made OF
strings of many-colored gems witt
diamond slides and a big plaque of dia.
monds in the center.
Striped velvet coats are quite gain
ing our affections. and are particularly
agreeable to those whose lines are no
so sylph-like as they would wish. They
are being worn with cloth skirts, and
the cavalier hat that is one of the mil
nineFys entertainments OF the hour. One
example is carried out in prune dc
monsieur velvet and cloth, with galor
of copper and silver g5out the Shout
;ders, a relief that is repeated by the
tint of the plumage in the velvet hat.
The greatest ambition in the way OF
millinery at the present moment is tC
Enave something which gives a touch o.
individuality. The early spring hat.
lseem to have achieved this object, and
1.-THE inventive genius of some of tbs
Heading milliners has resulted in al
lInanner of beautiful schemes. many Of
(which are remarkable for their orig.
isnality. Some Of the hats have trim
Innings consisting Of large punches OF
EpoWdered-blue thistles, and frosted
kwhfte leaves Bunehes of edelweiss
with the flower carried out In pale pas
tel shades IN velvet and plush, are be
Eng exploited with a certain amount Of
lcaution owing to the fact that the
Icraze for edelweiss exceeded all limits
Ia few years ago Ostrich feathers are
has popular as ever. and picture hats il
hDaie duh shades of green, trimmed with
fnnense clusters of Japanese blue
Feathers, or any shade that even re-
Imoteiy suggests japanese colorings
hare extremely chic.
Next to feathers. buckles appear tC
be a matter of serious consideration
Huge examples In dull beaten silver
studded with stones. or I'm cut steel
ior gold filigree, about ten inches long
land bent so as to almost encircle the
Icrown of the hat are to be seen. while
"a decided innovation is represented by
hhe buckle of kid covered over with
NSeate6 siSk.