The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
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sacque or short eton. The half-htting
sacque models are more generally pre-
ferred, the skirts with these suits,
which are often entirely without trim
ming, showing a close side plating
and narrow plain apron.
Many coat fits the body without
shade Of fullness at the back, and
as the effect Of these with their short
and rather narrow skirts is skinny,
huge fur sets give the look of rich
ness required.
Vast fat muffs hanging with soft
tails will be carried by girls as young
as Is, and to give the hand warmer
due prominence, a soft liberty hand
kerchief only will sometimes be fold
ed about the neck inside the coat
Walking gowns along fashionable
streets give many ideas for the buyer
Of ready-madeg, as the wearers gem
orally display the best things in fash
endom A charming frock worn by a
slim maid OF 10 or perhaps less was
a heavy English cloth in blue and
green Scotch plaids. With this went
a big fur set Of Japanese fox, whose
iron gray set off the gown most hand.
some,y. The hat was of gray-wlrite
felt with a sprawling bow covering
the crown of pale blue satin ribbon,
and fancy blue feather cutting over
at the back.
Red Is par excellence maiden color
this season, and some charming walk
ing frocks are seen in it. One in a
| deep copper tone showed collar and
cuffs Of black astrakhan, a white hat
with white plumes going with this.
Most often the maiden gown IN
cloth has only stitching for ornament
If one may exclude the elaborate
plaitings Of the skirt and the dainty
laces, embroideries and wide belts
(which begay the bodice.
But sometimes there are bias
bands put on in ornamental ways, oI
bands Of velvet or silk, and with .
fur-trimmed skirt may go little
Jacket all in the same pelt
With gowns in white, pale DTue
gray and old rose, ermine or white
astrGShan or saracal will be used ef
fectively. Soutaehe braids in tn,
gown color may likewise edge the fu
trimmings and ornament the JACKIE
somewhat, but there is no more love
ly combination even for the younge
girl than white and black.
AS regards evening dress, the maid
enly frock is generally designed will
an eye to practicability. for, of course
there is rarely more than one strict
ly evening frock. Such soft or girl
ish textures as respond to shirring
tucks and frills are much used; lib
erty silk, messaline, silk muslin ant
chiffon are prominent among these
the gowns being in white or the faint
, est tints, and showing no fussines
whatever.
Some degree Of decolletage IS use'
for the bodice, and pun sleeves var
, in length till the elbow is reached
Skirts never train, even when sIT
has reached the age Of 20. but fal
short Of slipper tops or else bareE
touch the floor A round sweeE
: which is sometimes facilitated by
! light featherbone wire at the skir
! hem, effects the look desired.
= In our larger Illustration we shoV
two very handsome costumes for tn
I fancy dress ball, which will prov
) suggestive to- young women who wan
to have something in original desig
< for such occasion. One Of special
unique and beautiful design repre-
r sents a basket of roses. The effect
4 carried out in pink chiffon with silve
a braid plated to initiate basket wor
Q for the corsage and real roses al
used for trimming The other is
t costume representing winter. It
J, Of white net spotted with swan
a down for snownakes, and Is adorne
Q with holly and mistletoe which Al
Y peculiarly suggestive of the wints
y season. The costume Is completed /
B ermine berthe, tauR aud cap.