Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19
Fads of Fashion.

A jewe1ry novelty which bids faii
| to enjoy all the popularity of the horse
| shoe and the swastica Is the feather pin.
| This pin has but recently made Its ap-
| pearance in the exclusive shops. 1t is
made of silver, enamel, solid gold and
tiny brilliants set In platinum. Some
there are which show a tiny setting In
the center Of the quill, coral being used
with gold and turquoise with silver. In
those of solid gold diamonds and other
precious stones are to be seen.
The sale of silk gloves is starting IN
very early this year, showing in this way
that women learned a valuable lesson
last year. Those of US who found 1t we'll
nigh impossible to get a single pair OF
black or brown silk gloves at any store
at any price last June are likely to make
our purchases this spring as soon as we
see the goods on sale. There are some
new and attractive novelties in silk
gloves, many of them with the entire
arms embroidered in self colors Others
have the arm attached to the hand por-
tion with fancy silk stitching. There is
practical element to this, since the old
gloves may be detached and replaced
with a new pair with few minutes
work The idea has a double value, for
the long-arm portion is even more prac-
tical than kid gloves, since in the kids
we have to use the two parts separately,
an economical but unlovely fashion, or
pay for the attaching of the old arm
pieces to the new short gloves.
Simplicity in dress becomes more
and more pronounced as the season ad-
vances. There Is very definite reason
in this, namely, that simple clothes to be
right must b. made by master hand,
must be of excellent material and abso-
lutely right in every detail. The home
drne 10 rxhn N
fluff and puff a dress into some sort OF
prettlness is completely at sea when pre-
sented with the problem Of a tailored
frock. A French shop which prides itself
on the perfection of its importations Is
showing this spring a model in fine blue
serge, and also in heavy linen. that Is
nothing more or less than a simple shirt
waist and skirt, sewed together with an
inch and half belt. Both skirt and waist
open on the left side and are fastened
with smooth brass buttons set about
three inches apart The only trimming
the dress boasts is a soft turn collar and
cuffs of heavy natural linen, bordered
with a narrow Irish lace and having
ladder stitched insertion about an inch
from the edge. These collars and cuffs
button into the dress so that they may
be easily removed and laundered, and YET
do not require any links or collar buttons
to hold them in place. A tie of the same
material as the collar with lace ends Is
noted that bows in smart style at the
throat. Nothing could be simpler or
smarter than this particular style Of
dress. 1t is splendidly suited for outing
or travelling and for auto wear. In linen
1t Is the proper morning dress for the
fashionable summer resorts or for town.
"Did you sec Madame Nazimova's
poser said the girl in the striped walk
Ing suit to the girl In brown; In the
little antique tearoom just moment OF.
of Fifth avenue. "No, l didn't get 1t
from the charming Russian, although GER
tainly the carriage of her head is one Of
her chief charms. It's positively snaky
the way she twists that long throat of
hers about isn't It? / have got to pose
so, willy -nilly, and so will you, after you
have worn one of these new hats a week.
They are built like house without cor
nice and with a 18-foot back porch, and
then one pins them on the back OF her
head. You positively cannot lean back
in a street car or cab, and you might
just as well adjure the use of high-back
chairs the day you buy your hat They
are terribly smart, there's no dispute, but
there's not a grain of comfort In them.
Talk about hoop skirts being impossible
with your present mode of transportation.
Why, a six-foot hoop skirt couldn't possi-
bly, be harder to manage than these new
wideback hats. Oh, yes, / have got an
other one besides this, a burnt ieghorn,
with a long feather. No use thinking
about the discomfort They are simply
the only thing to wear this year."