The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-30
PARIS FASHIONS.
BY BADAME PARQUIN.

for wings been so dominating as it is
at present. Immense as are the di-
nlensions of the modern hat, they are
visibly increased by the mammoth
wings, either in pure white or shading
from gray 10 black or from pale fawn
TO brown These are spread right
across the front of the new hats, and
In cases where the brim is turned sheer
up in front the beak Of the bird is
placed Just over the edge, as though
some life-sized gull or giant dove had
alighted with spread wings and had
taken entire possession of the hat
Such a form of headgear belongs al
most entirely to the realm of the
tailor-made which is so paramount at
present that very few women consider
their wardrobe complete without one
of the new tailor costumes in light
tones of cafe au lait and white, grey
and white or black and white with
their ubiquitous black taffeta facings-
The pekin costume no longer holds I'M
disputed sway and small checks are as
popular as ever with stripes in this
connection, while large black taffetas
buttons fashioned on the same exag-
gerated scale that characterizes near
" every item of dress nowadays. deco
rate both skirt and coat and are placed
at even distances on the cuffs.
4 visible proof of the extraordinary
impermancy of each of fashion
schemes is represented by the manner
in which the bandeau has disappeared
from the new hats. Hardly a trace of
ii remains, and in the rare instances
in which il still holds its own it is
covered with small puffs or rolls of
tulle in exactly the same shade as the
wearer's hair, so that at a distance
il is more than possible 20 mistake it
for the ''cheveluTe' itself Naturally
enough its decline has complicated the
business of hairdressing to such an eX-
tent that the woman who has to crap
pie with the problem of coiffure herself
is obliged to provide herself with quite
an army of pin-curls in order TO as
sist her in her work, and the leading
cOiffures whose business il is to sup
plement the scanty locks of their
clients are Teaping golden harvest.
Khaki was some few years ago
carrying all before il as a fashion
able shade and has once more made
its appearance under two or three diff
ferent names, which give a fictitious
novelty TO the familiar color In Tus-
sore silk it loses much of its charac-
teristic cTudeness and in combination
with a certain tone of japanese blue,
introduced in the form of embroider-
ies round the skirt, it is full of mo-
test creations seen lately at a leading
eourturiere consisted of dress of this
description in khaki-colOred Shantung
embroidered in Japanese roses in soft
shades of blue with a blouse of
spiders web" net dyed to CORE
spond. and crossed with bretelles of
Tussore embroidered in the same de-
sign and color as the skirt With this
design was worn a tiny Tussore wrap
l. ~srl,
bOx-pleated ruche of satin ribbon in
the same khaki shade, the belt and
mitred stole front being likewise
worked in Chinese roses.
Early as il is TO prOphesy fashions,
the French dressmakers are eagerly
discussing the possibility of new styles
Ii is practically decided that a great
fancy VIII be shown for a clOse-fitting
short coat with a very narrow shaped
basque, as well as for the model which
fits with equal eXactness, but which is
supplemented with a little closely
pleated basque four inches in width
which commences at the waist line
springing from a strapped belt. AS a
rule. however. styles so far in adj
vance are usually accepted with the
proverbial grain of salt" and are fire.
quently subjected to notifications as
time goes on.
Brides dresses are. on the whole
ruled by much the same regula tons as
were considered de rigeur in the days
of our grdndmOthers, but the most in
terestinS innovation which has been
successfully launched of late is that
of covering the conventional duchesse
satin With a soft yelling of net OF
mousseline de sole. this forming a
basis on which to mount the priceless
lace fiounces which play so large a
part in the scheme. AS matter OF
fact, old lace appears TO be almost an
essential part of the wedding gown OF
today, and where the genuine article
cannot be procured. not a few brides
resort to the modern expedient of turn
ing new lace into old by packing il
in alright folds of newspapers, for
no less than three or four months be-
fore it is handed over TO the dress
maker.
The Marie Antoinette fichu. with
long floating ends, has again made its
appearace, either chiffon. net or lace
deliberately tucked and inlet with
bands OF lace. In cases where the dress
is trimmed extensively with lace most
brides adopt a veil of tulle, the OBJ
ject being TO avoid detracting from the
value of the rare and beautiful dentelle
which adorne the gown.
In the case of the bridesmaids at
tire too much thought canont be ex-
pended A few years. ago train OF
bridesmaids dressed i'm white would
have been considered likely to spoil the
effect of the brides gown, whereas row
at the majority of weddings white
reigns supreme, while the old super
stitiOn that green is a harbinger of III
luck to the bride when worn by hel
bridesmaids on her wedding day seems
10 have died the natural death of Sc
many of these moth-eaten beliefs
Wide sashes of pale green chent
ribbon patterned with white lilac
which seems to have put all of/tht
other millinerial blooms into the shade
are Immensely popular, while large
Leehorn hats with crowns almost en-
tirely covered with the white lilac and
its bright green foliage and finished
with streamers of green ribbon have
played part at more than one fash
ionable wedding during the last few
weeks.
With dresses of white net little
priests capes" of creamy Venetian
lace which are caught in the center oil
the back With a huge buckle and fal
in long graduated ends TO the bottom
of the skirt represent a very pretty