Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-01
FASHION PARAGRAPHS FROM NY.

noticed on nearly all the newest
French gowns, while in ribbon
rosettes or in large roses or other
flowers silver and gold cloth trim
any number of the smartest hats.
In embroidery. worked direct up-
on the material or laid on as trim.
ming. or in fine textures as net
and chiffon woven in with the
mesh itself. and gold or silver is
always effective. Needless to
tast, all new trimming must be
cleverly handled and not used In
too great profusion, else they will
loose at one the very style for
which they aim.
With velvet, which naturally
requires both handsome and effee-
tive trimming, silver embroidery
shows up. we'll. Some models
have the waist trimmed with sill
yer embroidery or lace en-
broidered in silver with black vel.
vet silver is more attractive than
gold but in che lighter shades gold
trimming is frequently the m ore
effective for A vest in a velvet
Jacket, while satin embroidered
in silver or gold in charming.
A reception of black velvet was
made empire with a little bolero
of siyler embroidery, and the
same idea was seen in a dinner
gown, the bolero have short
sleeves which fell over tiny pufs
of plated chiffon.
White and gold is ever an effect
tive combination, and for tina
reason gold spangled net remains
in fashion year after year, but
there are many other ways of OBJ
tanning the same effect of gold
and white, among these net em
broidered directly in gold and
trimmed with gold flowers on
both skirt and waist. The satin
dresses embroidered in gold and
trimmed with gold thread lace
are extremely handsome, while
the white brocades with large
gold figures are truly charming.
With pale gray silver trimming
is exquisite whether the material
is cloth velvet silk or satin. A
gray cloth street suit may have a
touch of silver in the vest and the
net may be trimmed with silver
ribbon or flowers. Silver fox
furs will complete this costume
charmingiy. For brown cloth or
velvet gold should be used instead
of the silver.
For evening silver and gold
slippers are still fashionable if
they in any way tone with the
gown. Gold may be worn with
almost any shade. but silver Slip
pers are only pretty with the
lights shades and especially with
White. Satin slippers to match
the gown, embroidered in gold or
silver to carry out the effect of
the trimming on the dress. make
an attractive finish toany costume.
The finest white lingerie and
cobweb waists have been worn all
through the autumn with any
style of cloth suit or separate
skirt, and by a number of women
this style of bodice will not be
laid aside in the winter, but will
be worn over a thin silk or lawn
slip. 1t is a question whether or
not it is economical-to wear these
white waists so commonly, the
principal is, of course. that in
stead of having to be cleaned the
bodice can be laundried each week
and then, only the finer waists are
permissible, and these wear out
quickly under constant washing
and if worn continually beneath a
heavy cloth coat. The silk waists
do not seem to soil so readily and
are little. if any more expensive
than those Of the so-called wash
materials.
An exceptional pretty tea gown
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