The Colorado statesman., 1907-02-02

SdCque OF SNORT etOn. Inc ndlI-ULtlnS
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
a shade of fullness at the back, and
as the effect of these with their short
and rather narrow skirts is skimpy,
huge fur sets give the look of rich
ness required.
Vast fiat muffs hanging with soft
tails will be carried by girls as young
as 16, and to give the hand warmer
due prominence, 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-mades, as the wearers gen.
orally display the best things in fash
endom. A charming frock worn by
slim maid of Is or perhaps less was
a heavy English cloth in blue and
green Scotch plaids. With this went
big fur set of Japanese fox, whose
iron gray set off the gown most hand
somely. The hat was of gray-white
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 a 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, or
bands of velvet -or silk, and with a
fur-trimmed skirt may go a little
jacket all in the same pelt.
With gowns in white. pale prue,
gray and old rose, ermine or white
astrakhan or saracal will be used ef-
fectively. Soutache braids in the
gown color may likewise edge the fur
trimmings and ornament the Jacket
somewhat, but there is no more love-
ly combination even for the younger
girl than white and black.
AS regards evening dress, the maid
emily frock is generally designed with
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 and
chiffon are prominent among these,
the gowns being in white or the faint
est tints, and showing no fussiness
whatever.
Some degree of decolletage Is used
for the bodice, and puff sleeves vary
in length till the elbow is reached.
Skirts never train, even when a girl
has reached the age of 20, but fall
short of slipper tops or else barely
touch the floor. A round sweep.
which is sometimes facilitated by a
light featherbone wire at the skirt
hem, effects the look desired
In our larger illustration we show
two very handsome costumes for the
fancy dress ball, which will prove
suggestive to young women who want
to have something in original design
for such occasion. One of specially
unique and beautiful design repre-
sents a basket of roses The effect is
carried out in pink chiffon with silver
braid plated to initiate basket work
for the corsage and real roses are
used for trimming. The other Is a
costume representing winter. 1t is
of white net spotted with swans
down for snowfiakes, and is adorned
with holly and mistletoe which are
peculiarly suggestive of the winter
season. The costume is completed by
eruaine berthe, mum and cap.