Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-02
THE STYLISH BLUES.

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The coloring of all the new materials
has borrowed autumn's loveliest tints,
deep crimson, russell. green and every
shade of purple and pink. The fabrics are
soft and rich enough to show all these eX-
quisite tones in perfection cloth is SHIN
merry and supple; while velvet and vel
veteen were never more beautiful. There Is
"a wonderful variety of the latter material
caused by the clever weaving of stripes
and chccks-sometimes the stripes are in
three %cclOrs. blending tremendously. Very
charming afternoon gowns are made of
these new velvctcens.
Blues are much in demand There are
several vivid shade of the sapphire, pea
cock and Marie Louise classes, which have
fashions approval. but used in bulk are
distinctly trying and hardly desirable for
general utility purposes.
But. on the other hand never has there
been SO many soft. dull blues whose color
seems dashed with gray or silver. or so
many deep blues, rich without being vivid
Ihere is a new blue concerning whose
name there Is confusion, but concerning
whose beauty there can be no dispute.
1t Is n medium light shade, indescrib-
ably soft of tone and with hints of gray
tsh green in its comparison-a tone tina
vaguely suggests certain phases of cloud
or water or ice. The French dressmak-
ers are disposed to make much of this
Oi0Cs Pol ASulukly III SOll Sdtlu ulSu silks
and nets, n a number of the loveIicst
models brought over from Paris are in
this color and inevitably in monotone eff
fects, the blu refusing to lend itself
amicably to combination with other COL
OrS.
The grays. which are once more in the
front ranks. have always a certain refine
ment and when well handled a decided
elegance. though few things are more
insipid than a cheap gray OF commonplace
tone and relieved by some ineffective
color. The soft silvery gray which ac-
cords 8 we'll with c~hinchilla furs, and
the deep taupe and plomb shades are
the fawOrites among the grays and mono
tone effects or effects in two very slight
ly differential tones OF gray are the rule.
In velvets there ara. too, the same sur
passinEly elegant gray costumes and in
the rich soft satins as we'll. Gray cloth Of
fine quality, heavily braided and softened
by velvet. is smart. but cheap ~broadcloth
in plain gray is especially - be Stunned.
In the province of the coat especially
Oriental ideas nave gained emphatic pres
tige. and for several years past variation
upon kirnono lines ave been important
among the coat designers achievements.
Only within the last year. however. has
my lady of the Partisan modes come
tines and details, n not until this fall
has the mandarin coat. which had consid-
cradle vogue in Paris last winter, attract
ed much attention.
The Partisan designers have cleverly
adapted Oriental shapes and stufrs to their
own purposes. and without detractin9
from the picturesque aspect Of the Chi
nese garments have produced coats that
are as graceful and practical as they are
picturesque. As the foundation Of such a
coat is usually in black satin or satin of
dark color. the Chinese coat Is eminently
serviceable Tor evening wear, and vet the
gay colored embroider.es give It bright.
ness and piquancy which arc usually lock.
ing in q really practical evening wrap.
Hand embroidery lone to order ALWAYS
sends the price of a frock soaring high.
but this season the assortment of hand
embroidered net trimmings, sold In motifs.
bands Of all widths and allovers. ia 70
great and 80 attractive that It IN possible
to obtain superb effects through the ,,se
OF such trimmings.
Uneasy mus have been the head that
wore q hat seen in q box In a London the.
ater last night. This millinery gem,
was OF such extraordinary breadth and
height n was so laden with plumes that
one woman In the audience suKaested The
wesrer neeaed q metal brace for her