The Colorado statesman., 1908-02-22
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To have early knowledge of a new
fashion is interesting and pleasant
and it is our privilege in this weeks
letter and pictures to introduce to our
readers the latest productions in the
way of the coat and skirt costumes,
| which Will be one of the features of
spring costumes. The first gown shown
In our large illustration is laid out
in beautiful quality cloth whose dark
blue is interviewer with an almost
invisible stripe, the scheme of plait-
ing on the admirably hanging skirt be-
ing very smart and new, while the
coat, whose fronts are of the most
correct cut-away style, introduces a
repetition of these plaits at the back
with most excellent effect. A wide
and silken black braid is an effective
trimming, and you must note and ad-
mire its novel arrangement, with but
tons of entwined gold and black cord and
many looped ends to match, the back,
too, being provided with this same
decorative finish-altogether a notably
smart costume.
The other costume has a new and
fine striped tweed for it's fabric, one
very effective color scheme showing a
blending of blue and brown while the
clever and varying way in which these
stripes are arranged on the strappings
OF the skirt and coat, is, in itself,
enough to make the costume notable.
But then there is also waistcoat of
blue cloth embroidered in gold, while
the two colors of the costume are
combined on the collar and the fac
ings, and quaint little tabs of braid,
| outlined with cloth, play their part
in this scheme of smartness.
However, these whisperings of new
fashions need not cause too great ap-
prehension, for the costumes pur-
chased last fall will do duty bravely
up until the end of April or even be-
yond, if you have been wise enough
non to select those with sleeves too
obtrusively Japanese, these being the
main points where the differences of
yesterday and tomorrow may come to
be observed. There is nothing au-
thentic yet announced from the high
quarters where the models come from.
Speaking of sleeves reminds me that
several of the most modern evening
frocks are altogether lacking in
sleeves, the place of the sleeve be-
ing taken by small frill of lace over
the shoulder, or deep fall of fringe;
fringe being among the revivals of
our immediate fancy.
1t is rumored that vivid color is to
run riot in the orders of our spring
fashions, but 1 would rather vote for
itc oI1 ANN in hn dull ipto Ja,
| gazed yesterday, with considerable
satisfaction, on a popular actress in
her everyday clothes. These included
a golden-brown cloth skirt, a striped
velvet coat to match, bearing a lit
tie brocaded waistcoat of peacock blue,
brown, red and gold, huge red fox's
boa and muff, and tawny-tinted felt
hat, gay with dark peacock blue
scarf on one side, and a bunch of
pheasants' plumes on the other. That
was a gorgeous combination, tawny
brown and peacock blue, and all dark
beauties would do well to consider its
possibilities.
l have met, too, that dull shade of
peacock blue with considerable pleas
ure in cloth, fashioned in a princess
ulSoS Will VI Shunh, ana
thick string-colored guipure, and this
was crowned with a hat of peacock
blue, the crown bearing a band of
skunk, fastened at one side with three
enormous roses of blue and bronze
velvet. A short, loose sacque of dark
peacock blue was worn with this,
altogether most artistic circum-
stance.
1t is very pleasant to realize that
the new evening gowns-those of the
immediate moment, and those which
are being prepared for the early spring
season-are things of real beauty!
They are delightfully."- picturesque, and
the sleeves are specially attractive.
The latter are almost invariably made
of the thinnest and most transparent
materials, and they are arranged in
such a manner that they permit the
whole arm to be seen even while they