The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-03-13

One of the late and sensible Paris
ian ideas in tailored costumes is the
attaching by the tailor of a narrow
belt matching the skirt to the skirt it.
self. Sometimes these are stitched all
the way around. closing where the
skirt closes under q pointed end or
other suitable termination, and some
tened on one side only 81 that the
belt may be closed in the front or at
the side, while the skirts opening is
in the back. This fashion was in vogue
there a year or SO ago, n many
women adhered to it, or their tailors
did, but others who would have looked
far better with it went in for belts
and girdles of all sorts. Now, how
ever, that Parisians are having the
belt of the material on their smartest
street costumes, one will be sure to
see it here.
The narrow belt of the gown mate
rial is far more becoming to the
short-waisted or large-waisted person
than the fancy belt, whether of leath-
er, ribbon betting. OF any of the MI
merous varieties that are always wider
and far more cidmsy. The narrow belt
is so much more becoming to the
slender figure, and few are so long
wasted that they need object to the
narrow waistband. However, it is
easy to have the belt made an inch
wider, and that makes a very consider
able difference in ones apparent
length of waist. OF course, the eX
tremely short-waisted person that is
s~hort-waisted in proportion to he
height and width, should eschew any
| sort of girdle so far as possible, am
the ideal finish Is no visible belt, but
the skirt finished so it will not stretch
and a narrow cord or straight fold moi
over an eighth of an inch wide at the
top, this being straight. This is almost
never seen, so few women have the
originality and common sense t.
choose what lie suitable.
Short sleeves are still to obtain con
siderable favor. On walking dresses
find this a great pity, for the shor
sleeves in coats have my distinct ant
definite hatred. | realize that the.
spoil the outline of the figure, tina
they are as Unfortunately worn b,
the woman who has an ill-shaped arm
as by the who has the well
shaped arm, while ! am content t
gloss over the fact that long gloves ar
among the involved essential eXtrava
gances. ! ara by no means Statistic,
that the short sleeve has any becon
ing virtue to commend it.
Greek outlines are being revived
including embroidered %tunics, til
draped sleeve for evening wear, an
the crossed and folded bodice. TIL
empire style continues meanwhile
and | hope much longer-to enjoy ger
erous patronage, and of the making c
silver and golden trimmings dull
Furnished for the most part there
no end.
Many of the new hats are drape
with wells of plain Russian net lint
cent of border or binding, and thes
thrown back to form a frame for tn
hair, must be voted infinitely attra,
tive.
Plain cloth puts a better face on
than ever, and undoubtedly by mer
retains it's first position. though man
shades of dull yellow and dull gree
are ~endeavoring to obtain recognition
and should not be encouraged, for the
do not possess the supreme attractiv
ness of becomingness. A costume f.
immediate e which has consider
BILE charm Is in dull blue with a lor
coat, cut into Tnels under each ar
and down the center of the back, an
outlined with an embroidery of du
silver cord. the panels being held t
gether with straps of the silver, TIL
coat, which IL of full t%hree-quart
length, haRgs quite straight from Il
shoulders, and is turned back In fro
with small white silk revers trace