The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-29
Fashions and F ads


Fancy waistcoats for men are popu-
Plain and chased gold bracelets are
popular.
No end of braid is used on fashion
able gowns.
The appreciation Of soutache is great
er than ever.
Fur hats are very pretty in new
shapes and styles.
Coats are long and they were never
of more graceful cut.
A great deal of swansdown Is used
10 trim the black hats.
The belt and bag set is one of the
fancies of the season.
Plated ribbon trimmings appear on
the Directoire coats.
Gold Iinsel is much employed on
evening and dinner gowns.
The colOred net waistcOat is one OF
the novelties of the day.
Dyed in every available tint, the os-
trich plume still holds sway
Black coats and gray, brown coats
and blue, are all TO have cOlored col
lars.
The thraldom of the touch of
black" is more apparent than ever be-
fore.
The bracelet is now often substituted
for the ring as a symbol of betrothal
The mourning veil of today, though
Of crepe, is not heavy and is not stif.
Black and white is likely to be an
enduring favorite through another sea-
son.
The great breadth of the crown of
the new hats makes the brim appear
moderate.
Trimmings on velvet have a certain
degree OF novelty and In all cases are
effective.
A new boot has patent leather
Vamps. braided cloth tops and two
inch Cuban heels.
Some skirts are made with the high
empire corselet belt in taffetas, gen
orally in black
Many blouses are made without col
lars 10 accommodate the many becom-
ing neck fixtures.
With elaborate afternoon and even
ing gowns sleeves that are strapped
with the material of the gown over
lace are good deal used.
For actual warmth the goat skin and
opossum coats, lined with cloth, are
very successful.
Big pigsl1in. walrus or leather auto
bags. ten by twelve incres, are seen in
the shops.
One of the handsomest coats seen
this season was made Of brOadtail in
Directoire style.
jabots and among the prettiest is the
grandfather's frill.
Royal blue. golden brown, mulberry
and maize are fashionable colOrs in
high-class costumes.
Embroidered dots of various sizes are
used In dainty ties. The dots may be
white or a color.
Paris has again set the fashion for
fall cravats. the material being a cord
ed satin or silk.
Very soft taffeta IS being used more
than any other material in the con-
struction of the evening hood.
Cashmere de sole is a material that
is being employed to a great extent by
the smartest dressmakers.
A little touch of white crepe. as a
turnover at the neck and wrists. is
allowed now in the deepest mourning.
Pearl ropes, long enough to go
around the neck and tie. are finished
at the ends with long pearl bead tas-
sells.
Black touched with gold, whether in
embroidery, mousseline pailletteS OF
cabuchons. are much seen for evening
wear
Velvet will be very fashionable this
season. as il is a fabric eminently suit
ed to the clinging Directoire styles.
The best furriers are using the lit
tie tails of the ermine as trimming
TO go entirely around the ermine wrap.
Many of the hatpins are studded
with amethysts or semi-precious stones
in a shade with echoes the color OF
the hat
In conventioual mourning the two
most used materials are dull henriet-
Ia and cashmerc de Sole the new silk
cashmere
NaDoleonic collars embroidered in gold,
with cuffs TO match. and the inevitable
phsse muslin or lace jabot.
One of the pretty long ties of GRO
chetted silk with tasselled ends. which
may be made in any color, adds much
to a plain waist.
The chic Parisienne is now ordering
high-buttOn. velvet-topped. with kid
instep and back, for her dressy after
noon shoe.
The vogue of the long coat and the
simultaneous waning of the petticOats
usefulness are compensatory features
Of the present day styles.
With the Irish crochet everybody is
familiar because of its abundant use in
edgings. insertions and medallions on
gowns and waists.
The dealers are making no display
of fans So far. there are pre-
dictions that the fan is not to be styl-
ish the coming ball season.
The high collarahas come in again on
fur coats and jackets. and is often
made OF a different fur from the gar
ment on which il IS used.
Blue is proclaimed in many quarters
as likely 10 take the lead in color
schemes. and this comes rather as
surprise. since it was a blue summer.
Jacket effects. open az the back and
sleeveless. come in silk and bugle en-
broidery. the latter in Persian effect
and edged with bugle fringe.
Apropos OF barbaric suggestions. how
startingly retrograde is the jewelry
just now. far away ages being sought
for suggestive REVEALS.
The old-time fashion of slashing
cloth sleeves over plain silk ones and
finishing the edges with long lines of
silk-covered buttons has returned.
Instead OF silver toilet articles
many women are now selecting ivory
and imitation ones on account of the
ease with which the latter can be kept
clean
There is no doubt that stripes and
checks. either visible or invisible. are
very much to the fore. The diagonal
stripe is considered perhaps the smart