Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-13
FASHION WORLD.

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The beauty of all evening gowns of
the season will depend chiefly on their
| Innings and trimmings. The dress mate
rails will be of plain color many times.
and of the sheerest. thinnest that can be
found. But the lining must be of the
richest satin or taffeta. or brocaded silk
or MORE or striped silk. The most beau
| tiful lining is of chiffon velvet which
gives a gown a rich appearance. lin
/ ing of this sort is an extravaganza from
one point of view and yet at another it
| is not, for it may be used for other pur-
poses when the dress material is beyond
wear. An important feature in the even
i ing gowns is the modesty fold which Dor
/ ders the top of the corsage. This affords
an opportunity for touch of color iii Il
contrasting shade which is very becom-
| ing. A deep fold of cloth is an attrac-
! tive finish around the bottom of the skirt.
and is used with any thin material. The
/ skirts are all very long, with at least
an inch lying on the floor in front and a
/ decided train in back.
Sashes are to be worn with all even
/ ing gowns and thin frocks They are
very effective on Empire gowns, some
| being caught through large silver
Of the gown, and others being made
bows that are fastened invisibly. Beau
/ tifUl lowered sashes are to be worn with
1 light summer dresses and lingerie party
gowns and those of white satin are
chosen for more elaborate occasions.
/ This fashion will be accepted with much
pleasure for by having a number of
sashes one gown can be changed wonder
| fully by the different ones of harmonic
ing tints
/ One of the prettiest and most fashion
able of fads is the wearing of evening
cloaks or capes to dinners and evening
affairs. The dressiest of these are made
of white broadcloth, satin, soft serge or
flannel and lined with soft color. Those
of delicate tint, such as pale violet,
green, pink or blue and fawn color are
/ lined with a rich brocade or satin in
contrasting color. The style is long.
| loose and straight and the bottom may
| be cut square, pointed or rounded. The
sleeves may be of the Chinese fashion or
gathered into a big puff at the wrist
| Tassels buttons and handsome EN-
broideries are used for the trimmings
! The facing is very elaborate and should
be planned to match the gown worn.
The suit that will be most popular for
| spring and summer is the Prince Chap
| style. the coat cut1way in front and
! pointed in back. I his is not sharp
| point, by any means, but it is change
| from the square back and front. The
| 30-inch length will be the favorite. The
skirt will, most generally, be plated
with one fold near the hem. A dark
| blue chiffon broadcloth was made by
this model, trimmed with black soutache
and buttons, in two sizes. The coat was
| bound with the braid which was about
| an inch wide The buttons were oval,
| in light cream color and We're twice
crossed by band of gold and of blue
that matched the broadcloth.
| The new spring models in separate
skirts are showing the gored erect rather
than the plated. OF course there are
some plated ones because everyone can
not wear the gored skirt, but the newest
| are shown in four, seven, nine, twelve.
| fifteen and seventeen cores, very full
| around the bottom and with a decided
| flare. visited a fashionable shop the
other day and examined some of their
spring models. The very noticeable fea-
ture was strappings of silk and silk-cov-
| cred buttons. One skirt of chiffon pam
anna had seventeen cores with taffeta
! bands one-quarter inch wide stitched in
| four groups Of eight or ten, from the
hem to the knees. Another one had
graduated bands from a quarter inch to
two or more inches. One beautiful brown
voile skirt was trimmed with two mar
row bands in about the same place as
| they have been put this winter. At the
| side cores the strapDings We're run up
wards and pointed at the ends, while be-
tween them We're cross straps finished
with buttons
Collars are every bit as high as they
have been the past season. They are
rounded in front, medium height in
back and generally pointed, and wired
on the sides so that they come right
up to the ears. They are very elaborate
| in most cases, for the beauty of
gown centers chiefly in the stock. The
finest and most beautiful lace is used
and hand-embroidery is charming and
novel. Sometimes this embroidery is
done in colors of various tones that are
seen in the gown Others show tiny
rosebuds in raised embroidery with a
sparkling bead in the center of each.
Tiny black bows caught in gilt or silver
buckles gives touch of color. and are
| noticed on many stocks and guimpes.
The colors that are shown for spring
are all charming because so many Of
them suggest the colors seen out of doors
at that time of year. The blues are so
pretty and doubtless will be worn a
great deal. Cell blue and bluette and
lotus blue are rather new shades and
will be used in abundance. The Alice
blue has revived again and this brings
into prominence the gray blues. The
navy blue will ever be worn and it is
very attractive when frightened with
baby blue. The Atlantic blue, vivid and
bright, is charming and so becoming.
Pink and all its shades are being re
celved with much favor. Raspberry t.ldr
has been worn with so much satisfaction
will still hold its own. New rose. old
rose and dull rose are liked. Water
melon pink combined with a deeper
shade is beautiful.
| The much worn tailored waists are
showing good deal of color Madras is
| very attractive with colored printed