The Colorado statesman., 1908-02-08

We women folks who are not able to
indulge in eXtravagances in the mat
ter of dress are always interested in
the expensive outfittings of others,
and to begin with in our letter this
week we are going to tell of a very
elegant but withal a practical gown
which we saw in one of the fashion
able resorts recently. 1t was made of
navy faced cloth, in the finest quality,
the skirt richly braided in black silk
and the three-quarter coat cut away
in front and inset with motifs of
Persian paw. The fur was arranged
in medallions on the shoulders and
fronts, and these medallions were sur
rounded with fine braidings to match
the skirt. The coat was lined with
oId-rose satin and was worn over a
Louis Seize waistcoat of white taf-
fetas, the fronts and pockets of the
latter being embroidered in black and
silver.
Stripes are the latest thing. Oh,
you say, they are quite passe just now
having had long run. But we do not
refer to the narrow stripe running
straight up and down in skirts and
coats. Those are certainly not new.
But the newest stripes to which we
refer are fully three-quarters of an
inch in width and are confined to the
skirts only, and while in the material
the stripes run straight, 1t is SO cut
that they wind around the figure, after
the barber pole style.
One such costume seen the other
day on a fashionable young matron
showed the skirt swathing the figure
about the hips like a bandage, the
lower part sweeping the pavement as
she stood by her motor, and with suf-
ficient fullness only about the feet to
make walking easy. The stripes ran
up from the right side toward the cen
ter front and left, and were carried
around the figure, where in the back
were two box plaits, laid, not stitched
in, with the stripes running straight
up and down. OF course these must
have been cut out of separate piece
of cloth, which was black and white,
but the black stripes evidently had
threads of white woven in to give a
sort of grayish look.
The coat was a short one of black
velvet, rather boXlike, and had a
small ermine collar. She carried an
ermine muff and wore small tricorne,
or three-cornered hat, trimmed with
pompons.
The three-cornered hat is another of
the latest Partisan fancies. Since its
introduction some years ago it has
been regularly revived from time to
time, as 1t has endeared itself to all
who can wear it. 1 say to all who
Gun wear it, for 1t is only the lucky
few who look well under it. 1t be-
longs exclusively to youth and either
classical or piquant features, with a
certain delicacy of modelling and a
careful coiffure arrangement, an ar
rangement which should be full, or
with a bit of careless waves or curl
ing ends showing. The latter il the
features are piquant.
Nothing makes the ordinary-looking
woman more ordinary than the smart
little tricorne hat.
In Paris, while large hats are worn
with dressy toilets, so are the very
small hats, and those of medium size
Indeed, the small hat is deemed the
smarter of the two, for large hat
may conceal multitude of coiffure
deficiencies, while the small hat frank
ly reveals all of them. However, IL
must be remembered that no women
are so careful in the arrangement oil
their coiffure and the preservation oi
its perfection as the Parisiennes.
This has been what is called ar
. open winter and the outdoor sports ol
sleding and skating have been cur
: tailed somewhat, but we often get the
: most Of our winter weather after
February /, and the skating costume
; may yet come decidedly into play
True it is that there is no place where
; a pretty costume can be seen to sucf
: advantage as on the ice, If its wearel
. skates with grace. The one shown IL
. our smaller illustration is of the cordu
; roy velvet which is SO popular thi!
. Hinter and Justly SO. for IL In delight