The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-17

wistaria butter yellow, dull gold, al
mond green, amethyst and copper
| bronze.
For street wear there are tussah
serges. vale cheviots, French serges,
ottoman royal, Bedford cord, and
| bengaline cord, which are decidedly
chic, and make up into most hand
some gowns and costumes.
A few of the new colors are cara
| mel, a pinkish yellow; passifiore, a
| leaf green; malachite green, ombrosie,
a soft shade of raspberry red coche-
| nellie deep cerise). All of these col
ors are very soft and rich, and are
further enhanced by handsome trim
| mings of landings, jet, cabochons,
fringe laces and embroideries of the
most charming colors and intricate
patterns.
For the between season the model
known as the one-piece gown is used
extensively, and while it has borrowed
from the directoire princess and moy-
en- age it has a distinctive place of it's
own. A gown that has the waist and
skirt to match is preferred to one with
skirt of one material and a waist of
a second goods even when of the same
color, which last will be more used in
case a jacket is used. AS one auta or-
ity has said there is a good reason
for this, that the gowns are intended
to be worn only in the house or under
a coat if on the street to be removed
when indoors. They are the gowns
used most to save the tailored suit
from wear in the house, which is sure
death to the set of that costume.
few new wrinkles are to be seen
on these gowns, one of which is the
and instead of the slender silhouette
with scant skirt straight to the feet
the long line is broken with bands,
and we are threatened with ovar-
skirts and panniers and all sorts of
bunchy things suitable to the tall
woman only. Indeed these things are
now with us.
A second point that pleases the ma
jority of women is the fact that the
waist line has about reached it's nor
NAL position, and the belts which fin
ish the new waists are draped girdles
or folded belts, some of which come
only half way to the center front, apd
again many of the new skirts and
waists are simply joined without any
belt performing two services in out
lining the waist and yet maintaining
the long lines unbroken from the
shoulder down.
Now the woman who is thin may
but she who has the least tendency
to flesh must have a care for every
extra inch of material means so much
to her spoiled appearance. For such
the yoke skirt, with it's extra fullness
laid just above or just below the knees
is as fashionable as ever. And above
all much attention must be given to
the fit of the corset.
Velvet is to be worn extensively this
season, and is used in millinery, for
coats and for princess forms, and in
particular for the trimmings on the
coats for collars and cuffs, and big
pockets, which for winter is much
liked, instead of the MORE and satin
and coats and wraps are to be worn
made of the chiffon velvets, though to
be sure the preference for broadclOths
for capes is in evidence, but for opera
or theater evening wear velvet wrap
is elegence itself. Some of the dress
coats shown are twenty-tight inches
long, sometimes longer are lined with
some light silk or satin, and are trim
med with jet or embroidered bands;
some of the coats are trimmed with
fur, not only the collar and cuffs but
the edges bordered with it.
Something new in the way of furs
or rather substitute for early or
evening wear was made of taupe
(grey) chiffon, and edged with brown
fur. They are particularly pretty for
evening wear A white chiffon scarf
and muff was thus made and finished
white fur. A pink was decorated with
brown marabout.
There is also a liking for trimming
certain gowns, not only for the street
but for evening wear, with a narrow
bit of fur not made in the round ball
SO often seen of yore, but a fiat piece
with the long hairs lying fiat on the
goods, and looks something like a