The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-07-31
FASHIONS AND FADS

/ Net is not used so much now as sheer
| batiste, finest tucked organdie and thin
lawn, combined with fine Cluny or Irish
lace
The sleeveless coat is much in the pub
lie eye.
The cuirass of the early spring has
already developed into the hip yoke, which
is out in ready-to-wear two and three
! piece suits.
The new sleeves are sufficiently full to
take away the stick-like look of the arms
] in the very tight ones that made them
look like jointed wood.
All white seems as yet to be in the
background. Even the lingerie gown,
made of thin cotton or linen is at its
best this season over a color.
The parasol matches the color of the
gown with which it is carried, or else
it tones with the accessories, which at
present include the gloves.
Slippers and boots are being made of
bengaline to match gowns, and also of
cravenette. Cravenette boots have often
bengaline tops of the same color.
Collarless gowns will never remain in
favor for city wear, but the fashion is
a delightfully."- comfortable one and be-
coming to the majority of young girls
The hats of the day give a very little
girl look to the debutante, because they
are worn so low on the head that all or
nearly all of the hair is hidden
For fashionable restaurant wear London
is bringing out a good many shapes that
border on the Gainsborough style in col
ored straw, trimmed with feathers
On both linen and Bingham gowns the
sleeves are generally quite plain, long,
of course, and finished at the wrist with
a narrow edging of white
Some very charming old world frocks
are carried out n soft taffetaS shot with
three or four pale colorings, such, for in
stance, as mauve, pink and periwinkle
blue.
The big erin hats turned up at the side
and trimmed with feathers, promise to he
the mira smart millinery CT Gov. +ba
summer, both in the black and the pure
white.
Leather hats promise to be particularly
popular with the traveller this wear 1'hev
are to be had in patent leather as we'll as
suede, and in wide range of shapes and
colors.
Allover fine embroidery, whether ma
chine or hand made. NAV be Fashioned
into the most alluring of summer biouses.
The favorite sleeve for these is the
three-quarter.
One of the direcSoi:e fashions that has
not died is the long. flot pocket at the
hips They are used as trimming al
though the prudent and sensible woman
has them as flaps for real pockets.
Slippers made entirely of cloth of gold
are a great deal used. and so are bronze
wonderfully wrought with the finest
bronze beads OF are jeweled daintiIy.
Lingerie hats made of lace are here as
usual, but more liked are the ones OF
made OF fine pleating of lace or cbiffon
and little flowers trimming them.
In only few of the linens, pongee or
bingham dresses is there any yoke at the
back this season, the material itself com
ing to the edge of the collar and being
finished with a narrow rever effect in
silk or embroidery.
Tine tan and champagne tints that have
been popular for the last two years in
mems summer shirtings have this wear
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gray that range from really dark hue
to a blue tint, just off white.
Line gowns are aim ost universally made
with princess panels held in place bv
large covered buttons. The collars Of
these gowns are either of lace very high
and without a ruche at the top, or else
the neck is cut in the Dutch manner
All the separate lace collars which ara
SO well liked just now, if worn with a
colored frock. have the heading of color
the same as the gown. 1t saves the If
tie lining of white under the collar, which
is sometimes noticeable.