Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-01-12
CONCEPTS IN GOWNS.
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come a Faverits With Womea.

come a Faverits With Womsn.
II would appear Axed fact that we
are TO make ourselves hldeous In the
new-old tight fitting gowns and short
waists that destroy all grace and beau
u, yet we find quite as many shirt
waists and fully as many dresses with
the waist line where nature intended
Il TO be and many wraps and q few
coats Of better form than the empire
fashion shows, The dividing line be-
tween the empire and the dlrectoire Il
relaxed so that we may ind the collar
and wide revers Of the directoire upon
coat or gown distinetlyeIy empire.
In my opinion the empire was only the
cutgr0wth Of the first named and was
carried little further in many ways,
particularly the length OF the waist.
So now we may be thankful that
good sense viii keep us from carrying
the empire TO the extremes OF those
days and that II Is not probable that
women shall 90 Into the streets In all
weathers with short sleeves and the
necks OF the gowns conspicuous by
their absence. What good would III.
tie scarf do In this rigorous climate, or
even q fur coat over the bare neck and
shouldersf l feel that we should be
very thankful that low necked gowns
are not made obligatory and that we
are too sensible nation 70 permit our.
selves to accept the dIctatlon OF a few
foreign women OF shady reputation.
One thing about the new gowns Is
the adoption OF sashes drawn about
the waist and over the hips to hang IN
graceful fold down the skirt. But,
with the sash aud the peplums and the
alashed oversklrt, 1t would seem that
the women are really ashamed Of such
very striking costumes and by those
additions endeayor 20 hide the scanty
drapery which defines the figure 80
cloRely.
The kimono overwaist with lts
gulmpc n seen on no many Of the
dresses that II may be called almost
general fashion. The waist line II ele-
vated by means OF having corsets
which are veFitable iron mail. stlGf and
unyielding, The waist line TO these II
heightened really below the hips, and
then the skirt IN brought up and fas-
tened to them. in some instances the
waist being actually made attached 10
the corset. as though that were lin.
Ing.
The coats are most ungFaceful and
remind one lrrcsistibly Of bugs in the
back The capes and long nantes
are offered as sop to those women
who detest anything so superlatlvely
ugly ~ the coats Of today with their
incrustatiOns Of buttons.
Fortunately the fashions for little
girls have not followed the general
trend, and our little girls may wear
full skirts and coats very like those Of
many seasons. comfortable about the
body and large enough around to per
init the children full freedom of move
ment.
Hats for children are Of felt, some
times beaver and ofteneF plain. The |
bats for school and every day have
scarf Of some kind Of ribbon around
them, but the dress hats are marvels.
How many yards OF ribbon or how
many coating plumes are put upon |
them depOnent saith not. Hair rib |
bona have grown considerably smaller, |
and now one sees more often a little !
bow than large one, and many have
dainty little rosettes OF baby ribbon
held over each temple by an elastic.
Children are dressed very warmly |
next the body, fleece lined flannels be.
Ina worn, the drawers reaching the /