The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-14
Fashions and Fads
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Buttons are used in great abundance.
OIay seems to be perennially popular.
OF metallic nets there Is & wide supply
Flower-trimmed straw hats will be the
rage.
Ruchings are quite as much thought of
Soutache is freely used on spring gowns
and coats
There is a fad for silk and crepe shawls
at the theater.
The coming season has been heraIded
as season of color.
ALI colors in wells are worn, but black
stu holds its own.
Very many of the browns have a hint
OF gold in their makeup.
OF sleeves there are many. but in ac-
tual shape they are few.
Some OF the new gowns have the
epauiette shoulder arrangement.
Deep, rich shades are more used for
evening than for day wear.
Mems full dress ties are being made
narrower and with rounded ends.
Pockets on the spring coats are set
some inches below the waist line
We see little but long plain velvet
coats as fashionable functions.
A striking novelty is the use OF Jet
wings sole trimming for turbans.
The new Russian veilings are seen with
square dots as often as round ones:
Small checks and small piaids are lead
ing features of the spring sJitings.
White crepe ruching, doubled, Is much
used as a finish for neck and sleeves
A recently introduced fancy Is the trim
Everything in evening gowns is cling
ing. high WASTED, If not directly empire.
New effects in net are leading feature
of the lace and trimming departments.
The skirt in sheath effect easily holds
its own-if anything, it grows in favor.
Some Of the new standings are accom-
panied by border material on separate
piece
Net promises to be used, not only for
yokes and sleeves, but for gowns and
waists.
Fouiards are shown in an unusually
long range Of patterns and colors for the
Even lingerie waists Of the most costly
sort have adopted the little soutache
braid.
Metallic gold fringe is used extensively
on sashes, scarfs and even on tunic drap-
cries.
Big metal buttons, jeweled sometimes,
are pronounced features or the most stun
ming new gowns.
The new petticoats are being made of
satins now in preference to the heavy
taffetas.
EXCEPT for the crepe weaves, which are
in great demand, there are very lew rough
faced materials.
The fancy for buttontng sleeves from
shoulder TO wrist has so taF survived
change of season.
The tInic is one OF the most pronounced
characteristics OF the fashionable gown
Natural coiored pongee landings, en-
broidered in self tone or IN natural color,
are very stylish.
All Womankind seems TO rejoice at the
return of the small and medlUm-slzeo mats
TO popular favor.
Cord trimming. either covered or dyed
to match the material, is almost as pOpu-
lar as soutache braid.
Classical tunic drloerfeS abound The
handsomest are boTdeTed with silver and
gold spangle work
Ever so slowely, skirts ale growing freer
about the feet, although the hips are 1T
ted as closely as ever. -
MADEIRA linens are very effective with
scalloped edges and a simple design in
eyelet work inside.
The first spring suits that are being
shown make 1t evident that the spring
coats and wraps will be shorter.
For the later season the. gown; of old
fashioned lowered mus lin Is heralded as
the very top of the fashion
Mems new stiff bosom shirts, made of
fancy shirtings, have the stripes running
horizontally across the bosom.
A number OF men have been seen re-
Gently wearing light gray overcoats with
black broadcloth collars and cuffs.
canoes would do well to have them set
and mounted in close-fitted necklace.
Jet is the most conspicuous thing among
the new trimmings, and II IS being used
in millinery to = great extent
White net guimpes. soutached with the
color Of the gown, are the latest Wrinkle
for yokes, collars and sleeves.
Fashionable coats Tor spring snow many
throughout the late winter.
Flowers, as usual, are important IN
connection with spring headwear, ana
wings are smart on hats Of moderate size.
lust now there seems to be a race be-
tween the dyer and the dressmaker, TO
see which can produce the most new et-
fects.
one Of the new landings in white lawn
IS embroidered oil over closely with one
color in a small leaf and dot pattern
Belt buckles in silver, in japanese char
acters. which signify good luck and long
life, are exceedingly good looking
Filet lace in insertion and all-oyers is
said to be one of the popular trimmings
for the coming summers gowns and wash
frocks.
For pretty dress frocks there never was
such an assenlblage of thin silk and cot
ton materials as there is at this moment.
Pink is one of the favorite colors in
Paris at the moment. Most Of the gowns
of this shade have relieving note of
black.
Blliken belts for the children have the
smiling face OF the god of things as they
ought to be- cleaning from the buckles.
Many of the coats for house wear,
bridge dinners, etc, remind one of the
dainty polonaise OF our mothers days in
the EOS.
new loose chain bracelet with q pendant
of artistic design which falls loosely over
the sleeves.
Large flower-iike rosettes Of soft silk
sometimes cover the entire side of a hat
and are relieved with sprays of leaves and
flowers
A great many skeleton waists of one
sort or another are seen in the new COS
tunes They have the familiar effect of
the long popular guimpcs.
Shell ornaments, real and in excellent
limitations. are offered by the shops for
the girl who cannot afford gold and sill
Yer ones for the coIffure.
With the costumes for day wear the
touch of black satin is always present,
and the modern dressmaker works VERT
able magic with the black satin sash
Fine yelling in improved quality and
fashionable color is in excellent style for
the dressy skirt. and is sometimes seen
with a narrow stripe or pleat.
New linen and cotton suitings are being
shown among the early spring dress
goods. They are mostly striped in
contrasting color I'm herringbone style
Many of the spring spits of wool and
mohair fabrics will have natty little coats
which open with one or two buttons and
show much of the waist beneath.
For linen suits, and in fact for SUITS
and frocks of all washable materials, tn =
Irish crochet buttons promise vogue
such as they have never yet enjoyed.
An entirely new and novel garment is
the stole made like priests vestment,
whole at front and back with panels fall
ing straight, and with open sides and low
neck.
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