Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-08
~ EVENTY-FTyE dollars for one
d. hat. my dear" said very
indulgent American husband
w. recently to his pretty wife

u~ ~EVENTY-FIyE dollars for one
hat, my dear" said very
indulgent American husband
w. recently to his pretty wife
Don't you think this is going some IN
millinery?
Now" he continued persuasiVely.
I'm not objecting half so much TO the
actual amount of this bill as1 am TO
the idea of being held up for seventy
fvo good dollars for one measly-pee
pardon. dear-for one creation. ISL
that what you called 1t?
IF you'd bought three hats for twen-
ty-fve per I'd cheerfully send Nine: ~
q check Immediately; but, really, i've
never seen a bonnet that was worth
SIS"
but" pouted the fascinating owner
of the confection under discussion
these white willow plumes, Mime. n
says. are alone worth that sum
"She is letting you have them be
cause she's so fond of you? mighty
good of her, TO be sure. but without
casting any invidiou5 reflections upon
the sartorlal genius from gay Paree'
methinks I've seen plumes decorating
@ hearsc that were just as imposing as
the three grenadierlikc affairs that
adorn the side OF your chapeau anu
probably cost about half the price
Poor man, He wasn't sufficiently
advanced in chiffon knowledge 10 .kho"
that art" in the dress world comes IN
flnitely higher than mere materlaiS'
however costly in quality.
Tho hat, though. was hummer. as
my slangy brother would say-a DIG
picture affair of dark green cnpped
beaver as soft as satin. boasting huge
crown of a figured metallic fabric IN
dull gold. And the piece dc resistance
was the group of three condemned
white willow feathers that stood at at-
tention on the right side or the crea
tfon-a charming hat for restaurant
dinner, the theater or for receptions
Tho gown which my lady of the hat
will wear with her expensive piece Oh
\ millinery is of hunters green velvet,
made en- princess. the long lines Of tho
front panel being defined with narro"
bands of skunk fur. And the bodice
a phantom OF delights of swathed
green tulle in an exquisite shade oil
nile green arranged over foundation
Of cloth OF gold. which fabric gives an
elusive gleam through tho tulle that Is
bcwitchingly lovely. AT the bust limo
Is an enormous barbaric design on the
Sastplate order. worked out WIN
* jewels Emerolds. topaz and
<rls predominate. BY the way, these
4ice adornments of oriental color
u. great splashes of high lights on
-therwise ono tone costume. are ono
20 smart trimmings OF the season
Snrse embroidery done In spraWly
.-I4Ss such decoration Is also most
Yelled costume effects are the der
nier cri in Paris Indeed, the Partisan
couturier calls them "the sad frock.
The only depressing part about them is
the price. but that Is nero detail.
But to describe one OF these sorrowiul
CONNECTIONS: 1t is usually of satin used
as a foundation. over which Is tunio
of metallic gauzc, and covering the
gauze a clouding OF chiffon and hnally
layer OF embroidered net. glistenlng
with ca5ochon jewels that match tho
sad" note In tho frock
And apropos of evening gowns. tho
smart dance frock of tho winter clears
the floor by good six inches. Indeed,
there Ia very strict line drawn IN
dress lengths this season. In trotteur
suits the skirt is four inches from the
ground, and 1t IS hardly worth while