Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-12
Las UItimas Modas.
Originality the keynote IN Hats and
Gowns.

waco, OF course. they have the nee
essary monetary consideration. The
wise woman. that is. the one who
seeks wisdom In dress, and really
wants to be smartly gowned. will seek
10 be distinctive rather than fashion,
able. Dressing correctly is an art
and frivolous though it sounds. Is
really a study requiring both time and
thought Especially these days when
the original gown is the only smart
onc The seasons styles arc uncom-
monty interesting, owing to the
clever suggestions Of Individual con-
ccption which add to the sfnartness
Of the completed gowns and hats. 50
mrny vivid coiors and so much hard
work are being used now that all the
oddA and ends of trimming may be
brought into play, but the utmost dis
~orCtion must be brought to bear on
each Individual case.
The story Of the ready made frock
ia always interesting when little
touches of individuality are given to
II. \ young matron whose clothes are
the envy OF her friends, and h al
ways buys ready-to-wear garments,
has the knack of putting just the right
color in just the right place to give
tho desired result. Her latest achieve
ment deals with q rongee dress made
with plated skirt and tunic over
skirt. The bodice is deliberately braid
cd with silk cords In matching color.
lThc collar, yoke and lower sleeves
larc OF net yelled with gold tissue OF
| coarse mesh. The frock in itself is
an unusually attractive model, but the
added touches of coral messaline give
it an entirely different appearance
That would defy the cleycrest woman
Ito detect the difference between the
Original shop dress and the completed
made-to-order gown of the same style.
This clever woman went u bit be-
yond merely piping the top Of the
collar with an accessory color; she
Hooked for the transparent patches in
the yoke and in the front OF the
bodice and backed them up with a
deeper shades Of coral which brought
on. the designs In the braiding on the
net. The lower parts of the
sleeves she treated In the same man
nor, ana under the motifs on the
girdle she placed touches of the coral.
The buttons were of varying sizes and
covered with fancy designs done with
coarse silk threads; over these she
worked a long stitch and loop with
the same grade Of coral colored silk,
lana the effect is all that one could
imagine, 50 far as genuine originality
lana attractiveness are concerned.
Another enterprising girl who has
her own bank ccoun n does not
Of necessity design her OWL hats, has
started a unique fashion in the way
of trimming. In the first place, she
attempted TO describe her idea as 10
the kind Of hat she desired. but not
one of the several milliners to whom
She spoke seemed encouraged enough
to follow her ideas, SO she set out TO
accomplish her fancy alone. First
She visited 4 first class milliner, chose
the shape She knew to be her partic-
ular style. also one that Is u lead in
midsummer millinery-thc dropping
brim or mushroom shape, which has
suddenly sprung into prominence
lagain BY decree OF Nine. In Mode
labroad. After Instructions had been
given 10 have the under brim faced
with violet colored chiffon put on per-
IfeCtly plain. she announced that she
would return with the certain kind Of
bouquet she wished for a top trim
ming. And sure enough She did.
In less than an hour the enterprise
ing yonng woman scampered up the
stairs to the order room with an arm
ful of the loveliest artificial blossoms
ever seen grouped In a single clus-
ter. There were daisies with yellow
|centers and white petals and daisies
with white centcrs and black velvet
petals, lilacs, tulips, ~hydrangeas, a
single rose with bud and a long spray
OF bright green grasses sprinkled with
tiny blu blossoms resembling corn
flowers. The combination of colors
was so out of the ordinary hat the
designer at the smart shop attempt
cd 10 persuade the determined maiden
to use only certain harmonizing colors,
hut TO no avail; she would have her
own way, and the result is that she
lnow has one of the most t~alked-about
chapeaus of any girl in her set, and
her heart is glad that she has at least
excited the envy OF her friends and
ut the same time owns a stunning hat
Of which there is no possible duplicate.
As the season advances, more and
more mousseline Is being employed,
land with the latest whims she
.|vagaries it is used somewhat differ
entity from what IL was a month ago.
Now il is that the mousseline is ar
to look like long. graceful
coats. II Grapes the shoulders and is
caught under the AIMS. from which
point il hangs in plaits. Mousseline,
no matter IN what capacity it is seen,
is beautiful in its s%oftening effect.
Sometimes entire gowns are swathed
in mousseline; then again only the
o%Nerdress viii be of the yelling. We
also see many cunning little wraps
OF chiffon or mousseline and they are
lnGeeu auorNDle. MaIlDou, IlDppH
plisse and ruchings are equally popu-
lar as trimmings. for the transparent
wrap, but no matter what finishes
their edges, they are sure to render
the wearer more attractive. To be
sure. there Is no warmth in them. bnt
such %frivolities were never in
tended for practical use.
Women who follow every fad VIII
no doubt order a gathcred-in skirt.
new skirt that is banded-in below
the knees, Is the fashionable skirt of
the hour. and it is worn on all occa-
sions.
The bridesmaids gowns at our most
recent church wedding were of this
and n number OF the guests
costumes OF the same style.
Many of the handsomest evening
gowns are OF this style. also, when hlg
bows or sash ends hold them in above
the knee and tie in bows at the back.
In the original little finishes in pretty
and summer frocks. one finds
any number of lace or tagotins
stitches they connect narrow bands or
ribbons for nccks ana sleeves and
form parts of fanciful other garnish-
ments.
Fashions Of the hour were never
more liberal, and one finds many from
TO choose, sill there are
enough incomplete features to keep
one busy filling in the details that go
IL make the article truly smart. a
GOOD many of the daring STYLES, such