The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-06

SECTION THREE

yY7HILE the melancholy days have
w come for those who depend
upon excitement from a strictly social
standpoint. there are others who are
rather enjoying the annual lull in the
world of society, and, as usual are
making the most of the time IN planning
and carrying out the details or spring
and summer wardrobes. Dressmakers,
who have been engaged months, per-
haps a year ahead, are Indispensable
additions 10 the feminine family circle,
aside from the daily trips to the mo-
diste and milliner, with the necessary
shopping thrown ill., 1t would seem
that shopping these spring days would
be delight when the beautiful summer
fabrics and artistic belongings in the
way of trimmings and ornaments are so
temptingly displayed, that ii is possible
10 suit all tastes and fancies.
If we are to put our trust in the gen.
uineness of the preliminary display IN
millinery. we must expect TO see our
young girls and matrons fairly smoth-
cred in flowers the coming season. I'm
mense turbans, composed entirely of
masses of blossoms SO beautiful that
they fairly rival natures choicest prod
ucts are strikingly displayed, and
Wreaths and sprays take the place of
the winters ostrich feathers and sweep
ing willow plumes.
If We are to credit rumors that come
from Paris, which. Notwithstanding its
recent trials and tribulations, viii con-
tinue to be as ever the mecca to which
all eyes in the restless world of fashion
will fondly turn, pink and maUve, are
the fashionable shades to be worn dur
ing the spring and early summer. So
far has the fad gone that the flower
farmers of the WOmans Agricultural
and Horticultural union have been
warned in time to produce the neces-
sary supply OF the pink and purple bios
SONS so that floral decorations at social
functiNns may be in keeping with my
lady'sn toilette.
From our own national capital. Wash
ington. ID. g, come very interesting de-
scriptions OF bewildering costumes worn
al social functions from the leading lady
of the land, Mrs. Taft, down through
the official line. The following. taken
from last Sundays society page of a
Washington paper, may be read with
interest, particularly the part referring
10 Mrs. George T. DOwney, who for
years was one of the leading members
of Salt Lake society. and d member of
one of its oldest families when Major
Downey held the position of paymaster
of this western division of the United
States army, as his father. Major
George NJ. DOWney, had before him. The
hospitable DOwney home in East South
Temple street viii long be remembered
by the older residents as the scene of
Salt Lakes most brilliant and exclusive
social greetings:
THE high water mark of good dress
ing was no doubt reached on Monday
evening at the small musicale at the
White House. where new gowns were
the rule, despite the warning days of
the winter season. Mrs. Taft. wnose
great Improvement in health now adj
mits of her taking an active leadership
in every form of social diversion except
long and tedious dinner parties, well
coined her friends in one of the hand
soonest gowns she has yet worn. This
was of heavy cream white satin, in the
new twO-piece fashion. the long trained
skirt showing a return to the always
becoming, if not exaggerated. flare at
the hem. The front and sides were
embroidered with seed pearls and rhine
stones of various sizes, from a pinpOint
10 a pea, in close, fine pattern, mount
ing from the hem well toward the high
waist. The latter. although high. was
shaped To the figure in we'll curved
lines and worn outside the bodice, three
rows of rhinestones Stimulating the belt
or girdle. The bodice, made with be-
cOmingly rounded neck was complete
~ covered in Venetian point, the latter
also forming the half-length sleeves,
which, of course, were unlined. Here,
as on the skirt, rhinestones and pearls