The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-12
BY A. T. ASHMORE.

7 Is NIL very we'll TO talk about th'
folly of giving up so much time anc
thought to the question of clothes and
TO assert that one should rise superior
TO anything so mundane as mer,
dress. The man who so voices his senti
mens is the one who tulls easiest victim tC
the charm Of q perfectly eowned woman.
The woman who SO 'drools" there is no
other expression so suitableJ is either
hopclessly upattrnctiyc madly jealous or
utterly lacking in my taste or cultivation
The clothes question is an all-importsnt
one. and never moro so than to-day,
when it seems as though every designer,
manufacturer and drcssmakcr had com
bined to provide such a quantity Of
fascinating fabrics and smart styles that
It is impossible TO ignore their allure.
ments.
As Is always the case when Easter
falls 50 early us this year-Mnrch 27-
spring and summer clothes have to bo
reckoncd with much earllcr than when
Ash Wednesday comes go much later
than this year and when winter clothes
are correct until the end of Lent. For
tunatcly the laws OF fashion nre not
however, so unaltcrable, and should the
weather prove inclcment and cold women
will wear their winter costumes until
the days nrc warm enough to make
heavy clothes uncomfortable The first
spring gowns are those intended for street
wear. and although 10 this climate late
spring has way of following so closely
upon the heels Of winter that often there
only few days when n cloth cos
tune IS possible mono the less must II
be provided, for just as unexpectedly
os did the warm weather follow the cold
will come cool dnys just when IL has
seemed as though settled summer weather
had arrived.
Waists for Tailor Suits
Quite a problem has 10 be faced this
spring in regard to the street costume
with coat 10 match. so absolutely OBJ I
ligatory where comfort and health alike
are to be considered White shirt waists
viii not be fashionable with skirts and
coats In dark colors; a whist OF the ma
terial of the skirt is too warm. and yet /
Fashion DEGREES that the ono piece gown,
In effect if not in reality, is the lntcst style .
The ightest weight Of cloth or serge Is .
far too heavy n material to be worn under
n coat Of the same, but Il is the fashion,
What more can be snid? Chiffon waists
Of the same color. chiffon sleeves with
only cape Of the material to match the
rest of the gown, sleeveless coats-thcse
arc all modiheat tions OF the original model.
Ia the strictly tailor made costume the
waist can be Of chiffon, the same color.
made over white, silver or gold cloth. or,
II intended for travelling or serviceable
wear only. IL eau be Of crepe dc Cmnc
or soft tnffct0.
Voilo dc sole Is a material that this
rensou apparently Is scheduled as the
foremost OF all fnbrics, and there are so
many different varieties and grades that
would be easily possible to have a most
thorough outfit with every gown made OF
h. In the heavier qualities it Is c1-
tremely practical, closely woven enough
70 have sufficient weight for q street COS
tune. the ono piece gown with coat 10
mitch
In the lighter quality 1t Is comfortable
Tor midsummer. and many charming gowns
intended for the summer season nre being
how made Of it. Then for the more elab-
orato style OF dress, for the dinner gown
and for tho ball gown. ii Is olSo uscd. but
Tor tbs two latter styles IL appears on
tntrcly different material 50 soft and
Tilky and With 50 much sheen that it
hardly seems like the same fabric, and 10
truth 1t would BE- quite impossible TO nee
ognize IL under tho same name. There
are aS many different styles in which il II ,
made up as there are different grades in
weight and finish, and both severely plain
and most elaboratcly trimmed effects arc e,
fashionable.
Embroidery In gold. silver, crystal and {
Yet all sro worked on the voiIe Dc sole =