St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-08-26

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rifice, writes Mrs. Aria in London
(Eng) Madame.
OF course. the very best quality Of
Shantung is the most desirable, but
the cheaper ones. so that they be not
depended upon for durability. may be
credited with some virtues. OF the
very best there are many limitations
now on the market, but when you
can secure the genuine advise you
TO do so. even should the model be
somewhat soiled. for II Ia amazing
how well the very coarse ribbed good
Shantung will clean. A great mum.
ber OF the finest opportunities include
this. a capital specimen being ivory
In tone. made IN redingote fashion.
opening at the front with reyers down
TO the waist. TO show a shirt Of tucked
chiffon. The skirt IN narrow enough
TO look elegant and not sufficiently lin.
tied TO be absurd. Tho shoulders and
sleeves are cut In one In hmono fash.
ion. The braiding extends round tho
back and over the top. while SAKE blue
Ia used for the lining Of the rovers
and OF the cuffs. Completed by n
hat with crown Of the light color.
and n monster bunch OF oats and two
or three blue cornfowers at one side.
tied together with n narrow black vel.
vet band and bow. This achieves
conspicuous success. on tho whole.
nnd the lighter tones Of shantung
more becoming than tho darker.
which. however. have a great vogue.
and are. again. tho better for some
traeery OF braiding. Amongst capital
clothes In reduced circumstances
have met n gray shantung. bearing on
tho short.waisted bodice and kimono
shaped sleeves an elaborate device
worked In many colored beads. these
being tho same kind AZ those used
10 mako the old bead purses. and. like
thom. opaloscont. and the pattern OF
roses and leaves had nm old.faahioned
charm. These little beads are also
used In conventional designs. and I
doubt not they will put IN moro fro.
quent appearance IN the autumn. but
at present they are Just making n SEQ
ond bid for favor. They must needs
be accomplished by clever fingers un.
ul such time. OF course. as the ma
chine steps In. and we can buy this
head-trimming stitched by machine
and mounted on meta possibility
which will. no doubt. be ours In the
near future. n I am right In my con.
lecture that opalesoent beads are 10
DO amongst the next seasons most
welcomed novelties.
but amongst this seasons. which
we have by no means finished. let me
chronicle foulard. which IN the bright.
est cherry color asks and deserves
acceptance. yeiled with black ninon:
and II Is not an unusual circumstance
to meet this In union with eollarband
and sleeves OF some other brightly-eol.
oFed contrasting satin. Either green
Or blue being thus allied 20 a red and
white patterned foulard II Is a new
state OF AFFAIRS quite welcome after
the mOnotonous tale OF black which
dress. peTf0Toe, has so sadly told dur
Ing the last two months.
AS a reaction. doubtless. we may
anu hAAnAAtA kA0 UNAkuhAy
feather boas which are now pleading
for purchase. To those. however,
have not yet become reconeiled, white
and black seeming 20 be more becom-
Ing; yet | must own Wcdgewood blue
and bright red have their deyotees.
such boas reaching TO the waist and
bearing very thick tasssls al the
ends.
! have seen a new form OF the skirt,
which Is gathered into a band round
the ankles. Though this Is more at
traetiVe than the old form. yet Il must
needs be ehronieled. The bands are
In threes. all small. the one across the
front being shorter than those on eth
or side. which. In turn. are shorter
than that across the back The model
which graced. or disgraced. these, was
In brown shantung. and the coat
which completed Il reached below the
hips. while the rolled collar OF brown
velvet had over II a narrow killing OF
dull green chiffon. this killing reap
pearing inside the wrists OF the Guns
But let me predict another novelty
besides the beads which | have al.
ready yentured 10 prophesy as likely
TO be widely accepted In the autumn.
We shall be truly devoted TO the
tapestry brocades which first made
their reapparance last year. Some
magnificent examples of these are In
terwoyen with different sorts OF met
ais. and are being used now for eve
ming coats. Those which more close
ly resemble the furniture brocades
are put 10 the same purpose at less
elaborate cost. and the very latest
model In black satin coats shows
lining OF reseda satin brocade In a
conventional pattern. dull of surface
and rather solid OF texture.
There is great rage. for white mus
lin flowers for wearing on dark straw
hats-roses. wisteria. laburnums. and
irises all being used with special en-
thusiasm. and. indeed. sharing with |
oats and barley the attention OF the |
multitude. For river wear. nothing |
else seems to have been selected, save |
here and there LeghoTn hat turned up |
with velvet and trimmed with a plain |
cockade. A velvet band and lining |
10 light straWs are amongst the re- /