Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-06

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HAN kE grows "curiouser and curl
49, ouser." Undoubtedly the
rage of the moment Is the
adaptation of materials whose destiny
more obviously marks them for cur
tains and chair coverings than the
more noble or ignoble purpose OF
dress. Tapestry brocades are the
most prominent feature of the modish
hour. These are made into evening
cloaks of the straightest and narrow
est dolman description. the hens BE-
Ing edged with fur of as expensive
quality as the individual may be able
to afford, while the lining is OF some
|nondescript colored satin mole. brown
or olive green being most usually
chosen. The colors of the brocades
are noticably dark, the essential
cheering up" of the scheme being I'M
dertaken, and well fulfilled. by orna'
ments of gold, bead, tinsel, bullion or
silk, or a combination of all five.
Having succeeded in securing an
evening mantel thus composed. we
contemplate the possibility OF bro
cade evening dress which may well &C
company it. Again the design definite
| ly suggests furniture, but the founda-
ton may be of satin. or satin and
wool interviewer, and the dress Is
fashioned In tight pseudo-princess
style. A most superior example OF
this kind is of satin brocade interwov-
en- with tinsel, dark blue and gold,
black and silver, green. mole or brown
being alike in evidence, but Of all the
colors I would note royal blue and
gold as the most successful.
| Dark Colors In Combination.
There Is a great fancy-and q wise
pne-for combining many dark colors.
such as royal blue with purple. green
with peacock blue, and crimson with
violet. Nothing more attractive could
be imagined than an evening costume
composed of royal blue and gold bro.
cade with a mantle of purple lined
with royal blue, considerable amount
of skunk being used for borders, while
the coat, which is of satin, and cut In
the narrowest and closest fashion, IL
lntersected about the knees by six.
inch band of fanciful gallon, this gallon
being interviewer with green, blue
purple and gold. The whole was GER
tainly gorgeous, and certainly most
attractive as worn by very tall, dark
woman, whose hair was encircled by
a band of purple chiffon. held at one
side of the front with some silken
lowers made of peacock blue and
green.
The services of tapestry and bro
cade are by no means confined to
cloaks and dresses-their influence
dominates millinery. muffs and neck
wear. Green satin tapestry with O
! floral pattern In gold and blue strag
Cling upon Its surface. makes the
crown Of a large toQue, the brim be
Ing formed Of musquash, while the
crown Is brought over the brim a
one side in few folds, and held with
a large rosette formed Of dull golt
beads with short pendant tassels II
the center. The cut of this cap-crowI
was reminiscent of the NeapolitaI
6shermen's caps. and this, I would re
mark In passing, is the basis of man,
Of the newest toQues, whether th'
crown be of velvet, or satin, or bro
cade. while the border is either Of ful
or Of a new tapestry ribbon which 4
) much in vogue.
Use OF Tapestry Ribbon.
This tapestry ribbon is also permit
, ted to play its part as band and bow
on the large full-crowned velvet hats
which have gathered brims of velvet
Then. again, I have seen 1t most sue
cessfully used to outline a close cal
Of black satin, the narrow brim of thi
being composed of three little frill
Of colored ribbons. taking the tones o
, the tapestry.
A muff and stole and toque to mattel
, are well and decoratively achieved b.
5 q combination of musquash and tapes
try. the toque as l have described II
the stole formed of long ends of fu
Just held in a slip-knot made or fold
Of the tapestry. The muff of monste
proportions is of strips of the fur, an
, the tapestry IL lined with dull red-cul
rant-colored satin.
An a means toward inducing a mui
Of yester-year to assume the proper
lions that fashion insists upon today
commend most highly these insel
tons Of tapestry. It is easy enough +
, split fur SO that next year, should tn
rule of our dress destiny fancy a SINAI
nun, It may be well and truly Joined
while the insertion Of a band Of tar
estry will make one Of those hug
muffs without which no woman
l. wardrobe seems complete today. The
are cumbersome and troublesome I
= hold. and embarrassing, inasmuch a
J they will contain nothing securely an
. necessitate the further burden of
bag. But the large. fat muir obtains
land-well-we must obtain 1t, / SUI
Q posei A single strip Of tapestry dow
Q the center of two bands of fur is tn
cheapest method, but the success
T greater II there are three bands of fu
and two strips Of tapestry. or, failin
tapestry, velvet, or failing that, the
there may well be introduced a col
d trasting fur. Erm.ne with musquas
Ii always acceptable, but then agai
Z n IA not cheap and Rrey-souirrel ma