The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-24
The Well Dressed
WoMAN


Easter bonnets and snowbals, spring
onions and sleigh bells, cowslips and
icicles, but with Dame Fashion il is
spring simply spring, with all that 1t
means OF newness Of life, fresh hopes;
of IMMIGRATION and exhilaration.
In the world of dress, we are look
ing ahead and all is consistent We
reyel in spring fabrics and spring
trimmings, spring bonnets, sans the
Snowflake and cowslips for the bon.
nets, sans glacial appendages. Even
the spring wraps are light and free
from the suggestion of comfort asso.
ciated with the more substantial
cloths and velvets of winter.
Yet, however, one must now omit
velvet from the list of spring mate
rails. 1t has graduated into the realm
of perennially popular fabrics. In
winter it is a costume fabric, in spring
and summer an ultra.chic trimming
Even the lingerie frock is to have its
embelishing bands of velvet ribbon
this year,
A word about wraps before passing
on to the lighter things. These are
enveloping and lovely, designed to pro-
tect the frock, without producing I'm.
due warmth. They are made of heavy
satins and gray seems to be taking the
lead from old rose, which has been in
such high favor for the past few sea-
sons. There are also delicious shades
of blue, notably gentian. Alice Blue
gives way to Helen Pink and one can
easily guess who the charming young
woman Is who inspired color experts
not only with the name but with the
| latest tone.
Miss Taft was partial to pink just
as Miss Roosevelt was to blue, and so
a color has been conCocted for her de-
| location and honored with her name.
4 wrap which will be liked for its sim
plicity of arrangement, although it
may be a piece de resistance for the
home dressmaker, is developed in
| Helen pink satin. The robe is cut in
one piece, falling to the bottom of the
skirt. 1t is wound over to the side,
where it fastens invisible and is trim
med only with big, aoppy rever,
[ which is bound with pull braid in
black with a tassel of black and pink.
The sleeves are rather full, with fitted
cuffs stitched around the edges with
black silk braid.
The satin tailor made is making fair
promises for the spring The very
smart models which have drifted into
their departments as advance types OF
the coming style are being adopted
with avidity Black, it looks now, will
be we'll in the lead and there is some
evidence that brown will also be in
good favor. In the new suits one finds
some interesting features. The Elton
jacket has arrived, for instance, forced
in the dollhouse of the forehanded tail
or who has an eye on those fortunate
patrons who fit southwark as soon as
the fun of the holidays has lost BIZ
of it's sparkle.
The Elton jacket of the present is 6
smart little affair, as it is wont to be
whatever style it lends itself to. Al
present it is figuring in kimOno guise
trimmed with bands of satin or fancy
braid, which define the Elton effect
then having the front cut low-almos
to the proportions of a Dutch neck
and bound with revers of satin or vel
vet. Sometimes - almost always -
there is a clOse-fitting girdle of the
trimming that outlines the Elton.
\ model after this idea is in wooC
brown satin, the skirt being trimmed
) with a hip yoke, stitched down closel,
upon the foundation. A band of tn,
) braid continues down the front of tn,
skirt, running slantwise to the knee
at one side, then the front panel i
sharply cut off in another slant t.
simulate tunic.
There seems to be no possible
chance that the kimono sleeve will b.
disturbed in the least by the comin
.. in of another seasons styles. 1t
. vogue at the moment is too firmly es
!. tablished to be shaken suddenly
. Everything, from the cheap littl
waists to the smartest and riches
; gowns, has it. And the fact that it i
universally used seems not to affec
: its standing. When the public likes
fashion so we'll that it clings to 1t i
! spite of changes of the season 1t take
some time to uproot it. Fashion NAL
. ers are not the iron-handed tyrant