The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-04-21
FADS AND FASHIONS
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New York, April 17.--At their re-
cent opening the importers have
shown a wonderful variety of the
most beautiful trimming materials
ever displayed in this city. The man
ufacturers have indeed surpassed all
previous records in regard to varie-
lty, texture. color, design and ar
| tistic beauty of these materials. New
er before have SO many beautiful
laces and such color limitations of
handsome laces been been shown as
| this year. Bold laces of the tilet and
Venetian types are among the most
emphasized types of the seasons
, trimmings, though there are plenty
of French laces, flmy as cobwebs,
and the fine old needlework laces
of the lighter sort are eminently de-
lsirable for many purposes, as are the
clever limitations of them. Never has
the imitation or copying OF real laces
reached such perfection as it has
this year, and it is often difficult
even for an expert to distinguish
some of the machine-made reproduc-
tons from the real thing.
The heavy tilets, Venetians and
combinations are used upon the film
lest Of stuffs, and though guimpes
are as rule exceedingly sheer. the
great makers do not hesitate to in
troduce guimpe of heavy lace when
their fancy suggests such a whim.
The collars shown in the shops are
worthy of careful study this year
and many of them might easily be
duplicated, especially as the import
ers show collars of lace on embroid-
cred muslin in great variety of
shapes. They also show collars OF
those materials so designed that they
may be separated into sections and
changed in shape or size without i'm
pairing the design of embroidery or
lace. Girdles, sashes, jabots,
guimpes, all these details are i'm
portant and one can obtain a host
Of valuable hints concerning them
from the French model frocks in the
various fashionable shops.
AS was to be expected, the tailored
suit promises to remain in favor.
'rwenty-four and twenty-six inch
straightcut jackets are distinctly the
best thing, fastened with three or
four buttons. In some cases the
fronts are square cut, in others
rounded, while a few have the cut
away effect. Several of the new
styles are fastened very high in
front, and among the most favored
| collars are the notch, shawl and
sailor varieties, the last most promi-
nent of all.
| The skirts for these suits are still
cut on narrow lines, but not extreme,
measuring at least two to two and
one-half yards around the bottom. In
many of the narrower skirts flat
pleats are let in at the front, back
or side, to give ease in walking. All
of this is true of the severly tailored
suits; semidressy models are also in
favor, however. Many of these are
in satin and some in surrah. The
jackets are from 20 to "a inches
long, and though many have been
cut in box effect, the raised waist
line characteristic of the Empire
styles is also in evidence.
This Empire effect is gained in
various ways. Sometimes the coat is
cut shortwaisted and is joined to
peplum. Again, the front and back
forms are cut straight, but the side
forms have raised seam several
inches above the normal waist line.
AS third variety, the Empire eff
feet is gained by the manipulation OF
trimmings. Paris also favors Elton
jackets and bolcros, some with a
small frill at the bottom to give a
finishing touch. These, which fol-
low the new cheyenne styles are
known as cheyenne boleros.
Many of the semi-tailored models
show three-quarter sleeves, nearly
always cut in kimono form, or one
with the body Of the garment. The
Charlotte Corday collar is another
new touch. 1t is rounded in the
back, and comes over the shoulders
to form revers in front, which are
sometimes crossed in fchu style, so
as to meet at the waist line. The
incroyable revers are also shown, as
we'll as the soft draped revers which
are just beginning to come into ia
vor.
Except In the very dressiest suits,
skirts are Of walking length. Nearly
all the French suits are made with
an inside belt, l IL to inches wide,
which gives the raised waist line.
The few separate skirts shown are