The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-09
BLACK AND WHITE
| COSTUMES THE RAGE
Effort to Conquer Good Taste
by Bold Contrasts in Livid
Colors Blocked.
LATEST PARIS EFFECTS
Gowns and Hats Observed on
Easter Monday, Great Fete
Day of the French.
clal Cable TO The Tribune.

soscial Cable 10 The Tribune.
PARIS April s.-Easter Monday, tho
srsat fete day OF the French, WAS a verb
liable triumph for black and white in tho
fsshions All wild efforts to conquer good
taste BY bold contrasts in lvId colora
rere blocked today by the elegance and
sImpiiclty Of the gowns in black and
white. which caused n universal verdict
N favor Of soDaber colors.
The most chic gowncd woman iii Paris
fcdar appeared In black and white and
msde the freak combinations that the
ultra designers tried to foist upon the
public look common and inartlstic.
Al the races at Long Champs black
and white prelominated to such an ex-
ten, as to make other coIors look COM
mon and out Of place. After the races
crowds of the best dressed women
nocked 10 Armenonville. where the effect
sas almost symphony in black and
white,
Style of 1880.
The most chic and at the same time
ihc most simple costume and one most
admired, was = black fantasy in taf-
feia including a snort jacket eccentric
ally arranged and corded, making a
panel effect. The skirt was made en-
ire!s small with side pleats OF glace taf-
fels with pannler front and trimmed
with buttons al the back. The whole
dress is In the style OF 1880, the odd
corded seams making most artistic
Eject. The hat WAS exceedingly small
Of marquise shape crushed into the most
artistic form and trimmed In the back
NTH four fancy aigrettes. two black and
tive white. arranged perpendicularly.
Another black and white costume much
admired was made directoire style, with
large sailor collar OF white with huge
revere that seemed lost in drapery un-
dsI the arms The short sleeves were
lhf elbows. the white satin skirt, with
black satin overskirt, was draped most
uniquely. A large turned down sailor
hat. trimmed entirely around the brim
With white aigrettes with band of
roIh black and white aigrettes placed
Eccentric Gown.
Opposed to the conquest of black and
white. the most eccentric gown noted
vas very bright cerIse corduroy made
drectoire. with corder seams bound in
black velvet, trimmed with loudly con-
tfastinZ embroidery OF woolen worsted
ritl nuES lingerie nuleC 10" collar dnC
an Immense sailor bow of black velvet.
The whole costume was decorated in the
most Irrational way with box pleats. The
Glrt had two patch pockets in front.
giving II decided mannish effect. The
bal was a black straw with the rim
Trimmed with white plumes and the
trown adorned with low-lying white
Hume. The hats worn show that the
tendency will be to use more SILK than
IiTaw. this affordlne an opportunity TO
match costumes better,
Another hat much admired was a di
fsctore black with a white cock plume
Banding erect and the front decorated
With two white heads OF birds.
h The entire day was revival OF the
styles of 1880. Pannler effects were much
y evidence, but mostly modified, the use
q soft hanging materials overcoming to
2 large extent the general objection to
he balloon effects of the harder ma
terale.