Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1912-03-12

| velvet afternoon visiting suit with
white lace. cloth or fur.
| Color Combinations.
Oddly contrasting color comoina-
lions are used for theater and restau-
rant gowns. Shades which never be-
! fore have been blended-in the mem
| ory of the present generation-are
seen In the popular half-long frocks
| of pale green or apricot satin Velled
with violet chiffon, of taupe brown
| with pale pink or yellow, of light blue
with purple and of shell pink with
| dark blue. Any of these combinations
are smarter than black or white with
a primary shade. But the color1ng OF
these gowns is as moonlight unto
sunlight" when compared with those
which Madame Fashion reserves for
balls and those entertainments when
all society is en- grande tenue. Cor
geous effects are produced by combln'
| ing mandarin orange panne with gold
Venetian laces, rose chiffon velvet
with silver tissue and white satin with
dull green-gold metallic embroideries.
The brocaded satins In white with sill
yer, or black with gold, are In high
favor-with those who can afford TO
buy them-and on some Of these are
seen the two-tier sleeves of metallic
embroidered net that cling to the
arms as far as the elbow and from
there fall away In long. sharp points,
Wraps and caps are dominated by
salient oriental features the swathing
draperies and family defined sleeve
and the turban shapes with Jewel
trimmings, chiffon velvet in rose, blue
| and soft green tones prevail among
the loose, long cloaks whose trim
ming consist chiefly Of long, pointed
collar and wide cuffs of ermine or
sable, while the caps (Which have en-
tirely replaced the head scarf are en-
suite-the crown, whether round or
square, matching the wrap and its
banding the neck and wrist finish
ings. -.
Couture Easily Arranged.
Madame Fashions couture is now
so simply arranged that having once
mastered the art Of doing 1t 80 that
the ears and the brow are concealed,
she can manage without the attend
ance of hairdresser, but the money
thus saved is NEEDED for another i'm
portant detail of the toilet The edict
has gone forth that for every festal
gown there must be an equally festal
looking pair of buttoned shoes .or
slippers This means that II there are
a half dozen new costumes ordered for
late winter dinners and dances and
receptions an equal number Of dress
ings for the feet mlust be broken in
and search inaugurated for hosiery
Of matching shade fl s
Gray satin having the soft brown
undertone is the material of smart,
yet practical wrap for afternoon fes-
tivities of the late winter. The long
and very full sleeves, cut in one with
the garment, have clearly defined up
per seams that are a continuation of
the ones crossing the shoulders, and.
below the elbows is a deep tuck
which merges into the Tapped over
side form of the coat Natural blue
fox bands the wrists, the neck and
the long, loose fronts of the garment
A carriage cloak of heavy crepe de
foliage and bordered with deep
fringe of white silk and gold bead
strands. To render the white and
gold of the crepe still more prominent,
the wrists and throat of this garment
are bordered with pointed black fox
and there is Quaker bonnet (such
as no orthodox Quakeress would
dream of wearing) of white satin veil.
ed with gold net and trimmed and
faced with black satin
one-PIece Afternoon Gown.
Right for almost every afternoon oc-
casion is a one-piece gown of black
satin-surfaced cloth pictured, made
with a scarf-draped overdress knotted
just above the ankles and with a bod
Ice cut out at the neck and off above
the elbows to reveal guimpe OF pearl
beaded white jet. The stole and muff
of white fox are lined with white
satin and the roll brimmed sailor hat
of black panne velvet is trimmed with
broad band Of white fox.
Skirts are narrower than ever in
Paris when they are narrow. But
there are skirts decidedly full about
the feet--.a fullness accomplished by
means of an accordian-plaited flounce,
or simply by deep-gathered one. The.
harrow skirts are not tight, however,
and the full ones are close-clinging.
The body, resolutely kept slender, is
tightly corseted below the waist line
and all undergarments are suppress
ed. But this matter Of tight skirts,
full ones, high chokers' and sleeves
uncomfortably dropping over the
hands and"eumbering the arms with
thick folds, SO plentifully presented to
US by all the great designers, women