The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-02-24

brightly colored jewelry, real and ar
tifcial, now so much in vogue; in the
quaint, handmade trimmings, quill
lings ,pleatings, cordings and puffings
which serve to trim so many OF our
summer frocks of silk and cotton.
The matinee for the Russian dan
GERS given at the opera house IN
Paris early in the year, was the first
real important social event in France
since the beginning of the war. The
large house was crowded to the doors
with beautifully gowned, enthusiast
tic audience. When this same COM
pany appeared recently at the Cen
fury Theatre in New York, we were
quite as enthusiastic, and received an
'sequally favorable reception. Night af-
ter night the house was crowded with
gorgeously gowned women and men
in evening dress. Our graceful little
dancer, Florence Walton, was seen
once or twice in the lobby, gowned in
one of Lucile's fanciful evening frocks
causing, as one woman remarked, "ev-
every one else to look tame" Ruth
st. Dennis was seen on another even
ing, tall and distinguished looking,
watching with professional interest
every graceful movement of little Lo-
pokova and her co-dancers.
While some of the fantasies were
rather weird to our Western eyes, all
were poetical, the very embodiment of
romance, fascinating and inspiring.
La Slyphides and Papillos come
nearer to the modern costume than the
others; the costumes of the first are
simple to degree, of pure white tulle
against background of moonlit gar
den, so real that one can fairly hear
the whispering of the trees as their
branches intermingle, and the rip
ping of the water back of the small
marble temple. The skirts are full
and billowy, and the bodices tight and
~basque-like. The costumes of Papil-
Ions are of the early Victorian period;
and the are directly responsible for
the present vogue of handmade trim
mings.
Quilted and Pleated Trimmings
For taffeta and the printed silks
which are now so high in Fashions
favor, for the crisp organdies and
.>daintily figured voiles and crepes,
there is no more practical or effective
trimming than cording, shocking or
sshirring.
Many of our dance frocks for sum-
mer will be of organdy or net; an
unusually pretty imported frock OF net
shown recently in one of our exclusive
shops, was made with an extremely
full skirt, gathered at the waist,
equally wide top and bottom; the skirt
was hung over crinoline hip stiffen-
ing and the entire dress was trimmed
effectively with quaint, pleated ruffles.
Another effective summer evening
gown displayed at the same time was
of white Georgette crepe beaded with
OPAQUE white beads. The bodice was
cut in bolero effect, and the skirt was
a charming contrast to the full skirt
of the net dress, being pleated to fall
straight and narrow looking from
waist to ankles. A narrow beaded
girdle encircled the waist and caught
up a straight panel in the back, to
carry out the bolero effect.
Fur-Trimmed Costumes Still in
Evidence
Although our shops are overlooking
with airy, summery-l looking fabrics,
hats, and dresses, our Avenue pre-
sents with IAN exception of straw
hat now and then, quite as wintry an
appearance as it has for the last few
weeks. Thesvelvet suit, combined with