Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1908 — HINTS FROM PARIS [ARTICLE]
HINTS FROM PARIS
TAILOR MADE STREET GOWNS AND WRAPS ARE OP VELVET. j kll Red and! Greet! Toques Continue Popular Plumes, Birds 1 and Wings of AH Kinds Worn^-Woo! Gowns Handsomely Embroidered. - The clever Parislenne has her helt to correspond with the blouse, even when It is not fashioned of the same material. The white blouse calls for a white oeinture, even though the accompanying skirt be of amethyst or of black velveteen —to cite a reoant French fad. Everything that can be done to lengthen and at the same time produce an appearance of slenderness at the waist line Is cleverly carried out in those novel little garments; and when the blouse displays any measure of hand embroideries, then the oeinture is decorated to match. The oollara, too, bring along an innovation tn the way that they are tmOt up high and close to the throat Some of them have the meet fascinating little upstanding tabs, well featherboned in the back, while cithers (here are that take that amort and eminently becoming upward carve under the ear. A narrow cravat of velvet ribbon frequently is sewn fast to the blouse in conjunction with those new collars; and when a touch of color contrast is Introduced tn this way there is a tiny bias edge erf the same at the collar top. Fashion declare* we must array oofeeivee tn etripee. Satin seems to b* especiallydear to the drewttnftkarto heart. Black broadcloth to tha ftrmm itwnt €bakx> penstoto fix the Ufl(Mnda Tha bfcrese ooat to out Of It Tha paddock, coats, similar to that now to etyle tor men, are greatly affected by women, who prefer mannish fashions.
