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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1907
Page
10
The article describes affordable at home collar and tie crafts from easily made lace, embroidery, and silk ties. It highlights hand embroidered collars, French styles, sizing challenges, and quick, inexpensive finishing touches with ribbons, bows, and tabs to create chic lingerie neckwear.
A period piece on hair ribbon styling for children and teens, advising white ribbons for general use and small pink or blue bows for bobbed hair. It discusses color harmony with complex hair tones, recommends Draped and pompadour designs, and notes age-based preferences from young children to fourteen and up, with cautions on unsuitable tones and fabrics.
Paris designers favor a long shoulder line through shoulder caps epaulets and braid trimming. A famous French dressmaker notes how a broad shoulder line enhances carriage and minimizes waist size. Two waist types for winter: plain tailored gowns in linen madras and white grounds, and dressy waists in silks with varied models.
The article extols oversized muffs crafted from rich furs. Garacus fur muffs feature flaring ends with satin faces, box pleats, ruching, and black silk cords. Chinchilla and black lynx muffs resemble pillows. ten ermine pelts compose a single muff, while Persian lamb designs use fur equivalent to a small coat.
Fashion notes describe wide brimmed hats dominating the season with extreme forms and rumored tweaks to shapes. White terry velvet hats feature prominent white velvet roses and black velvet leaves, while rival ensembles showcase ermine, white tulle, and plumes. A tulle crown twist with tiny orange-tail embellishments adds a delicate finishing touch.
A new all wool fabric named chin chinonette is recommended for children’s evening frocks. It resembles voile in weight and appears in light and dressy tones. Necklines this season are V-shaped at the front and square at the back with lace or tulle fillings. Underslips remain essential, as line genre styles dominate. Blues, especially peacock and sapphire, are the favored shades for dresses and hats.
A fashion note describes collars spreading and the use of fancy pins to hold them in place. Birds, Egyptian motifs, or jeweled dragonflies are popular as enamelled pins to secure collars over tab or rabat without a bow.
Mandarin styles shape gowns coats and capes with popular mandarin shoulders. A pale pink silk neglige features low neck embroidery and Valenciennes medallions. Longer wrappers use feather stitching in white silk to secure interlining, while pale pink albatross gowns suggest pearls scattered across the fabric.
The article describes amber colored combs and dark shell pins for winter hair, noting plain tops look smarter and toped hairdos use button pins. It mentions corkscrew pins and sambar arrangements to control flying ends, though they may require adjustment.
Practical instructions for dressmaking covering shirt hangers four inches long sewn inside belt, center-front marking, fastener attachment with silk tape, belt width adjustments for stout or slim figures, stitching methods, and finishing details for gingham aprons and flounces. Guidance includes ruffle edges, taping fullness, interlining, and princess skirt notes.
Luxurious wraps feature hoods and frills in delicate lace. Crepe, silk, and chiffon create lavish silhouettes with coppery brown, yellow, and rose embroidery. Silver gray crepe shawl tones, yellowed lace lining, and detachable hoods highlight the season's ornate detailing.
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