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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
7
Paris fashion for spring favors straight, simple silhouettes with neck jabots balancing the look. Braiding and buttons return, ruffed undersleeves fade, plain skirts dominate, false tunics appear, hats shrink and tilt with small piquant twists. Bolero's popularity wanes as military trims and aigrette accents define the season.
A discussion of three-quarter coats and walking skirts as ideal for mature wear. Notes on pleated checks, cashmere dresses, jacket trims, and sleeve developments, plus a vivid portrait of an elderly lady in magenta lace gown praised as graceful and charming.
The piece highlights trimmings for spring gowns featuring ILET net paired with valenciennes or Irish lace, narrow soutache braids, baby Irish for collars, and inserts on Soutache braids. It notes gold braid remains popular and that plain lace must be enhanced with gold or silver threads or fancy stitches.
A CHILIVYE hat for spring features pink tuscan straw in a quaint bonnet shape with a scalloped front. Each brim side shows tiny clusters of pink towers, the crown encrosed with mesraiine ribbon in rosettes and long ribbons to tie under the chin.
The article surveys spring dress fabrics noting light voile options from silk voile to rajah voile and mercerized cotton voiles. It highlights embroidered swisses and new veil designs with borders and single widths, and mentions silk mousselines, printed crepe, Pekin mouasseline, and new foulards with striped grounds. It also covers hat veils featuring net, embroidery, and borders in varied colors.
The text previews spring footwear and hosiery options including oxford and pump styles, colonial ties, and pointed toes returning to earlier exaggerations. Brown tones dominate both shoes and stockings, while white buckskin is scarce and canvas gains favor for price. Openwork and embroidered lisle stockings complete the look, offering varied choices from past fashions.
Fashion notes say new skirts use soft crepe de chine linings and require no petticoats. The umbrella shaped hem fell from favor and skirts now tend to curve inward at the foot line.
The description praises delicate sheer sleeves that reveal the arm while draping with angelic chiffon and tulle. Outer edges reach the shoulder, often held by velvet knots, flattering thin arms and creating shadow on pale skin.
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