The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-05-06
NUMBER 13.
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High collars and high coifures are all
the rage.
"lsard" is an ashes-of-rose, or pink
ish beige shade.
Lace dresses, both black and white,
will again be worn.
Berthas of fine, small flowers are worn
with Dall dresses.
Costumes with metif decorations are
the latest Partisan novelty.
Nuns yelling bids fir to be the "a
vorite fabric for evening wear.
Lace is, after all, the favorite orna-
mentation for the richest toilets.
Flowers and feathers figure largely In
evening, dinner, and bali toilets.
Velveteens are made more soft, silky.
velvet like, and durable than ever.
Embroidered Swiss muslin dresses
bid fair to be the favorite this summer.
Fringes play an important part in the
|ornamentation Of table cloths AMI nap
kins.
HChamrignon" is a yelIowish soft
drab, or, as its name suggests, mdsh-
room shade.
Flower and leaf fans are the correct
thing for hall toilets, when The garnitures
are of flowers.
The colors selected for spring are
lighter 10 tone than those OF last season.
with fewer Of the reds.
The very latest Paris tint for bonnets
is graSish green and the pretty light
shade called mushroom.
Puts and wristlets OF ribbon, velvet.
and lace, with jet buckles and orna-
ments, are coming in vogue.
Gold lace, made OF fourteen-carat gold.
is used for making and trimming OF bon.
pets. This Paris novelty.
The finest body liner is embroidered
more or less, and made exquisite with
Valenciennes or costly imitation laces.
Necklets Of roses, forget-me-nots, or
pansies linked together are in great favor
for full dinner, reception and ball dress.
The favorite trimming of the Henri
ii bat Is broad band of velvet, large
metal, jet. or jeweled buckle, and pan.
ache OF feathers.
After all the full blouse bodice, with
low neck and belted waist, is the favor
ite for evening dresses of yelling, null.
Or Swiss muslin.
Dinner, tea, breakfast aud luncheon
linens are made as decorative as possi.
BILE. With artistic embroiderles in color
and gold thread.
Silk underwear Is made still more
costly aud elegant with quantities OF lace
ana more or less fine embroidery aud
feather-stitched seams.
The favorite spring stuffs for dresses
are the Khiba cloths, Thibet textures.
canvas woven yeilings, cashmeres, and
rough English woolens.
acknowledgement skirts and shoulder
caps, 5ordered with a deep accordion-
pleating. are worn together, especially
by children and young girls.
Feathers and flowers fastened In the
coiffure With moths and butterflies OF
gold thread and gossamer are favorite
ornaments for evening wear.
Handkerchiefs are amall with shirr
edges cut in irregular scollops and col.
ored most dainiily Much exquisite
embroidery is executed upon handker-
chiefs.
The coiffure is arranged high In pufIs
and bands on tie crown of the head, but
small fall on the nape OF the neck, and
waved bangs on the forehead and tenn
pies.
Embroidered nainsooks have figures
OF small birds, pansies, hyacinths In their
natural sizes, scroll, leaf and wheel de-
signs, with occasional delicate touches
of color.
Fruit furnishes new suggestions for
lace pins, earrings, and the like, but it is
neither SO suitable nor suggestive as
flowers, although produced ln lovely
miniature forms.
A stylish walking hat of fne Milan
straw is called 1908. and among pro-
nounced novelties are those with high
crowns. Imported English walking hats
and turbans are "bigh style.'
When necklet of flowers is worn the
hair is adorned with the same kind OF
blossoms, generally in . knot on one
side OF the chignon or on the crown
braids which are now worn.
Clover red, biscuit, every shade OF
gray mushroom, pale blue, yellow, pink,
cream and burnt-brick. magenta, coral,
scarlet and carnation- favorite tints in
red = are all among the new shades.
Colored laces are 10 new and exquisite
designs, and will be used 10 trimming OF
thin silk and woolen tissues. The new
..beige" lace will be popular garniture
for pongees and nuns yelling.
The chenille cascade adopted by Sara
Bernhardt in ,"Frou-frou'' is very be-
coming to slender figures; the thick
ruche Of chenille round the neck, falling
to the waist, suits them admirably.