Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-29
HONEY FOR THE LADIES.

London sanctions for street wear long wells
of gray gauze tied in q big bow under the
chin.
Colored satin straws are in great favor
The feather trimmings are put on quite at
the back.
The empire gown admits of no hustle, but
what it lacks in that particular it more than
makes up in cash.
Vests of gay surah, with Vatican en-
broidery, are worn in Paris on the street
under coats of fine black or suede wool.
In silk the old-fashioned lastrous taffeta
and soft twilled surah with chine figures are
more new than either pretty or serviceable.
Green in all shades from apple to serpent
copper, terra Gotta, Indian and Siam reds
and mouse gray are the preferred shades for
spring wear.
The handsomest empire gown yet seen is
of black net with gold embroidery and
spangles, and big moire sash with gold
balls at the ends.
Flounces are very much revived, and may
be put on the skirt pretty much as you will,
provided only that you do not let them go
regularly over it.
ion, and among shapes the leg of mutton is
the one Oftenest chosen, especially for lace
or other thin stuffs.
The very latest brooch adaptation of the
superserviceable horseshoe is two shoes of
silver, whereof the smaller hangs from the
larger by golden nail.
The new straw embroidery is the most styl-
ish garniture for white canvas and crepeline
corsages, though they may have a bare sus-
pcion of steel or gilt passementerie.
Corsages run more and more to extremes,
are either short, round and very fully draped,
or else preternaturally long, straight and
slender, both in outline and in ornament.
A white straw gypsy" trimmed with
white lilacs and olive velvet makes one of
the ideal bonnets for dressy wear all sum-
mer, with costumes of almost any descrip-
tion.
Fashion prophets declare that silk is again
to become as generally worn as it was before
jute and other nefarious admiXtures shook
our faith in and preference for this elegant
material.
Gray suede or dull green cashmere is made
up into simple but stylish polonaises, lightly
trimmed with the new steel gimp and worn
oyer skirts or striped moire or bengaline,
whose highest moiety matches their hue.
White pilot cloth dresses, gold braided with
Jockey caps to match, are in high fashion for
morning wear and tennis at Fortress Mon.
roe, where the grass is green and velvet like,
and the flowers are in bloom on every side.
Among the most stylish summer thin stuffs
are shot yelling, with inchwide silk sell
wages; canvas, with Paisley borders and
crepons, and crepelines of wool and silk or
| linen, wrought all over with dots or self-col-
ored embroidery.
Lexington (Miss.) has three feminine resi-
dents who play an important part in keeping
| the town in communication with the rest OF
the world. One of the ladies aforesaid is
| postmistress another express agent, and the
| third has charge of the telegraph office.
For every young woman there are sum-
| mer afternoon gowns of big fiowered cream
| India silk made with the gathered belted
| waist. long, curved drapery falling over 8
| petticoat of white India silk tucked and
| trimmed with wide valenciennes insertion.
High and very stiff standing collars arc
still the rule; to which, however, there are
some notable exceptions, in which the collar
| is not only conspicuously absent but the
| open neck slightly pointed at the front, and q
| soft fall of lace turned over and ending in 6
| jabot half way to the belt.
| Many of the new parasols of silk or satin
are lined with Pompadour foulard silk, with
| lace or net puffed or fiuted on the outside
| Other styles are of moire, bordered witt
| white satin bands and white lace. These are
| especially designed for garden parties coach
| ing, the races, and like occasions, but not foi
| promenade.
Tan, both light and dark, cream white,
| ecru, mushroom, pearl, Roman red, all shades
| of yellow from jonquil to deep saffron, and
Every pale tint of absinthe green are the tints
| most generally used for the new French tishI
vests. The fabrics are satin-striped faille
| surah, and satin-striped gauze, Bengaline
crepe lisse silk canvas, and China silk.
Shoes are in so many novel and stylish de
| signs that every inducement is afforded
| women TO pay special regard to this portion
| of their dress. Kid, both dressed and un
| dressed, is dyed in dark shades of color, ant
| every style of modelling finds representa-
| tive Ladies' shoes are made with grace
| fully shaped medium high heels, toes neither
| too pointed for comfort nor yet too broad fol
| grace.
The very finest wool textures-cashmere
| drap-d'ete, thibet and so on-come in all tn,
| lovely shades, with wide silk selyages fo
| combining with silk of the same shade
Moire shot silk or bengaline is usually chosel
| and over petticoat OF 1T the wool appears a
| full softly-draped polonaise, in whose trim
mings, facings and accessories the silk reap
| pears.
Mrs. Maria Coleman, the sister of William
| S. O'Bren, the late Nevada silver king, ha
| decided to build hotel at Sutter and Powell
streets, San Francisco, that will eclipse any
| thing of the sort on the Pacific coast. Th
| lot is 237xl37, and the hotel will cover all o
| it, Mrs. Coleman was the beneficiary of he
| brothers. will, and has ample funds TO exc
cute her most liberal plans.
The very highest novelty is silk cmbroid
cred with wreaths, vines, wheat sheaves
what not in Vatican colors. 1t is wrough
all along one edge and trims-the bottom o
the skirt, which has drapery of shot veIlin
the collar, cuffs, vest and edges of the drap
cry, and also forms the half girdle. whic
is sewed in under the arms and ties over tn
loose vest very low in front.
| One of the contestants in walking matc
in progress in Chicago is Esther Causten VIII
is only twelve years old, She is described a
1.-THE champion child pedestrian of the Unite
States,n and already has record for spec
and endurance, having walked half mile i
three minutes aud thirty-two seconds. Sh
began her career as pedestrian at Elgir
ILL.,, when only four years old,
The fashionable spring jacket is mad
tailor-fashion, tight fitting at the back, wit
loose fronts. 1t is made of cloth or fame
woolen, TO suit the dress, but the fronts n
main open from the neck downward. Tn
reyers on the fronts and on the sleeves III