Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-06

displayed, designed for coaching and garden
party uses, exquisitely hand-psintcd on pale
shadowp designs, and otherwise decorated
with white lace OF the richest description,
The directoire coat, which is simply
smooth-htting princesse polonaise perfectly
undraped, rolled back in wide revers
and open all the way from throat to
hem, Is very good style for spring wooden
gowns.
Fairylike fans Of crepe gauze or lace put
plainly over slender sticks of silver gold or
ivory, and painted by French artists in
shadow designs, take the place of the cum
brous feather ones so long considered the
heghtof style.
Many lace empire gowns are made of
lowered chantilly net, either black or white,
with waist of full surplicc folds over good
black surah and straight plain skirt with a
hem and many tucks amid which appear
rows and bows and tags of watered ribbon.
For evening wear there are borthas all of
tiny flowers or of rose petals and maiden
hair, and some daring spirits wear with them
four or five chenille humming birds perched
on the left shoulder, and another pceping out
OF the flowers i'll the hair, which must be
dressed immensely high, and in all the rolls,
waves, puffs and brids possible.
Fchus of all sorts will play their part in
in summer toilets, notably the Marie Antoi-
nette, which will be made of crepe gauze,
net, silk. lace or muslin i'll black or white or
colors, and worn either loosely Bnotted in
front or with the ends crossed and fastened
at the back under wide drooring sash.
A lady, in fear of possible burglars, tied
up her diamonds, worth several thousand
dollars, and dropped them every night in
her waste basket. On Friday she was par
alyzed to learn that an early rising servant
mad emptied the basket in the fire, from
which about half the jewels were finally res
cued in damaged state
The crown of new bonnets Is often quite
feature. The brim may be of straw silk,
velvet, lace, net-what you will-but the
crown must be either embroidered with vari-
colored metal threads or else painted or en-
riched with loose lovely folds of some soft
stuff, or else overrun with trails of the most
exquisite small flowers and leaves, or may be
overland with a scant shell of priceless old
lace.
A New York ieweler: ~ receive so many
orders for out-of-the-way articles of jewelry
that it takes a good deal TO astonlsh me; but
when pretty young lady came in the other
day and had ring made to order for her
thumb, must confess that | was surprised.
She ordered plain, broad, dull gold band,
and must say that when | saw it on her
pretty little left thumb changed my mind
about the young woman's taste, for the ring
was really very becoming. Arc thumb rings
going to be fashionable! Who knows! In
the days of ancient Greece and Rome they
were generally worn, and in eastern coun-
tries are still in vogue. l wouldn't be Il bit
surprised to see them become fashionable
here.n
A few days ago Boston lady was in
formed by her servant girl that box of
flowers had been left at the door for her.
Being occupied at the time the lady told the
servant to open the box, sprinkle the flowers
with water and put them on the ice, adding
that she would attend to them when she
went down to tea. The box really contained
new spring hat which had been ordered,
but was forgotten at the time the servant re-
ported tie arrival. Only the flowers were to
be seen when the box was opened. The ser
want followed her orders explicitly, and the
flowers were so thoroughly drenched that
from perfect love of a hat" it became a
limp and worthless mass of dlscolored rib
bons and straw.