The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-19
FASHIONS FAVORS.
Charming Costumes to Adorn
Fair Ladies.
Chnnceable Silks VIII Be Generally Worn
This Sesson-Nsany Devices Re-
sorted to for Changing sleeves.
The Styles in Hats.

Figured and printed silks and wool
lens. such as challie and cashmeres,
make the most correct Empire tea and
neglige gowns.
Jaunty military capcs viii be made
up en- suite with many of the pref
test spring costumes for misses and
girls.
Wrinkled girdles for slender misses
are decorated at the back with big but
terhy bows having single wings These
bows are made of the dress goods or OF
al ornamented ia brio. and lined with 4
pretty color, which is also sparingly
used upon the front OF the gown.
For adorning summer gown there are
embroideries, laces and their invaria bic
associates. ribbons. Swiss ana nainsook
enbroideries in both close and open
work patterns are produced in inseT-
tions and wide and narrow edgings fof
trimming ginghams and batistes.
Black silk trimmings are provided Tor
woollen fabric. They are rich. light
and laceGke, and are certain 10 receive
the approval of conservative women.
In this class GALLONS are prete-abl to
edgings.
Among silks which will make dainty
trimmings in conjunction with
changea bic satin are merveilleux IN
shaded effect. figured with tiny stars in
gold applique satin. NItreux is heavy,
glossy satin, figured with little set fig
ures in plain silk, which appear to be
sunk in the satin surface and disply three
or four colors on black or dark marine
ground. This viii be especially charm
ing in com bination with black satin,
giving the requisite bit of color de-
manded in the garniture of black
dresses this season.
There are great many silks in
changea bic, cmbre or other fancy eff
fects, which are striped with heavy
lines of satin or crossed in quadrille eff
feet. The crossbar is rather newer
than the stripe. which was introduced
last season. These quadrille effects are
introduced in some manner in the vast
ma ority of new French goods Thus
a surah silk of glace satin surface is fig
ured with palm leaves in dark green on
Il changeab bic heliotrope ground, and is
cross barred by lines of jet black.
There are many surahs in serge effect,
having a heavily twilled ground. bro
caded with tiny seed dots ard cross
barred with satin lines in some light
color, usually yellow or bright green
A charming cream-white satin is
striped with bands of color. either pale
lilac or watergreen or delicate maize
color, figured with tiny ieur-lettes de
IEmpire in dainty contrasting hue.
These will make pretty gowns for
youthful figures, trimmed with abun-
dance of rutfies and cascades.
Still another silk IS shaded in stripes
from pale rose color to sky blue. and is
figured with flowers a la Pompadour
and cross lined in foUr-inch quadrilles
by narrow lines of black satin. Quad
rifle effects will no doubt be especially
popular in street colors.
Gathered skirts, like those upon the
Russian blouse, are this season added
to many of the corselet 5odices of silk
or other IA brics. Another style very
useful for renovating last years dresses
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back and front, completing it by high
underbodice of contrasting material.
To conceal the joining use is made of
ribbon or narrow gimp. If the sleeves
are not distended enough for present
fashion, very full plated rufiie of
lace or silk may be set above the puff:
this deep on the shoulders and tapering
off under the arms. Many other devices
are resorted to for changing sleeves
that are not wide enough, such as bows
Of ribbon, inserted plaitings and putfs,
triple strands of velvet, put on perpen-
dicularly. also Russian caps, epaulets
and shoulder capes.
Black grenadines. which are heavier
and more endura bic goods than the
gauzes, promise to remain popular.
They are found in plain black. in 4
variety of brocaded effects and in black
frightened by color. Black gauzes win
undoubtedly be chosen for afternoon
dresses made in Empire effect over
closo-fitting gowns of black satin. For
this purpose they are imported, figured
in the Empire designs already described
for satins.
MORE silks and fine taffetas are shown
in the seasons importations. The tef-
fetas sre figured in dainty flower and
little set designs. and Will make charm
ing afternoon gowns. One of the novel
ties 5his season Is more rayonnante.
This is a changeabie MORE in which TIE
under color appears On the surface of
the goods in the watered wave which
forms the stripe. There are also MORE
silks in very fine wave, the wave OF the
silk forming a hair-stripe in the goods
Among the most desirable silk goods
are the domestic surahs Of standard
twill, which are shown in black and
colors, printed with the small designs
which are considered pretty this sea
son.
A plain black surah IS looked upon as
q desira bic goods for travelling and
general wear. IN the new finish il viii
shed dust like an India silk.
The FIRST trimmed bonnets which hav.
been sent over from Paris show the
prevaIence Of the dahlia and emincnce
purple hues, Of the rose and magenta
colo-s which have been already noted.
and % the CASTLE yellow colors- which
have q pinsish tinge ana verge on the
salmon. The Triuon pink. dali fade
shade u Old rose. IN amethyst tones. Is
a new colo which = shown 80 two
shades. yellow, which promises again
70 be 2 fashiona Die color. because i
combines so well with black, j. shown
IN straw color, pale corn color. bic q Tor.
and ln the deeper Cleopatra Tellows,
which zere made popular AS season
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