The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-09

short rufle of heavy lace, very deeply
pointed. Three twisted cords join the
cape in front, which is not intended to
meet, but stands apart to show the full
ness of the bodice beneath.
Another is very giddy-a}i bows and
puffs and lace The material is ondine
the color delicate anemone. The pretty
sloping skirt has three bands of white
faille for trimmiBg-broad bands. dis
tributed at even distances from waist to
feet. Each band has standing bow at
the left side The corsage has its slight
fullness drawn together in small puff
in front, and beneath, coming from the
shoulders and stretching out under the
arms. are soft folds of white faille.
drawn together, also at the left side,
and caught at the belt with a bow. A
twisted rope of anemone velvet edges
the folds of faille. At the shoulders are
two more small bows. and below the
two ondine fiounces of the sleeves is a
deep flounce of soft lace. The effect is
wonderfully pleasing, although almost
too dainty to wear these tickle spring
days.
We are certainly getting broader and
broader. There is no telling where we
shall stop. if we keep on. What with
capes. and bretelles. and bertheS. and col
lars with big flares, we are about as wide
at the top as we are at the feet. The
hour-glass effects are accumulated more
and more, and poor woman Will soon
oil If mood al
days when her garb still conveyed some
suggestion of what she really looked
like If Venus were TO appear once
more in the flesh. she would conclude
that her race had spent itself. that its
light had gone out upon this earth and
that a new genus had appeared. differ
ent in all respects from the noble
women of her time. Our appearance is
indeed deplorable. and our case would be
hopeless We're it not for the small com
fort found in the fact that such large
proportion of womankird has still COM
mon sense enough TO condemn the ex-
travagances, even while unwillingly
forced to adopt them. Paris Is up III
arms against the hoop, even while il
that measures seven yards around We
must lay the blame this time at the feet
of our English cousins. of common
sense fame. who have failed to adhere
to their principles when they allow
these unsightly. flaring rUfies 10 assert
themselves without rebuke. The poor
Short Skirt Reform league, which is
struggling so bravely in that same
country for existence. goes TO the other
extreme and wants the skirts lifted sew
eral inches from the ground. Ameri-
cans, beware of the British reforms
Let Us have none Of them. Let Us stand
BY what our common sense and beauty
sense dictate and we shall do well.
The newest short cape has but two
ruffles. The upper one. however. turns
over 50 as to form what Is equivalent 70
a third The turnover Is crinolined,
and accordingly stands out stiftiy, look
ing very pretty, however. as IL Is 50
short that it scarcely passes the Shout
der Another short one has a single
cape. plated. cut open in the back as
we'll as in the front; edged with three
tiny rows of plain braid. and adorned
with q small collarette. 4 third Is quite
long: has box plsit back and front
and deep lace rufies falling over each
shoulder. 1t has also rolling passe-
menterie collar which extends Cow d
into a pointed yoke both back and
front There are few single eapeS.
with nothing but a rolling collar. and
silk - give them sufficient character