The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-29
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I 'DiscrttipAs - the better part Of val
or" and there's As much discretion in
marching with az IN retiring before the
attacking procession, and SO the major.
ity of womankind Will concede without
hesitation that tho Stewensons' deci-!
sion was graceful, being inevitable.
A blue plaid silk was one Of tho:
Stevensons' frocks, fecked with tiny.
white flowers 1t had haring skirt
trimmed up to the waist with tiny aow-
ers, these adding to the effect of width
and giving a queer and nowadays much
sought after effect of having been made
for belle Of the last generation Tho
bodice had q short blue yoke and q sash.
of blue satin brought under the arms,
in front, under tho most microscopic Of:
zouayes.
Another addition to the Stevenson!
wardrobe is frock of mixed green and
crean-colored "hop saclxing" new
and peculiar material which makes q
plebeian but English tito cover big
price and degree of beauty which It is
hind to call moderate and pass on quick
~. This particular hop-eackipg frocle
had q pointed pe4erine over the shoul-
ders, which was hemstitched quantity
in gold and crimson and brought into
the waist in front and behind. Across
the bosom Il fell back with green silk
revers ano about the waist it was
clasped with gold buckles. The sleeves
had big green silk puffs, and the wide
e1-Sr-f l,od I, 1oor ~vvsov, ~ill, Norpo> r,ifI,
3 plaided heading.
The openings stand up. That Is tho
brims Of the hats and the ribbon bows
and the flowers and t1re feathers and all
the rest of the fixlnqs are aggressive
uncomnonly. I never saw turbans
with so much defiance about them
Trimmed through they may be with
the modest violet, they fairly hristlo
with challenge.
It's pity about the vicists, isn't it7
The world is so tired Of millinery
vio}ets. It never wants to see another;
and yet the color Is 50 fashionable and
women SO pers$stentsy imagine # be-
coming. Really the proletariat ought
to be restrained by law from Selling
upon what the fashionahies have
brought out and have the best Of rea-
sons for wishing 70 retain.
One of the pretxieet OF the springs
lower mixtures IS pink roses and
violets; minosa and violets 60 we'll
too, and there's a fad just at present
for wearing . green gown with tnr-
ban twisted of green stems and trimmed
with violets and green leaves.
1 studied the spring hat the other
afternoon in company with half a
Thousand women who were studying It
likewise. The spring hat received the
amount Of worship il is accustomed to
exact on it's 6rst appearance before its
idolators and received it with it's usual
naughty Indifference and lack of con-
descension- The spring hat can pre-
sumo on its position. for it's as secure in
it as is that other OF civilizations
tyrants, the hired girl
A girl with big twist Of dull yellow
hair and big doyvncast eyes tried on
tan tinted Tuscan straw with a broad
brim turned up from the face and bent
and twisted in odd and most fantastic
fashion. Splangied jet was its glitter
ing lining and black rosettes and s,nall
outstanding ostrich feathers were its
trimmings. The downcast eyes were
not lifted in admiration. but that must
have been for fear OF spelling the pose,
for the hat was bought, and one never
goes that length on opening Gay unless
one is mighty sure, you know.
girl who looked in profile bit like
Mrs Cleveland posed before swinging
mirror in fne black chip hat with q
slight fare to the broad brim In front
was paste buckle fastening . great
butterfly coquiile of cream lace stand
ing up and spreading ike fac In the
back were black ostrich plunes and I'm
der the chin were pinned narrow black
velvet strings
A hat winch stayed behind the glass
disdainf1ily but which many ionsed 70
see come forth was huge Lexhorn
wit. nigh and sapersng crown and .
brIm that drooped on one side AID
didn't tarn zp. but made heroic effort
10 do 20 on the other Green wheat,
green velvet and 9 jes buckle ~er~ iss
trimmings.
isn't there ss.ch a tHlnGs Herx szs .
very oee chip ia deep SCARLET With
black crown and isrisn- giac.s v-irse
rishoas were kno,s~1 sl<sas /, with
masculine precision s1s slo~e q rose
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