Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-04-06

looks handsome and is useful, made Of
hair line cheviot or twilled tweed in dark
color. Blue storm serge is sometimes seen
in these garments. So is dark gray taffe-
ia and black and white hair line silk.
These last are for dust cloaks for travel
ing in warmer climates where dust pene-
trates and ruins everything but silk. All
such garments should be made with as
great simplicity as possible, as their style
as well as usefulness depends upon that.
From present indications I should say
that the sun of popular favor is now shin
ing for tea gowns and %lounging robes with
a magnificent brilliancy. The new models
are marvels of taste and grace, and these
results are produced more by the cut and
shape than ornamentation. Several have
a subtle Japanese suggestion about them.
One I saw hat was called japanese. This
was made of seal brown pongee, the whole
lined and faced with natural pongee. The
gown was folded under a belt surplice fash
Ion and Tapped over in front without being
fastened. There was a loose ripple cape
bordered by two bias folds of lighter shade,
and there was an embossed belt with q
fancy bronze ornament. The sleeves were
very large and dropping, all of the darker
color.
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ton blue silk and a paler blue for lining.
These were called morning gowns, but SO
far they appear to have been worn for tea
gowns instead of morning robes. In fact, I
think the women of today are too active to
be able to hamper their free movements
with such garments as more naturally be-
long to the ease of an afternoon hour, when
all the active duties of the day are lone.
Another handsome tea gown was made of
kingfisher blue cashmere sublime. The
back was cut princess shape, and the front
was drawn across the bust and held in a
deep box plat by a square enamel buckle,
which brought the folds into a very grace
full shape. Around the shoulders was a
plated bertha, made double. The wide
bishop sleeves had deep falls of white lace,
and there was a full ruff of the same around
the neck.
The enormous dropping sleeves seem to
be a feature of the tea gowns. Witness an
other of ruby faille, cut princess back and
with a draped front, which was Tapped d.
agonally to the left. The cuffs and revers
were made of white Spanish lace laid over
pale green silk. The sleeves were large,
coming down we'll over the back of the
hand.
Among the spring hats, bonnets and
flowers one is bewildered by the wealth of
bloom. There are daisies unlimited, even
some being of hitherto unknown varieties,
but the prettiest are those immortalized by
Burns, ''wee crimson tipped'' blossoms,
dear to memory. The bachelors buttons
come next, and the ~mignonette, the forget
menots and feathery sprays Of white heath
err, the rich yellow of the Scotch broom,
and, above them all, great masses of roses
of all hues. There are fewer violets and
lilacs than there were a month ago, but
what there are are marked by perfection.
My impression now is that this is going to
be a rose season.
The shapes of the straw hats are almost
as diverse as the flowers adjoining them.
One of the oldest fancies is a rough straw,