The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-03-27

20 another in fairyIike tracery. These
chifons are TO be made up into evening
dresses for the young and over under
gowns Of taffGta, white or Of tint well
chosen TO bring out the tender beauty of
the design.
1t may well be imagined that these
gowns cost pretty penny, but they are
worth all they cost to the lover Of the
beautiful. There IS no lace or other gar
niture light enough to adCrn these lovely
chiffon gowns, so flowers in sprays and
light and floating wreaths arc used with
exquisite effect They call these floral
adoruments the shower bouquets.
! noticed some new faDcies in flowers
for home day wear. Among them was
one design where there were two bouquets
of Parma wholesome to DO fastened on
the chest near the left shoulder and the
other on tho right side at the belt. There
were several narrow ribbons of shaded
puppies made into a knot, with short ends
ut the upper bouquet and drawn di9gO-
nally across the waist to the other, where
there were many quite long loops and ends
Of the same narrow ribbons. This was
worn over a light gray crcpOn gown.
Small hedge roses and daisies make other
decorations very similar, and as to the
number and variety Of flower collars It is
useless to go into detail. Everything goes,
but the small flowers are preferred.
i
er decoration, as they arc for the most
part light and flmy instead Of heavy.
Still there are many fancios in butter
color where the pattern Is in heavy ap-
pliQue There are also several light laces
in butter color which will enter very large
IL into millinery Of all kinds as founda-
ton and as trimming. The importers of
laces have made largo preparations for
very prosperous lace season. There are
-alencons. both white and butter color, in
applique. The duchess laces, real and i'm
itation. are shown in great abundance,
but the real never varies in color. There
are many beautiful oil over patterns of
imitation lace for dresses, and these are
in white, black and ecru Butter color Is
too crude for an entire gown. Black
chantilly will be made up over colored
glaces, yellow and light green being those
rather more liked, though some which are
made over. the new cerise are rich, tho
black toning down the red. There are
laces designed especially for caps to sleeves,
coIlarettes, pelerines and for ornaments
to different bodices; also there are lace
sleeves IN the most approved shape.
Nets OF every variety of mesh, in cotton
linen and silk arc shown for summer toll
cts, and it Is safe to say that few ladies
will overlook the lace dress. 1t is so use
full and though so frail one can always
more than likely two or three. The man
ner in which the lace is employed is very
curious. In some instances there are lace
gowns over tafTeta or some other silk, and
the sleeves and accessories are of velvet or
hrocade In other cases tho sleeves and
waists are of lace, and other portions are
OF heavy silks. 1t is just as one feels about
il The point de Paris is favorite for
trimming wash dresses in simple patterns.
So are the very fno swiss applique and
pique embroideries, which resemble laces
exactly on the edges. The swiss embroid-
cries arc seen in lavish profusion on fine
underwear
Another very taking fancy IS to have n |
breadth OF fine light colored silk net |
stretched over a rich piece Of changeable |
silk and then q handsome design of iri- |
descent and pearl beads worked upon st. |
This IS then set in the front of n gown,
most generally velvet, either black or very
dark in color. One such model had tho |
front Of cream net over cbangeable opa-
line silk There was a low vest front Of !
the same. Tho rest Of the costume was |
composed of black velvet. The front Of |
the dress was embroidered with opaline |
beads
At the same place noticed very dainty |
evening dress for young lady. Tt was |
OF white silk muslin, with silver lines. |
The skirt was made plain, but down each |
side was a putting Of pale pink tulle held /
in at intervals with two rows OF pale pink /