The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-22
WHAT WOMEN ARE WEARING.

WHAT WOMEN AXE WEARING.
Many Of the feather wings are white
pointed.
The chip hat has long chiffon rosettes
and many ostrich feathers.
Plaid waists have large collar OF yellow
Valenciennes lace and nainsook
Silk crepe and silk nuns yelling Is the
correct fabric for summer mourning.
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White and black striped silk waists have
chine designs and are trimmed with Ores
den ribbon.
An admirable quality in the new alpaca
is its failure to wrinkle. 1t is known as
silk alpaca, is pliable, graceful and ser
viceable. Few fabrics equal 1t for travel
ing gowns.
Black shoes are the right thing only for
carriage wear. Russia leather tan"
shoes are correct for walking. and tan no
longer implies color, for these light shoes
come in all soft shades Of dull mde, brown
and brown gray.
Figured velvet is again popular. very
handsome dress is made of crepe-wool
goods and velvet brocade. The combina-
ton is unique but very stylish. and as the
materials are handsome. is necessarily
very elegant
White parasols Of plain silk and no trim
ming are the prevailing fashion for gen.
eral use with light gowns. and in addition
to these are the changeable silks for great
er service, and some that are covered with
large Scotch plaids, very conspicuous, but
rare in the procession.
Buttons play prominent part in fash
ions Of the seasons and are used chiefly
for ornaments, except in taiior-made
gowns. Large buttons Of rhinestones and
dainty miniatures are seen, while tiny
black silk and small round pearl buttons
are sewn on In rows as a bodice trim
ming.
Silks stripped with fine lines and scat
tered with tiny spots are quite as fash
ionable as the chine and pompadour eff
fects, which seem to grow prettier all the
time. A pretty evening gown for young
lady Is of white silk, fiounced with pink
rosebuds, and the bodice is Of pink chiffon,
with an applique design of cream lace
dotted over it.
One Of the favorite forms of ornament
for the hair this year is a jeweled aigrette
fastened to the top of a forked pin. and
hinged so that the aigrette may be set to
the proper angle with greater ease. The
stones of which these aigrettes are COM
posed are mounted on wires as fine Is
threads.
Hosiery Is changing in fashion. While
black remains the standard. there is a de-
cided call for fancy styles of all sorts.
Some extremely handsome samples in
fancies are shown. and the indications are
that costumes will be matched in all
shades from black to white.
The newest gloves being shown are four
buttoned chevrettes in black, white, hello
trope. gold or red points, and welts and
pearl buttons to match. They are also to
be had in tan shades, trimmed brown. The
pique sewed chevrettes in beaver. black
and other colors. with braid points. are
also gloves to be recommended.
How long" says the young man, do you
think the women's sleeves will continue
to increase?'
LAS a general rule replied the bald
headed philosopher, ''it is not within the
province of the human intellect TO forsee
the course of fashion. But in this case
1 think 1t is safe TO predict that as soon
as the sleeves get so high that 1t will be
impossible for woman TO look over them
to see what the other woman has on, they
will come down.
Very soft and lovely are new materials
introduced for summer toilets. Washing
fabrics, printed muslins and cambrics, new
mohairs and crepons are in very numerous
and in very tantalizing varieties. There
are also a number OF extremely pretty
fancy wool and silk materials. in very
small patterns, and numbers OF mixed
fancy woolens for robes are fatigue and
tailor costumes.
For evning capotes the favorite fabric
promises to be spangled tulle, placed IN
wing-shaped masses. veined with spangles
and some times held by vabochons. These
cspotes now monopolize tinsel. which is
too theatrical for use on ordinary bon
nets Instead of being two colors or
shades OF the same color. they are now
of one, iridescence supply the variation
of tone necessary for brilliancy.
The pretty fashion OF lace-edged white !
nun collars, returns. their pretty points !
appearing over the prim chokers of even |
gowns. Nothing is more be- |
coming than this touch of fine white about !
the neck, but intending wearers should !
remember that only the perfection OF spot |
less daintiness can be tolerated in this |
sort OF accessory.
The blouse effect in waists still remains |
in favor. but more than ever covered with /
lace. The belt Is generally OF velvet. 4
draped, and il Il orrarnented by ends, |
loops and bows which fall over the skirt I
sometimes in the front, sometimes in the !
back. a pretty way 20 trim a waist is TO /
apply 20 Il double plait. held n place by |
a fancy hook, or an ornament Of rhine /
stones. and continued over the shoulders
to form the bouffant sleeves.
One OF the prettiest tricks OF new jewelry
is a dainty bracelet OF linked vioiets. the |
stems OF which are as naturally tinted l
as is the real bloom. The bracelet is /
equipped with tiny catch which hips the
Kid OF the glove. thereby holding 1t in
place. Every woman knows how Unbe-
coming a bracelet tuTnbled over the hand
Il IN place without marlng the flesh Ihe
present trick settles the difficulty.
The bodice OF small tabernacle gowns
ara triHe shorter than they were in the
winter For city wear they ars double
breasted at the waist. showing three fancy
buttons a. each side. Such bodices are
almost invariably worn with vs.stcoats
or deep chsrnisettes. For country Use
tailor gowns have their bodfces made
open, after the convenient style OF the
Elton and the blazer. 4 charming new
bodice. TO bo worn with black satin
skirt. is made OF iaTeta six with Its
broad collar and stripes down the center
front and under the arms OF white mus
in with a beaded edge, and friH Outlined
with pale yellow lace
Six Is now used 70 ST unprecedented tx
.ent for Innings, even the most uupT@ten-
.fos1S 81 wooden gowns be1ag lined through
4 salts