The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-03
FEMININE FINERY.
The Latest In Winter Wear for q
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Ladies'.
Fitted bodices of seal, otter, chin.
,hilla, Persian lamb, and dark beaver
are in high vogue this season. They
are worn variously with skirts of vel.
vet, ladies' cloth, satin, Scotch plaid,
and fancy crepon.
Narrow Queen Anne belts of plated
gold, sterling silver, openwork leather
or kid, with metal trimming, are very
fashiopably worn. Some of the gold
and silver belts are almost solid and in
raised floral designs, others are in fill
| gree patterns, dotted with half precious
stones, with oval or oblong buckles to
match.
A new bodice trimming consists Of
folds of black or colored velvet for
| the throat, waist, and wrist portion OF
the sleeves, from which falls frill of
handsome lace gathered moderately
full, the widest frill falling from the
folded girdle, forming dressy basque
| like effect below the belt Another
style shows plain band of velvet fin
ished with Piccadilly points of the vel
vet, edged with ecru guipure lace.
Stylish winter jackets are made OF
soft velvety tailor cloth in grav- tan,
or fawn color, and lined with change
able satin whose colors repeat them
| selves in Persian waistcoat of what
is called ''Orienta, vesting," showing a
| very beautiful commingling of rich
Persian dyes. The sleeves of these
Jackets are only moderately large, and
have deep cuffs attached-an addition
which many fashionable women OBJ
ject to.
Bodices are cut longer in the waist
and absolutely tight-6tting in the
back. On some of the new tailor-made
| dress" costumes are pointed cuirass
bodices, with an adjusted yoke of vel
| vet laid on over the shoulders, its deep
| vandyke points falling over the sleeve
! puffs, with a deeper point in the im-
mediate back. Directly in front the
yoke extends into a wide, fat plat
that reaches to the waist. This entire
| adjustable piece is edged with a rich
quality of lace about three inches
wide, and the collar is finished with
| rundown velvet points similarly
| edged. This yoke is also made of Ores
| len silk.
Plaided silk and satin ribbons are
| brought out this season representing
every clan, and these are used prodi-
gally both in millinery and for bright
ening dark or neutral house dresses
and waists Some of the newest tar
tans show a rich and beautiful shade
of Russian Napoleon, or peacock blue
mixed with amber brown, chamois
color, geranium red, and Sometimes
with certain shades of olive and old
rose. These plaids are particularly be-
coming to women of neutral type
Velvet flowers are very elegantly
and effectively used upon dress bon
F.! nets and hats for calling, receptions,
and theater and opera wear On green
velvet bonnets, for instance, two COL
ors are used-a rich nastrrtium shade
and deep Spanish yellow narcissus
with a golden-brown heart-or on a
violet velvet hat we see a cluster of
shaded chrysanthemums and velvet
rose-geranium bloom Entire capots
are made of superbly colored autumn
leaves laid over brown, green, or plum
colored foundations. and white velvet
and white chenille dress bonnets are
enriched with this lovely foliage, with
soft aigrettes set into an artistic bunch
| Of the same ieaves-N- Y. Post