Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-05

III Notes.

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Dolly Warden hats and Dolly Warden silks
and mus,ins have come back to high favor.
The new sheer woods, both plain and pat.
termed. are a delight to the eye with theii
daintlness Of tint, and to the touch with theil
silky softness.
Fronch cashmere. soft as silk and lending
itself to most graceful, classic lines. Is much
favored for tea gowns and all kinds of dressI
house toilets.
New parasols run to pagoda-like shape.
and are made of the gay-hued Dresden silk:
and in fancy batistes for wear with cottor
frocks.
The newest organdies are In exquisite ORES
den patterns, and the India mualns copy ex
peno!ve Marie Antoinette silks and satin bro.
cades in their designs.
New jackets have plated and waved bach
which display the gay-hued Innings. Tan
beige erd fawn are especially modish and the
strapped seam is most popular.
Every Conceivable fancy IN combinations of
chiffon. lace, embroidery and fancy ribbons
will be worn to beautify bodices. Fancy has
run riot in these dainty accessories.
Handsome capes Of black satin have fac
ings or openwork grass cloth, the effect of
the transparent fabric over black producing
Q soft color effect which is distinctly artistic.
The very popular sleeve model of the mo-
ment fits the arm very closely, some incheo
above the elbow, and has a short, full puff at
the top, the sleeve at the wrist sharply
pointed and frilled with rich lace.
Another lace season is prophesied. Many
Of the new laces have the patterns outlined
with gold or silver threads. or are sown with
Roman pearls and glittering paillettes of
gold or silver.
In very many cf the new gowns made by
Frenchmen the sleeves are very long, with
the Gala" point over the hand. Dinner
gowns are made with long, pointed bodices,
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back.
Pompons of violets and other small flowers
massed closely together are used on new
hats and bonnets. ChouX of tulle are espe-
cially modish and lend an attractively airy
look to spring millinery.
White tulie tied in a large bow in front is
one of tho popular decorations for the neck,
and among the new collar bands arranged
to wear with different dresses is one of
white satin ribbon, with a acalloped frill of
ecru embroidery ruched on the edge with
very narrow cOlCred satin ribbon.
The silk and wool mixtures for handsome
spring jackets are very elegant goods indeed,
and some of the plain rich cloths have a
bourette stripe on their smooth surface.
Others are in basket weaves, and again are
shown soft wool grounds crossed with bare
Of shaggy mohair.
Stylish Norfolk jacket suits are made of
p.n-check woods in various novel and pretty
color bleachings, but the majority of the mo-
hair Siciliennes and twilled mohairs are made
up in tailor fahsion with full gored skirt and
an open-fronted Jacket that is cut to lap and
button when occasion requires.
Louis XVI. coats of black velvet or black
brocade are lined with white satin or silk,
sometimes plain, just as often with tiny
Dresden figures. Narrow box-plaited satin
ribbon is placed on the bottom of these
coats on the inside, giving an indescribably
pretty finish.
The sleeve continues to be the all-im-
portant factor CT the gown. Frill on frills.
Vandyke caps, and epaulets are rampant
about the very top OF the arm, with a de.
cided tendency toward extra tigntness OF
the sleeve above 40 well as below the elbow.
Often a parting is made in the center of the
puff, revealing the close coat sleeve from
the shoulder down.
The new ribbons are really wonderful In
coloring and diversity of patterns. On white
and bright colored grounds there are chine
designs, and over these are narrow black ana
white stripes or dots. They come wide for
sashes. and cost between 81 and 50 a yard.
One design OF purple Elacs otfewn al 1yel
a white ground, with one narrow white
satin stripe down either side nearly TWO
inches from the edge, is particularly pretty,
but the variety is beyond description.
Box-pleated and tucked fronts in Jackets,
basque bodices, and boleros VIII IN a great
degree take the place of the dropping blouse
fronts so long in vogue, and India mulis,
elk CLEANLINESS, and grenadines will replace
chiffon and mousseIine de sole for the max
ing Of many of the summer evening gowns,
the former fabrics being a degree less perish
able; but dIaphanous textiles will still be
greatly used as d%raperies over waists and
sleeves OF silk, satin, and brorade.
A florist in London has invented a new
bouquet to succeed the Shower bouquet"
lately fashionable. 1t is called the "Vic-
toria fan" bouquet. AS its title indicates,
it is formed like a fan, and, like ito prede-
cessor, Is very light and easy to carry.
It's peculiar shape and the clever way in
which 1t is mounted adapt it remarkably
well to the quaintest and ~prettiest COM
binations of color. 1t is finished off with
streamers suited to the costume, and is
altogether a perfect little gem.
Rustic percsline il q very good substitute
for a silk lining. 1t is used by some of the
best modistes in making spring gowns. 1t Is
sold in black, brown, and gray shades, also
in white and pearl color. 1t does not have
the disagreeabie rattle of many of the dressed
cotton Innings, but the gentle swish of taffeta |
in a moderate degree. 1t is better, at all
events. than most Of the cotton Innings, as 1t
has a silky finish and sometimes a mo red mr.
face. and it will outwear most of the mex
penslye silks sold for lining purposes.