Omaha daily bee., 1896-07-05

ia one observation that may be made on the
adaptability of the following costumes.
Bicycle skirts are usually plain or at most
are trimmed with lines running UP and
DOWN; they are not trimmed round the bot
tom; but the intelligent reader will know
. how to compromise on the design.
A model for wool excursion gowns in great
favor with young women Is a bodice that is
both blouse and jacket. Imagine a blouse
cut low round the neck and cut open down
the front to the belt over a high inner
bodice or guimpe OF another color, with below
the belt a little round basque some four
inches wide. The neck that runs low in
front runs high behind. runs up to form a
point in the middle OF the back that reaches
clear to the top of the neck-band. This
pointed back, it may be said, is on gowns
OF all sorts and is one OF the novelties of
the season. Instead of being cut down
low In front sometimes the front edges run
up to the collar bands and meet, and from
here a curved outline is cut round to the
point behind, leaving the under bodice to
show over the shoulder like a thin crescent
moon. The inner and outer bodice are of
course made ON the same lining and 1t is
only In effect that they are two,
Made upon this model is a gown OF baize
colored wool trimmed with white braid. over
a guimpe OF white silk. The braid is in
four rows straight round the skirt with a
fifth row above in loops, and the same pat
tern Is carried out round the neck, down
the fronts and round the basque. This
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white is very fashionable. Another model
extremely effective is of navy blue serge
trimmed with black braid over a guimpe Of
deep yellow. The collar band is of black
satin with a yellow plating round the top.
Navy blue sailor with paintings OF yellow
ribbon and black wing,
Among the most felicitous new costumes
made especially for the bicycle may be
counted one that has a skirt OF striped
baize color and white, a figaro jacket with
rounded fronts and very open OF plain baize
color, and a skirt of white silk. Straw
sailor with white band. A knot of colored
' ribbon at the throat. And also another
which, IL less deliciously delicate, has in
compensation more effect. 1t is all OF plain
baize cloth, finished with stitching. and is
made with a figaro like the above and knick-
erbockers. The jacket opens over a shirt OF
dark brown silk. and the shirt cuffs turn
up ON the outside over the jacket sleeve,
Knot OF almond green ribbon at the throat,
Brown stockings of invisible plaid, and low
tan shoes.
NOVELTIES FOR THE SEASHoRE.
A new idea is to contrast diaphanous ma
:, terlals with black velvet. Everything, chif-
fon, ribbon, lace, is bound with velvet. What
was vague in outline and merely ceased like
drifting yapor has now as distinct an edge
as a COW on a close horizon. The butter
flies used on toques, even, have their wings
all bound with velvet. 1t Is not a tremendous
invention, but ideas are so scarce TINS year
that one makes the most of what there are
and really IL is surprising how many new
effects can be drawn from this seemingly
little one. as observe in the following
toilets. ~,
A gown Of brown foulard printed Will
white in Japanese manner Is made with thu
skirt shlrred on cords round the hips ant
falling thence like a hounce, untrimmed
= The blouse shirred in the SAM way rounC
the top passes In gathers under a wide bel
OF brown satin. over the blouse a sleeveless
bolero with e~paulets OF twine colored lae'
WITH gold threads intermingled. The bacl