Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-08

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such as used to be the chief garniture OF
evening dress. Few flowers are employed
and these are subordinated so as to form
a true decorative effect, as instanced in
the w edged ruf1es above, where all the
blossoms are alike, and no attempt Is made
TO initiate nature. This is al improvement
In art that Is worth while to cite. You look
at the natural flower garlands and you see
that they are initiated flowers, and they give
you no further sensation, but you look at
these ruohes. which, whatever they might
be made Of, are correct decorations, and
you experience a delicious surprise to find
that they are composed Of flowers. The prin-
clple is easy.
This paragraph may end ~usefully with the
account OF u dinner gown, easily copied In
extremely good taste. II Is Of blank brussels
net, or any other thin black material, mounted
over red silk. The black skirt is entirely in
side plaits, and falls loose from the silk; the
blouse has a square neck and elbow sleeves
and droops slightly over the belt all round.
The trimming is a passenenterie Of garnet
and red scquins. II makes lines down the
skirt at intervals. all round, and lines down
the sleeve, and is richly massed on the
blouse. This red trimming could be replaced
with net.
THE FASHION IN JEwELRY.
Jewels seem TO be worn less and less every
year. With day ~toilettes they are scarcely
seen at all, and The fact was authoritatively
nv OAhNi 'es ~ NV h'hs
the daughter of the Count d'Hanssonville,
which brought together all that is related to
royalty in France. Scarcely a jewel was to
be seen in this elegant assemblagc. The
bride wore not a single gem.
The festive earring is so nearly out OF
date that it is hardly found except on the
elderly. / should guess that not one woman
in ten under so today has her ears pierced.
| As for the breastpin, which in other days
wa, a necessary finish to the dress, fashion
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collar band being fastened behind, its effect
Is only marred by placing a jewel In front.
Also a brooch that fastens nothing, being SUI
periuous, is out Of taste. In England, where
white linen cuffs are worn with day gowns,
sleeve buttons are a part of dress, but
French fashion does not tolerate linen cults
aud so sleeve buttons as a rule are not seen,
Bracelets cannot be WON with long sleeves
and thus there is very little left but finger
rings, and the watch.
WEARING A TIMEPIECE.
Fashionable watches are very small; tn
ordinary size is about an inch in diameter
They ale carved with decorations. either
crTsted with diamonds or covered with col
ored enamels. If there is a fob or a pin 1
is decorated to match. There are also plaii
gold cases perfectly smooth. The old &c
neva patterns Of engraved eccentric line
seem to have disappeared.
There is an awkwardness in placing
watch on feminine dress. If it is pinne'
on one side &C the bcdice 1t looks foolishl.
like a society decoration, and II it is worl
on a long chain dangling from the necl
the chain is too conspicuous, because 1t |
out of harmony with the dress. Both o
the fashions are seen, the last one the pref
cradle. The chain in vogue Is Of five links
interspersed with pearls. Better than eithe
of these is the fob chain or chatelaine CLASP
and it is the only method that taste ca
justify for a watch worn cut in sight.
In spite Of the temporary cloud upon ther
breastpins continue to be made and perhap
1t is because of the cloud that the jeweler
have piqued thmselves on making some I'm
usually interesting designs. They are fla
jewelers. have had the surface purified G
alloy and made a dull. rich yellow. The
initiate ancient designs, Gaulish, Etruscar
old seals of the Middle Ages, or Japanes
sword guards; thus, a dragon swallowin
its tail. / have seen one where a gold drago
in bas relief coils itself upon a ground c
green mosaic that for simplicity and beaut
Of color contrast is rarely surpassed. Some
times one or more gems are set in t
heighten the design.
The side Combs worn in the daytime ar
Of simple tortoise shell, or with a receptio
dress they may be backed with gold. TIL
hairdresser IL asked will contradict thi
and say that paste diamond c:mbs are a
the rage. The good sense of the reader wi
decide whether women of taste are likely I
decorate the head with diamonds for tn
street.
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