Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-10
E.Sbinn Mates.

New veilings show medium large chenille
dots or open circles.
A narrow. red leather belt with coin buckle
is considered very chic.
A lumber Of the imported straw hats are
trimmed with little fur heads.
Strings of tulle are old-fashioned IDEAS re-
vived in this seasons millinery.
The newest French corsets of tinted or
white satin brocade have petticoats to match.
Bridesmaids gowns of figured tafreta are
beng trimmed with narrow black velvet rib
bon.
The newest organizes are barred with satin
and brocaded with exquisite Marie Antoinette
designs.
The new alpacas, woven with coarse twills
and covered with chine designs, look almost
as elegant as SILK.
In dress goods there is a new poplin, with
alternate thick and transparent ribs, which
make a charming effect.
The English walking hat and the round
turban in rough straw are fashionably worn
with travelling and walking suits.
Very rich and elegant satin brocades are
used for elegant Louis coats with soft lace
vests, to be worn with skirts of black satin,
MORE, or peau de sole.
Flowered liberty silks Gni satins are made
up into blouse waists for wear with odd
skirts, and they are specially recommended
for evening dresses with lace or chiffon
bodices.
In cotton dress goods the tones run dis
tinctly toward linen browns. Narrow satin
stripes and openwork embroidery are features
of these da',,.y weaves.
Great use is made this season on travelling
and shopping costumes of English serge, mo
hair and cheviots in fine heather mixtures of
thy gilt, pearl, steel and jet buttons set on
in clusters.
Silk moire taffeta and a new rustic"
| rnIrip nnllnl gnt-n1in having all the virtues
of percaline. with additional strength and
gloss, are two new waist and skirt Innings
that are finding general favor.
Figaro Jackets of deep yellow lace or of
black guipure passementerie are much worn
again. These attractive adjuncts to a toilet
are jaunty and especially becoming to slight
figures.
Silks in printed warp effects are extremely
! popular this year, and for fancy waists unS
Ia made Of pretty jacquard tafetas, strlpei
and iridescent brocades. striped, repped and
plaided Kaikis, and Lyons-woven and DO
mestic-dyed Habutais.
A color mixture we have yet to become
used to or deem artistic is the blending OF
deep iris purple and dark blue, and another
equally crude mixture of yellow-green RID
hons on turquoise-blue gowns. The green
and blue combination is called the peacock
melange.
white Is to be very much worn this season,
and race and yachting gowns are maze oil
| white 1lpded ana stlSC. Shb' "H'tS f-
of silk lace or chiffon will be a desirable
nossession at the fashionable summer resorts
and the only permissible black cape Is cap
orately trimmed with white. .
Among the cream-tintcd silk and wool
fsncies for summer toilets and dainty house
GOWNS and Jackets are some soft and pretty
novelties called Trilby cloth, fioranelie'
repped Lansdowne, Damasein Lansdowhe eh-
gardine, and printed warp trench chaihes
in various beautiful designs.
With the advent of the shirt waist come
all sorts of quaint and pretty fancies IN Gun
buttons and studs. The p%rettiest designs III
sleeve links are the enameled flowers. lhey
come in as many colors as their pro'otyPe'
and are very ornamental as wen as sei'i''
able.
Mousouetaire is the name given to one
of the new sleeves which is OF much
smaller proportions than those wnlch nave
enjoyed such a long popularity. Inc sieeve
is shirred half way to the shoulder ana
finishes in a small puff. AT the wrist II Is
finished to fall well over the hand'
The sheer and dainty colOred organizes
dimities and mulls make the most capt.
vating negligee gowns. They are usualiy
made up over princess gowns Oh Da1rste' ~
the shade prevailing in the gown Inc va
tiste lining is cooler and less expensive thah
silk and adds to the airiness OF the "hoio
frock.
IadvIike and elegant costumes for church
and visiting wear are made OF very neh'
gray peau do sole, French cashmere Wohal,
or silk-warp Henrietta cloth, the VesI a.
rayers of cream-white satin trimmed Win
rows Of narrow silver braid. AT the throat
Is a large bow of silk tulle with ENDS OF very
rich cream lace.
Among the useful and pretty materials to
he used for entire waists, Insertions, sieeNe-
nuffs plastrons, blouse fronts, ETC., are inc
LEU u,Iprenot pufhnga by the yard, that are
va riously made of mousselaine de sole,
orqandy, grass linen, Brussels net, SWISS
muslin linen lawn, chiffon in plain enects
and In combination with lace anu CHI
broidery.
cesb rihbons for wear with summer frocks
oro marveIs of exquisite color combination.
these ribbons have almost invariably ight
grounds. upon which are tossed gay hueu
fowers. the colors softened by the chihe
erect. These ribbons are very expensive ana
quite dwarf the cost OF the cos'uihe WIZ"
which they are worn.
The modish trousseau now contains corsets
and silk skirts Of the same fabric, or IN Tue
same shades. If the corset is OF plack WIN
yellow howere.s the skirt. II not or the
same material, is of plain black satin, the
RULES edged with three rows of Tom Thumb
ribbon repeating the yellow seen In the
corset. Any color combination may be thus
effected.
Chameleon and China silk %parasols, without
any decoration, are the most useful styles In
all the wondrous display of beruilei lace,
chiffon and flower trimmed novelties, and
thew are equally suitable to carry with a
tailor gown or a thin muslin. A new shape in
parasols is called the pagoda. The ribs turn
lp at the ends outside and the whole is
made very effective by full chiffon Innings
OF a contrasting color. A huge chiffon rosette
encircles the handle. so that when the plrasol
is closed it resembles an immense bouquet.
The newest sticks are very slender, mounted
with Dresden china and painted to core
spond with the changeable silks
With the cycle costume are yaTiously worn
the English walking hat, the sailor sha) pc,
the Alpine with dented crowns, the Tam
o. Shanter, the bell-crowned Rubens and the
cloth cap matched to the costume, These are
all appropriate styles and are Of course but
little trimmed. but as the season advances