Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-29

FNsnton NOtcS.
The self-colored straws are less vivid in
tone than they were last year.
some new bullion belts have buckles with
monograms set in rhinestones.
Bracelets are immensely popular again,
especially with the school girls.
Jackets, women's business suits, also
dressy gowns, are being made of corduroy.
The charming shot and lowered silks of the
season make up very effectively with plain
taffetas.
Hats and bonnets made Of zephyr straw
coarsely plated and in many colors are very
much in evidence.
Collarettes, with an elaborate applique
OF Persian design and brilliantly jewelled
collars, are seen.
Flsh net yelling. with open rings rather
than dots Of chenille, is the latest notion in
this decorative dress item.
Exquisite sets consisting of hat. parasol
and cape in chiffon will be among the ex-
pensive accessories OF the summer toilet.
The most novel and elegant dress trim
mings Of the moment are Venetian. Renais-
sance and Honiton applique edgings and
Insertions laid over velvet bands
Elastic belts, heavily wrought with jewels,
that, when not worn, shrink almost to the
compass of a bracelet. are among the latest
of the Persian novelties.
Many of the new spring dresses. even for
afternoon wear, show panels of black velvet
over gray and ford brocaded and figured
designs, or conversely, with riotous display
Of brocade panels enlivenlng the sober goods.
The generally acknowledged usefulness of
side-bags has brought them into style again,
and they now appear in many Of the new
shades. matching the spring gowns. The
handsome mountings are Of silver.
Among other charming fancies in newly
imported novelties are French bodies draped
with Marie Antoinette fichus trimmed with
mcussplipp do sOin frills with silk -pmhrOil-
cred edgings in Vatican designs wrought In
natural colorings.
The rage for Dresden patterns has spread
even to the ribbon hat-bands of the summer
sailors. which are patterned to match the
shades of the Dresden shirt wa SITS. The
same colors and designs are carried out in
the unusually elaborate handles of ~parasols
and umbrellas.
Shepherd s-check fabrics in silk appear not
only in black and white. cream and brown.
blue and gray, ETC., but in every variety of
color on light-hued grounds. Over them,
TO impart additional attractiveness, is often
thrown a shot weave of another color en-
tirely, making three distinct t.nts in one
material.
This will be a ribbon year to the enjoy
mept of little women. In hat and on gown.
and even futtering upon the ribbed dome
Of the seasonal parasol. the ribbon reigns
supreme. There will even be entire bodices
built up of ribbons, and of most SNOWY
effects in Dresden figures and flower group
ings.
Instead of waning in popularity, the fash
ion for waists entirely different from the
skirts is more than ever the rage, and the
fancy for these dainty, dressy, and econom-
ical garments extends from the simple mex
pensive ehirtwaist to the most elaborate
creation from Paris, costing anywhere from
$50 to $50, and even more, IL real laces are
used for garniture.
Nyu-. t1,. ol,a -.II H. anal ,,,ol co.,
gowns this season. The skirts of such
costumes are made full and faring. The
jacket basques have as trimming gold but
tons. The bodices worn with such frccks
are of white satin. yelled with creamy lace
as a first choice. and half a dozen other
bodices to suit the wearer's taste.
Some of the new glace crepons have more
the effect of a silk brocade than crepon as
we know 1t, and most of the designs are
in very gay colorings and effects. 1t is al
most transparent and Is intended only for
blouses and other fancy waists, and is meant
to take the place for summer of the heavier
Marie Antoinette brocades, Dresden silks,
chine, taffetas, etc. 4.
The correct boot to wear with the spring
walking costume is Of fine. kid, or patent
leather, with tops to match the color of the
gown. If the fashionable dame decides that
she cannot have boots to match every gown
black satin tops will be permissible, and
may be worn with almost any gown. 1t Is
interesting to. note that congress CATERS are
rapidly coming into fashion. |
Violets, roses, valley lilies and pasturtiums
are the favored flowers for spring millinery.
With the violets are combined all the shades
from the richest deep mauve to palest anne
thyst. With the nasturtiums are combined
all the new shades of yellow. from mandarin
and tangerine to palest cowslip. But nearly
every hat has roses upon 1t. no matter what
other flowers may adorn 1t.
The latest device in Embarrassing is to
make use of a coil of jute or curled hair lin
other days called a "rat'). This coil is much
the shape of a very large %cruller, and 1t is
pinned exactly in the center Of the head, ones
own hair being first drawn through the open
ing In the center of the ring. When adjusted
the hair is twisted around this ring and gives
the effect of a very large coil of hair. In
case the wearer's hair is not luxuriant, the
cruller-shaped piece Is first lightly severed
with hair the exact shade of these meager
treSseS. |
1t was hoped that small hats in the 'hape
of pretty toques, gypsy styles, with mt crate
brim, and simple, elegant trimmings. would
lead In favor, but again we see put forth by
every fashionable importer and milliner hats
of exaggerated outline, and vulgarly over
laden with a mass of heterogeneous garni-
ture, most suggestive of uncomfortable
weight, as well as indicative of very bad
taste. But they are the vogue, and this set
ties the matter, and would II the hats were
with turnips, cabbage heads. ears Of
corn, field mice and a pate de fois gras crown.
Feminine Notes.