Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1897-01-24
EnsI,ion Notes..

The fur with which chapeau is trimmed
should match the muff carried with it,
A narrow belt is strictly passe The
ceinture should be a broad girdle of velye
or satin.
Petunia continues to be a very popular
color the pnk.sh rather than the purple
tones of the flower being favored.
Some novel garter buckles have centere
of blue and white enamel, in quaint delft
figures, set in framework OF flligre gold.
Calling gowns OF velvet are often trimmed
with FUR, and most unusual combinations
such as silver fox and mink, sealskin and
chinchilla, are seen on one gown.
Tapped dress skirts. buttoned at the top
with real or simulated buttonholes on the
silk-lined flaps, will be feature of many OF
the new spring walking costumes
A stylish skating costume of petuna cloth
has a chamos-lined bolero jacket of the
cloth with high collar and edglngs of black
Persan-lamb fur. The sleeves and skirt
border are likewise of the fur.
Among the new tailormade gowns which
will find place in the spring fashiorG is
one OF tan cloth. trimmed with black braid
put on in graceful scallops. Black satin
forms the sleeve puffs and faces the reveru,
and the full vest of lace Is held in by a
black satin belt.
Coat bodices of light fancy brocade silks
are worn for afternoon dress with dark
skirts Of cloth or silk. They have the full
soft vests of lace or chiffon, a short, rippled
basque lined with plain color, and a mar
row belt OF velvet or jeweled gallon across
the back and sides
One very pretty gown of black velvet worn
at the opera has ar entire bodice of closely
spangled black moussellne de sole with
three bands of handsome cream lace, slightly
letted down the front and back cream
lace frill in the epangled collar and mar
row belt OF bias black satin are the finish.
Medici and Robespierre collars and cravats
ruches and bows of immense size are worn
In the most becoming manner and the art
OF making up fur into tiny fanciful pointe
collets, borderings OF jacket fronts and yokes
as II 1t were velvet, brocade or cloth has
developed scores OF novelties during the sea.
son.
Some Of the handsome Russian blue cos-
TUNES are made up with bolero Jacket
girdle and cape collar edged with mink fur
with blouse vest Of blue, cream. gold and
green plaided silk barred with satin, whose
soft folds are held by the high ceinture Tho
sides OF the front breadth and the hem are
bordered with fur.
Drap dete Is desirable material for the
plated skirts, as 1t Is soft and pliable and
yet has all the appearance OF the heavier
cloth. Camels hair cloth is also very much
used especially for home dresses, In the
light colors when 1t is made up very simply
with collar and wide belt OF satin or velvet
In some contrasting color.
very marked feature of present modes
Is the existence everywhere on every style
OF gown of the square-front Russian iack-
cts, the bolero, the Eton or the rounded
zouave style, and also the abundance of
decoration about the neck-Stuart ruches.
Queen Bess ruffs, Josephine fraises, Marie
Antolnette fchus Vandyke, Rubens and
Charles X collarettes, battlemented collars
and outstanding frlls.
Skirts OF handsome dove-colored Melton
cloth are stylishly worn under the long
protective Russian redingotes OF deep Dan
ish red. Napoleon blue. Russian green or
doves gray cloth. that are made with medium
sized mutton leg sleeves and velvet cane
collars edged with fur. The majority OF
these garments are open down the skirt
front; others are double-breasted with
seml-loose fronts and closely fitted backs.
GAUGES OF every description are made up
for dinner and party gowns. and ribbons are