The times., 1897-07-04

larity this sea son. 1t makes attractive
Eton suits with lace fronts.
Some OF the pTettIest fronts are made
of colored lawns with embroidery inser-
tion aud Valenciennes lace. Pale blue
or pink ones sell ready made for 90 cents.
Canvas sailor collars are worn over dark
woolen dresses 10 freshen them up and
give them summery appearance. l saw
a black dress the other day with such an
adornmcnt. The collar was edged with a
donble row Of narrow black velvet ribbon,
and there was a turn-down collar Of the
canvas over the dress stock, with cuffs
TO match The whole made a very attract
i've suit of an otherw Sc sumber costume.
The broad collar that increases the ap-
apparent length of the shoulder is The ia
VorIte Style. 1t is not the Sa lur, for it
looks like yoke that has been extended
in little flaps beyond the shoulder tip.
such a yoke, or collar, whichever one
chooses 20 call 1t, was "a very effective
accessory TO dark blue silk dress that
was marked 500. IL was an ordinary
China six with a white figure, and ii was
not worth more than half the marked
price. At anNrate the clever woman would
nave no trouble in initiating it, TIE skirt
had TWO narrow bias folds around the
bottom, and the waist was mere blouse
with the collar before mentioned.
The bodice lnviSiDly fastened on The ShouI-
der and under the arms, and the collar was
mace 10 fss,en in the back 1t was laid
IN nalf-inch horizontal tucl.s, and between
each two tuCEswas strip Of narrow Valen-
ciennes lace, gathered rather fun The
collar was fitted close about the neck, but
projected Il couple of inches beyond the
shoulders. The sleeves were slashed at
both upprT and Under seam, and were fin
ished with three rows of narrow lace, fol
lowing the lines OF thc slashes.
The newest thing in shoes is the Oxford
tie, with patent leather yamps and corded
silk tops, 90 match the gown with " hich
they are worn.
Tie correct shape for the tie has the
'hulld9g' toe and the military heel
Tie toe is a rounded one, and the heel
sopes directly down and n from the back
OF the shoe, without the concaye curve
backwards at the bottom that is charac-
terstic of the French heel
Tie latest in gloves is the silk or Isle
affair that reaches TO the elbow They
come in White and fawn tints, and are
made TO wear with the short sleeves that
come to the elbow. They are to be recon-
Llcnded TO the sirl OF plump hand and arm
y no is fond of elbow sleeves, but should
be stunned by everybody else They are
selling now for 81 25 pair
All sorts Of contrivances are on the mar
iet fer the purpose Of keeping the belt
and the skirt-bnnd together; but the best
device have seen yet is that OF clever
little woman. who has ideas OF her own
and pUts them into practice Instead of
having the placket In the back Of her
skirt, She has tue seams ripped down on
each side Of the back breadth and ga theirs
this part separately to the middle of the
outside belt Tie lining band is fastened
underneath in the usual way, but the over
dress is held in place by the belt, andsince
they are actually sewed together there is
10 possibility of their slipping apart
The idea isborrowed fromthe bicycle suits
that are made IL this manner, but it
works quite as well on ordinary clothes.