Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-27

summer in great variety. some OF the new
tints are exquisitely delicate and beautiful.
and combinations OF green with certain
shades Of blue. violet. amber brown aud
many shades OF red are noted AMONG Paris
gowns and millinery.
The pinched bodice Is certainly a prevailing
element OF fashion. ana the latest is the
one which overhangs the belt In tie back
as well as the front. This Shim Is said 10
encourage the habit OF tight lacing again,
since the eject OF having the waist small
adds so much TO the beauty Of this par
ticular mode.
Queen Victo7iS's coronation robe Is the
model for an evening dress TO be worn az
the entertainments given In honor OF her
Jubilee. II is soft. white satin with a girdle
% crystals and pearls. Stole ends OF chiffon
fall from the shoulders. aud flowing iraperieS
are attached at the back 70 the bodice by
diamCud ornaments.
Accident revealed the possibility Of eN.
tending the usefulness and transforming the
appearance Of an ola black SILK crepOn gown,
when It was discovered that the outside
J Crirklcj layer could be torn away from the
foundation as efec,ually as q knife peels an
apple. The fabric which remains has no
gloss. resembles a wool canvas, and is really
quito preseutaale.
Muslin gowns. being exclusively hot.
weather town are cut down iu the neck,
sometimes merely in a point, but orteuer in
a deep and wide square shape la pompa'
dour. This opening is then filled In with
some pretty transparent net or muslin
plain or accordion-pleated-aud the space
framed with a tall OF lace or a narrow.
plea;ed ruche.
Color is very carefully considered THE sea.
son. Red. white and blue are the key notes
from which many pretty variations are made.
The real royal red is a bright scarlet, but
the particular tint which appears most con
spicuousiy in fashionable dress is exactly
like ono OF the velvet leaf geraniums. Rose
red. too, is very much worn by English
women, as it symbolizes the national flower.
All the latest summer hats aud bonnets arc
more or less transparent. II OF straw, they
are OF the zephyr variety, light and cool,
and countless new midsummer models are
| made OF shirred and accordion pleated gauze,
tulle, llssc, India null, anu similar airy tex
lures. The brius vary in size, as do the
crowns. which are high, low, and medium, to
suit all tastes and faces.
It is mes: gratifying to note how entirely
tine former idea that any sort Of a gown wac
good enough to travel in has vanished. Now,
some of the very smartest costumes are seen
In our cars and steamers. The thronEs' or
both men and women tourists have almost
without exception a trim, taut. and tailor
finished air, and this is a most agreeable
sight; indeed. it is now almost a necessity.
\ fabric imported Tor tailor gowns Tor doml-
dress wear is q new variety of pure wOCl
much like hoTespun, but woven as thin and
light as greuadine in quarter-inch stripes
Of white and i colOr-lilac, tan, reseda, blue,
etc. This soft sheer wool is made up over
crisp taffeta silk, and a neat little model
formed OF the goods has a seyen-gored skirt.
a beltet bodice with girdle, vest, reyers-col-
lar, and sleeve puts made Of satin the color
Of the stripe.
Flax-colored linen travelling costumes are
chosen by many fashionable women. The
Holland iacket-bodice opens in front over a
stylish embroidered vest. The good skirt
is about four yards wide. and fits closely on
the front ami sides. The material though it
passes by the name OF Holland. differs con-
Giderlbly in substance from the Oid-timc
linen. so-callcd. since there is a wiry weave
suggestive of wool in the newly named va
riety.
The jaunty. dressy. little bolero and EtoE
jackets appear to be a special temptation to
rather stout women. and many OF this type
Tecklessly Insist on wearing them. The jacket
bodice. closely fitted and not at all full in
tine skirt portion. is for these certainly an
improvement on the EtOn shape, or any Of the
very abbreviated styles, but a pointed bodice
giving length and a slender effect is the best
possible choice Tor the stout woman as long
as she lives.