Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-18

under Drodlce OF lawn and black checked
silk.
In direct contrast to the large, vulgar
looking, overladen hats. there have been
brought out some tiny little bonnets that are
nothing more than straw caps. The plat, as
a rule, is coarse, and the color more or less
aggressive, but the trimming is simple, and
the limited space at disposal prevents the
eXaggeration so conspicuous on most kinds
of headgear now worn.
Fancy plaid silks are used for the bodice
and sleeves in many of the plain gray and
brown gowns, with the boloro and epaulettes
of the material similar to the model shown.
Another model carried out in the new corded
material. dark blue in color, has a bodice of
green and duh red Liberty gauze, with
yoke and plastrons of the material back and
front alike, embroidered with green.
The craze for red seems to have extended
literally from our heads to our feet, for
rumor says that we are to wear red shoes,
bright "cockscomb red and not only red,
but purple and green as well. 1t is hardly
credible that we are to be inflicted with any
such barbarous innovation in dress, but if it
Is to be, the seaside summer resort will be
Just the right kind of a place to try their
shocking effects.
The new canvas, which is somewhat coarse,
Is particularly shiny. 1t is made up over a
SILK lining of contrasting color, or otherwise
is lined with self-color in a light or darker
tint than the canvas. Gray watered silk
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of silver tint, dotted and barred with mauve.
The effect of the moired silk through the
transparent meshes Of the canvas Is eX-
tremely rich and pretty.
Belts of bias black satin and black satin
ribbon are still a feature of dress, and the
wide belt of bias satin folds
drawn around a slender figure is
one of the most becoming fancies.
Belts of ribbon with buckles in the back
are seen on many of the new thin gowns,
and three bands of inch wide black velvet
ribbon, spreading a little distance apart at
the middle of the back, where they are
fastened with small steel buckles, is another
pretty belt effect.
A marked feature OF the modes this sea-
son Is the abundance of decoration about
the neck and shoulders; gauzy ruches, fraises
and ruffs, accordion-pleated frills and bows
OF great size are worn in the most becoming
fashion, and upon fascinating evening dress
models for the coming summer are medlci,
Robespierre, Stuart, Victorian, Josephine,
Queen Bess and numberless other stately
collars Of historical name and fame.
Tho crossed or supplied blouse will be
highly favored this summer in making up
toilets Of rosebud organizes, Louis XVI
striped muslins, printed lawns. soft India
mulls and similar diaphanous stuffs. On
somo models the folds end at the belt under
a fancy belt with a very handsome buckle, or
else a girdle made to match the dress trim
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in long scarf ends that are variously ad-
justed at the side. or of:en they are carried
to the back and loosely tied like the scarf
ends of a Marie Antoinette fchu.
A charming own just finished for wear at
a wedding reception is made of a creamy
gray Liberty satin striped with cream-colored
corded silk with a tiny rose vine In the
cream stripe. The seyen-gored skirt is UNI
trimmed and lined with pink and gray-shot
taffeta. The bodice has a guimpe formed
of the stripe so tucked that very little of
the gray stripe shows, leaving an almost
solid yoke of the rose vine stripes. Upon
this yoke front and back is shirred a full
soft blouse-llke drapery of cream satin, with
epaulet-like straps of the same going over
the shoulders from this drapery. These
straps are covered with a very elegant pink,
pearl, opal, green, ruby, and cream-pearl
b~eadworkr and this elegant garniture covers
q pointed rose-pink-satin girdle that encircles
the waist. The sleeves are a wonderful mix
ture of striped goods aud pink and cream
satin, with faring cuffs densely covered
with the gpintiIlntinp head 1acnr,tion