The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-20

It in color. Over the blouse there mus
come a bolero of some delicate, light
aolored velvet, preferably of the same
tint as the skirt lining. This bolerC
requires embroidery in gold and jewels
You need a black satin corselet ant
some dainty finish of white or cream
colored lace at the throat, and theI
Your visiting or reception costume i
CONNIE il fault . as it is necessary.
i cannot talk back to millinery great
ness but I can ape 18th the N ma 1ng 4as6 ct N,
to wear your bodice trimmings high vi
on the shoulders. Puffngs of ribbon o.
velvet and large ribbon bows stand
erect They are wired if they refuse IL
do so, for they must not flare at the
sides. You win show your understand
ing Of the situation if you have an even
ing bodice with a high wired collar
from the shoulders, but this is not OBJ
1igatery.
You must be quick to catch the new
lines of the sleeve. TO gather it in at
h shoulder without any rise to it, let
1T hang almost in o bag to the elbow.
then tighten it gradually and not with
any pinching exactness to the wrist
and let it flare broadly over the hand,
Is the mode for next spring. Look at
pictures of 1910, of the decade that
Conan Doyle writes of in his newest
book, if you need a more detailed de-
scription. There is less fullness and
more droop at the shoulders, a Iooser
cut and with more curve and fexibility
from elbow TO wrist and a more daring
outburst at the wrist than you get in
the experimental, transitional sleeve of
to-day.
Every bodice jacket and cloak has q
most enormously high collar oflace or
chiffon; u if the collar is of silk or veil
vet, II is cloyen, s. that lace or chiffon
be introduced between.
The sacque-back coat continues Sbe
fayorite model in cloth or fur. 1t is
better called a whole-back coat, for this
better expresses what is really meant.
that it mas no seam in the back at ali
Sometimes the front bangs straight al
50, but for this there is only silent Der
mission, not approval. One box pIait
on either side of the front is according
to the letter of the law and gives q
much better figure. Great numbers of
oodices have these box plaits in front.
coming below the waist, and they are
becoming more and more the smiled
upon design.
tor every evening bodice you must
be prepared TO squander material
enough for two, the drapings are be-
coming SO intricate. It is now quite
according to rule TO combine, some
times one might better say piece to-
gether. four designs. having the two
fronts different each from each and
from the W. backs, which claim the
same privilege. It il not easy to do this
and achieve harmony. and perhaps that
s why she who must be obeyed thinks
i worth trying.
Madame Paris, otherwise ssshe. . sticks
to broad corselets back and front. but
has az the same time = weakness for
extremely narrow metal belts studded
with jewels.
There are no changes In skirts that
ire AZ all startling. The safest model
i present is gathered on d thick cord
bout the hips, 20 as to throw the full
Iess behind. 1t is moderately full at
he foot and Is far more becoming than
hose of yesterday which stood out so
ormidably 81 the sides.
1ou can make no mistake in using as
much braiding as possible. 1t is quite