The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-09-18

satin. with narrow straps over the
sleeves. The short poplin effect was
formed with the black and white striped
satin, and from that hung the cloth
skirt in full Spanish hounce.
Another gown awfully swell, wa1 Of
white cloth. the entire waist braided in
black braid with tiny gold thread
through it: the top Of the sleeve only
was braided and the rest Of it plain to
the wrist. when a deep cloth cuff was
braided and stood little out from the
hand. A persian band in gold and
white was brought straight from the
throat into the belt with two similar
short bands on either side, so as to form
yoke effect. A white cloth belt, with
two long tabs, falls in front from waist
to hem ofthe skirt. which was Of white
cloth braided in fifteen rows. from the
bottom OF the skirt up, and also grace.
fully braided in a slope quite high up
the back.
With the near approach Of cool az
ternoons the tea gown becomes q neces-
sity and the new models are even more
charming than ever-but OF these at
anO her time.
A pretty scarf worn around the
throat a Ia man is becoming and fetch
ing, but it is firm conviction in mans
mind that no woman can tie her cravat
properly. He Classics it with sharpen
ing lead pencil as an unattainabls at
tainment for feminine hands. Now, rs
DO waist is complete without its cute
little bow. look to see tLis verdict set
aside by the march of events.
Shirt waists are admissible, nova
days in wooden goods and the very
latest is the cloth shirt waist-even
bioadclotb, These waists will be heavy
enough to wear quite in to the season
without jackets.
am told gray hair is to be much ad.
mire6, and in cases where cd age has
MT been attained or has neglected to
supply the silver thrdsds my lady's
powder puff will put up bluff at it"
isn't that the horrid slang mea use for
such performances?) 1t is not impo,-
STOLE tnat the elderly women will mod
estly admit that they use powder, while
the pert youngsters may cl i'm that they
are prematurely gray. Wise people will
say nothing, but will powder il neces-
sary.
l predicted some months ago the
coming advent of curle and now they
are here. and will stay ut least through
the winter mOnths.
One of the new wrinkles Literally sol
is for the glove II be miles too big"
For my part always preferred q COM
Portable, easy glove. and surely no hand
looks we'll squeez I'd out OF all symmetry.
The mouequetaire is to be the correct
glove, and 1t must wr,nkle we'll on the
hand as well as on the wrist.
The reaction sure to follow any ex.
aggeRated style in fashions realm has
Sc! in. Tho big splashy hats must go,
and with them the unwieldly masses OF
flowers and plumes. We are going back
like sensible women las We are In re-
atty to the dainty, close fitting bonnet
and capote whose tidy little strings tie
snugly under the chin. Middleaged
women may well hail this news with de-
light, as this style will serve to conceal
these telltale wrinkles behind the ears
and under the throat.
Paquin, Worth and Felix. an omnipo-
tent triumvirate, send word from Paris
that street skirts must trail. l shall
adopt the hint, but only for my very |
best gown. in which shall be careful to
be no walking. Your true Parisienne now
adays allows her own gown t. sweep the
street. aud to rails, it is bad form. /
doubt if my sensible American sisters
will allow themselves to be led into |
such folly. Colonel Waring las his bri
gade to attend to such matters. and
they cart away the debris. while poor
We would be obliged to bring much Of it
homo with us.