The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-14

"E have seriously TO face serious
w matter. and Il viii ba difficult,
arstonically almost Impossible.
save through the medium OF a looking
giaa& Tire back cs Cur hair must be
decorated. While al fae thsatSr the other
night I observed that those women who
looked the best dressed. really smart.
wore something Ia their hair. Two Of
them contensed themselves with twist
OF white tusle fastened at one side with
an erect bow. OF the spider description
OF bow. made In coIored velvet This
was not particularly pregy-I am not ad-
voeasirg iss popularity for one moment.
but what I wish you TO attend TO Is the
fact that sogne decoration Is essential. A
remarkable pretty one / met with the
other day was formed Of cut steel In he
shape OF a bow. and this could be- worn
wfsn or without an osprey. Fascinating
aigrettes. with ifttie drop diamonds upon
them. you may buy II your purse per-
Yslits OF all the headGresses have seem
however one worn tn Francilion by Mrs
Brown Potter, now playing In London.
IL the most fascinating A swell hair
dresser OF New York has just introduced
& 10 our society women. He says X has
been adopted by several Of the most ele-
CANT, and Will be worn by them until lis
inevitable initiation hy lesser lights rem
der@ the styie too common
MIS-. Potter parts her hair at one side.
pulling 1t out very much over the right
ear. very little 10 the left, which she dec
crates with huge bunch Of vioiots with
the stalks setting upwards, while he
back OF her hair ar the side which IS
puffed Ia decorated with diamond combs
three. i think. there are in all: one In
the shape of chifds comb. with gilt
sersng row of diamonds al the top. a sort
OF diamond slide just 10 keep the short
hairs In at the nape OF the neck, and
then a smaller diamond comb peeps at
you between the yioIets IL sounds Ella
borate. doesn't IT, But somehow or
other. the effect is By no means over
done For a young face and well-shaped
head the coiffure we illustrate Is the most
artistic. The Potter couture IL for older
women. married. but stu in their prime.
Evening Gowns.
A general look around at the fashionable
niodstes and mililners discovers a wealth
of charming models. The evening gowns
ere particularly gorgeous. A light peach
velvet with a fun front was trimmed with
black lace over white, and yellow velvet
dinner gown had gigantic white flowers
embroidered on the skirt In silk. with
diamond eenters. and these appeared also
on the baby bodice. A lovely evening dress
OF shaded red had a, couple OF black lace
f'ounces reaching from the waist to the
feet. The new bodices are singnlarly be-
coming A white corded silk one WAS
trimmed In crossway fashion with lace
snd tuile combined, drawn into the fig
ures at the front OF the waist beneath
diamond buckle: others were embroid-
cred not only with gems intermixed with
.na gold cord, but with Venetian shells
and pears. One OF the prettiest OF all was
white bodice with a double killed frill
Of tuIle from the neck. shimmering with
rose leaves. the top Of the bodice edged
with chInchIla. employed on many of the
white lace bodces, carried round the
epsniets and down the fronts Stripes,
especially satin MORE. are the fashion,
bat they are invariably treated so that
In the skirts they form a series Of angles;