The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27

shirrings at the back of skirts, tied I'm
the center with large bow.
Linen collars are considered very
smart for ordinary wear. The high
standing choker finds little favor, how
ever. An inch turnover, with cuffs to.
match, is very chic when worn above
a colored stock that ties in front. This
stock is an ordinary soft silk string tie
and may be of any color. Red with
black hair lines is very fashionable at
present. u
Collars of colored pique or linen are
also much worn. They, too, turn over,
but are full 21s inches deep. They are
much prettier than white collars, but
not so s~erviceable, because greater care
must be taken in laundering. They ara
finished with an edge of fine lace,and
fasteh in front under a stiff silk bow
or a cascade Of lace.
OF course fancy stock galore still
flood the market. Anovelty to be worn
with tailor gowns 1sof blackaenameled-
leather, fastened with wholesaler buck
les at the back. "a
For dressy occasions ribbon stocks
continue to be worn. A fetching con-
coction is of pink ribbon with wired tabs
of gold cloth, heavily jeweled, standing
out from each side. These tabs were in
troduced early in the season, but there
is no abatement to their popularity.
They may be madegof velvet, of gold, or.
or silver cloth, edged with lace, OF en-
tirely fof lace. In all cases they are
wired and covered with spangles or
jewelsy which obviously are not real,
but very attractive for all that. Two
tabs for each ribbon which fills in the
| space at the back is rather smaller than
formerly, and as a result women do not
appear so humpbacked.
Very handsome stocks of cruShed veil
vet have large velvet bows at the back.
The material in the bow is backed with
white lace in a very effective manner.
These stocks are worn with street
jackets, beneath the large fiaring coll
lars.
In the in-de-siecle bath many things
are absolutely necessary. Among them
is a robe, in which my lady snuggles
after her bath and takes solid comfort.
These robes are as soft and dainty as
can be devised, if my lady be truly fem
nine. They are made of eiderdown fan
mel, in dainty blue and pink and cream
very loose and very full, belted in with
large worsted cords and tassels. The
sleeves + large and flowing; the collar
a broad sailor, also fastened with cord
and tassels.
These bath robes are easily made at
home at a very small expense, and are
a welcome addition to the wardrobe of
a business woman, who finds SO little
time in which to really take comfort.
Nine yards of material will be sufi-
cient to make the robe, which may be
cut like a wrapper, the front in two
pieces, the back in one. The waist
may be made half-itting by being laid
in large plaits to the cord. The robe
opens down the entire front. 1t NAV
have edges of a buttonhole stitch
worked in black worsted, and wv OF
chain stitching about the bottom to
give a decorative air. Particular care
should be taken, however, to use wool
that will not run when the robe is
washed.
The athletic girl scorns anything so
SOFT as eiderdown. Her bathrobe is
made Of Turkish toweling. It Is cut
like the %eiderdown, but is hennmed on
the edges instead of buttonholed. With
it she wears heelless slippers OF the
some material, which wash quite az
easily as the robe.
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