Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-07
BALL ROOM BLOSSOMS.
New Evenine and nDnc'ne GO,

wonderful bright coiors adopted in their ma
teras the vast amount of gluzes and veil
ings employed in the draperles and the re-
vival OF flower wroaths in decoration. The
popular dancing toilet for n debutante and
one Of the very inexpensive ones has an un-
derdress Of clear scarlet, watermelon pink
or vivid yale blue tiffeta silk OF the thin
nest most crinkng. rustling quality. One
narrow ruiIle Of silk having Its edges pinked
is set on al the foot, and then over this
gayly colored slip falls a cloudlike petticoat
of white brusge's net or point de esprit.
Whatever the net may be, though, one
thing Is sure, the net skirt must be very
wide, full gathered at the top and left with
It's edges cut off evenly, but unhemmcd OF
the bottom. Not invariably, however, does
this vellike top skirt extend quite from the
waist line to the slippered toes. There is
marked preference shown for setting on the
light oveTdrees In the form OF an oddly
shaped deep founce, adjusted like a round
overskirt or wide diagonal rufne. The top
OF the rufle Is finished then with big
putting Of net or, more charming stu,
diminishing wreath OF some bright-hued
flowers.
All this effort goes TO prove that the am
pie decoration Of skirts is becoming more
and mO-e the custom end no woman VINO
aims at following the fashions at all leaves
even her simplest evening dress quite plain
below the waist. If she does not use net
to veil her skirt she sets on ruflles in all
manner OF cdd and pretty devices, using
narrow little nuteS CT muslin set very Close
together. or she does what is equally novel
and pretty in stripping. eiging Of laying on
in deep points or scellops crisp pufiings of
muslin or chiffon
EVENING sTUFFs.
Brussels net and point esprit take the lead
In the list of velings first because they are
so very pretty. so much more durable than
tulle and chiffon, and then. owing to the all
important fact that they are not nearly so
costly as the latter. Chiffon naturally, among
thn tigit rigip at
it's own and in the most lovely guiSes possi-
bio 10 imagine The imported varieties are
to be seen embroidered in tiny gold and
silver roses, or the surface of every yard
covered with arabesques Of baby ribbon or
honton tape, gathered, aHd the edges fest
ened to the chiffon. Still another exquisite
chiffon is woven in rainbow colors and
stamped with japanese designs of flowers,
focks Of birds anl even shadowy landscapes.
These are gorgeous effects that the eco
nonrical woman merely stops to admire and
without very deep pangs of cOvetousness for
llttlo less lovely and far better investment
is the liberty silk thai plays some part in
noarly every evening toilet now made. This
beautiful gauzy goods shares popularity with
tho arts for robing and draping over bright
light silk. 1t oln be bought in very nearly
every imaginable tint and after 1t has done
duty as an overdress for a couple of seasons
1t can be ripped of and utilized in trim
ming hats, cut into sash lengths, summer
hat wells, or disposed as shoulder scarfs etc.
READY MADE.
Thrifty shopkeepers are selling for the con-
venience of those who wish TO freshen up
old evening dresses at home, skirt patterns
of the new shaded liberty gauZe. For this
purpose the wide cloudy goods is dyed in
n2inbow effects, shading on one edge from the
deepest poppy red to the faintest rose on the
other, or from emerald green to the softest
eau de nil TINS exquisite colored material.
which is woven from forty to forty-two
inches in width is then made ready for sale
by being accordion plated for immediate APP
plication to foundation skirt and waist.
1t is scarcely necessary to enlarge upon
the advantage of this, for by using such an
overdress and decorating the bodice and per-
chance the skirt with a few flowers, most
captivating little costume can be composed
In the bri7fest time and at no eNtfavaS1nt
outlay.
Besides plating the manufacturers make
ready for sale this same silk. both shlrred
and gathered into round skirt bands for
slipping over any suitable underdress The
shrred silk Is adopted largely for the MAX
ing OF bodces, for filing in pouched fronts
and for the long, transparent gathered
sleeves, still much the mode and so diff
cult to make effective otherwise.
few years ago there was introduced
from the other side costly material that
was called Bengal satin. and never gained
half the notoriety it deserved. This season
we have it reintroduced undsr new name
and price Liberty satin and its merits
are fully recognized. In quality it seems
as fine as the best duchess weave, while 1t
falls in folds as soft as the Liberty silk, and
Is we'll within the means of every woman
who caters shrewdly for her wardrobe. More
than this 1t Is one of the satins very young
girls as well as their mothers wear
with equal propriety.
SKIRTS AND BODICES.
It's chief adoption for the ball room is
in making skirts for wear with contrast
Ing bodlces. The skirt is in some wise
decorated and the bodice is either made all
of shlrred liberty silk or of, charming
evening bengalne that deserves special men
tion, because it gives all the, effect of a
rich brocaded silk at one-fourth the ordi-
nary price.
Instead of really wearing brocaded or even
fatty interviewer figures this silk in pearl.
pink or ivory white, is stamped over with
bouquets of roses knots of pink and white
geraniums or scarlet verbena. Such a
Powered bengalue bodice, worn with skirt
OF liberty satin is among the Illustrations
given this week
The plain skirt IS garnished with narrow
rufles OF cream white point esprit and the
bodice, bright with a crimson geranium pat
tern on cream ground. is draped after
nsw French fashion, folded high on one
shoulder and low on the other. girdle OF
= satin to match the skirt forms a belt. while
notlceably pretty feature are the lace
edged scarfs of point esprit falling over
bust and either hip from puffs of net on the
shoulders. This is one of the latest methods
of dlsposing the still popular sashes thai
are by no means always arranged to fall
out behind
FLORAL TRIMMINGS.
Now word about lace aad flowers They
arp both lavishly used in the establishment
of ball dresses. Not a few model gowns,
seen from Paris, are veed in lace, both
black and white, as to promise return of
tho entire lace dress to popular use. On
skirts deep round 1ouncee are employed and
on the counters are admirable limitations OF
chGntilly and gulpure, mechlln and maltese,
at amazingly tempting prices In the cream
lnces none is more worn than the make
known as Her, that has all the charm Of
a costly copllque and yet Is not at all dear,
some Of the very richest ranging in price
q coed deal below 81 q yard
Concerning the flowers, II is safe to say
that every beauty OF field and garden is
being worn IN wreaths especially and IN
some quaint designs For dress decoration
never seen before. One of the dressmaker'
pretty dey!ces is to decorate white gown
with foliage only and simple white muslin,
fairly wreathed in artificial smlax was one
OF the most successful gowns thar ever
opened the season.
A gay little frock Of lier lace, draped over
skirt OF figured bengaine, is sketched this
week, chiefly to show the scheme OF flower
decoration so typical of the new designs. A
wrtath OF pink dog roses falls over one hip