The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-03-03

can be bought in stock almost any
where for 81 or $1.25 pair, but 1t IS
cheaper in the end to have them MADE
to order at a regular glove store. rms
can be done for $1.75, and the pur-
chaser is then sure of getting glove
made from a perfect skin and also OF
being well fitted. Great displays OF
highly collored kid gloves are being
made, but one sees very few women
wearing them. Colored gloves like
colored wells, stamp their wearers with
the mark, if not of downright vulgar
ity. at least of bad taste. Soft shades
of tans and browns are the best form
FOR street wear, while dainty pearl ana
gray tones are vying with white for
first place for dress occasions, SUEDE is
coming more and more into use.
American women are the best shod wo-
men in the world, but they will never
be considered the best gloved women
SO long as they stick to the cold, life
less glace hand covering that they pre-
fer to the suede.
Street heliotrope appears among the
list of popular spring colors. 1t is ex-
ceedingly pretty in all its shades, but
it is as trying to the complexion as 1t
is pretty. A soft chamois or cream
colored vest, revers, and collar, edged
with heliotrope gimp, are an excellent
relief for an unpatterned hel1otrope
gown.
On looking over a rare old book con-
tanning fashions OF 120 years ago, it Is
noted that many of the modes OF the
present time are almost Identical IN
feature with those of long ago. For
instance. we find the circular skirt with
ruches, founces. frills and other horl-
zontal trimmings, round-waisted bod
ices finished with jewelled girdles.
clasps and chatelane ornaments, the leg
o'-mutton sleeve rather small in out
line and lace or button half way up
the length of the arm, the poke bonnet,
with its very ornate decorations, etc.
these fashion prints likewise show the
coiffure corresponding in several styles
to some of the present methods of ar
ranging the hair.
The illustration represents blue
velvet toque by Marcscot Soeurs. 1t is
draped rather high on the left side and
is worn little on ore side. 1t is trim
med with an ostrich feather to match,
set in a strass buckle.
The slxating-rink costumes this winter
differ but little from the cloth tailor
gowns seen every day on the promen-
ade, the former being slightly shorter
in the skirt, and close-fitting on the
front and Sides Very few capes ars
worn with these suits, and the ubiquit
Gus Russian blouse appears in every
form and color. Plaided skirts are
very much worn with short fur coats
of baby lamb mink, or sealskin. The
large picture hat is likewise in evid-
ence, but a small close toque, or turban
of fur cloth or feathers, is far prefer
able to wider -brimmed styles for skat-
ers
Russian blouses of black, green,
brown, blue, or gray silks of various
weaves, plain and full across the
fronts, or laid in narrow tucks at the
top to form deep pointed yoke, Will be
worn next season with skirts of faille,
cloth, repped wool, or some of the
many novel "fancies'' in silk and wool.
To the blouses will be added jewelled
belts whose setting of semi-precious
stones will match or contrast hand
somely with the color of the silk forming
it. Many of the new blouse models stin
Open uOWH JuC lGlI sue, Willie OLnclS
fasten directly down the front and turn
back with wide, short revers that, as a
rule are made of the blouse material
alone and not faced with different
fabric. Odd and pretty models are
formed entirely of silk braid about half
an inch wide made into shape by cross
ing lines of the fiat braid forming wide
openwork block or diamond patterns.
These dressy affairs are sometimes
covered with jet nail-heads and pend
ants; they are made little low in the
neck and sleeveless, and are designed
to slip on over a second high-necked,
long-sleeved silk or satin blouse in GER
ise. pink, green, or some other becom-
ing color.
In dress fabrics a season of wonder
fully beautiful weaves is before us. A
melange of colors of very artistic de-
scription appears among the French and
English suitings shown on sample