Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-02-24

The latest chiffon sash is nearly
three-quarters of yard wide.
Velvet leaves in all the gorgeous
colors of autumn foliage trim some of
the latest hats.
The craze for feathers Las certainly
reached the limit this season, and
every kind of bird is represented in
the winter millinery.
Among the new fancies in fashions
scheme of decorating our gowns are
the black velvet bands generously
sprinkled with blue jet.
Stockings for the bridal trousseau
are embroidered in some dainty floral
design with wash silks on the double
edge, and the patterns may be as
varied as the number of pairs.
The newest fur boa is frill of fur
plated and wired on the edge to keep
it in place. 1t fastens in front with a
head and many tails, and it may be
lined with contrasting fur if you like.
Ermine with sable is quite the thing.
Wool and silk mixed goods are much
in favor. In both dark and light col
ors these handsome materials may be
seen, and their wearing qualities are
superb. They usually come in double
widths and have an exclusive appear
ance that will commend them.
For late winter and early spring
wear it is said that checks and small
fancy plaids are to be much used,
The checks will be seen in silks, SUM
mer poplips, light twilled woolens,
zephyr cloths, etamines and ginghams.
Clan tartans will also be worn.
The blouse has taken such hold
on the fashionable fancy that it ap-
pears everywhere. 1t has invaded the
ranks of full dress and house dress
alike, and as every one appears salts
! God with it, we are likely to have
what some designers call a blouse sea-
son.
The poke bonnet of velvet is making
good progress in the fame of fashion,
owing to the modernized edition, which
is vastly more becoming than the old
time shape. The crown is less pro-
minent than in the old fashion, giving
it rounder effect, and it has more
width at the side.
Wear a wreath of little roses in
your hair at the theatre, instead of
bonnet, and you will be quite up to
date, the envy of all the other women,
and delight to the fortunate person
who sits behind you. The roses encir-
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the head, and two or three extra
blossoms form tiny bunch at one
side.
A plain colored velvet stock with q
bow finished ON the ends with silk
fringes is, perhaps, the latest fad in
neckwear; but these stocks are also
made of corded silk and black or
colored satin, and the daintiest of all
are the soft neck scarfs of null, chif-
fon, net and silk, trimmed with inser-
ton, hemstitching, and lace on the
ends, tied in large bow in front.
The newest and dressiest Of Paris
sleeves are tucked from wrist to elbow.
Each tuck laps enough over the one
beneath to conceal tkn stitches.
Other pretty, stylish sleeves are but
toned from the shoulder to the hand,
on the outer seam. Most of the even
ing dresses are mace with elbow
sleeves, much frilled and puffed at
the shoulder and having a full frill
just below the elbow.
A superb Rembrandt hat seen in
Paris this season was of dark, plum.
colored felt showing an intermixture
OF black. A wide piece OF rich plum
colored velvet was drawn tightly over
the crowii, covering it completely, and
fastening in few loose plaits. The
brim was bound with plum -colored
velvet, and two long, plum-colored
ostrich. plumes, tipped with black
curled from the left side, one forward
and the other bending back.