The herald., 1898-01-09

spangled trimming and cut out in
something of a scroll-pattern at the up
per edge. Such yoke, finished with
,, another band Of trimming at the bot
tom, might easily be transferred from
one waist to another, and would be en-
tirely suitable to wear with high col
lar. as well as to fill in too great ex-
panse of decolletage.
High waists for half formal occasions
are made of the finest quality of silk
with velvet and lace trimmings. One
| might infer from such indications as
have just been enlarged upon with re-
spect to evening gowns that American
society is growing prudlsh in its ideas
of propriety In dress. Perhaps a query
might be raised as to whether feminine
devotion to athletics may not have rem
dered fair arms and shoulders too mus
cular and mannish for display There
are other feminine beauties which are
rapidly becoming extinct as a result of
too great assiduity in things ath-
letic. For instance, there Is but one
woman in New York society who can
wear a number one-and-a-half shoe,
and number two" is quite as rare
Now it isn't a bit hard to recall the
time when number two was a very
common last, and the woman who wore
a number five" was regarded as
coarse. A shoe dealer told me the other
day that he sold more fives and sevens
than any other number. 1--WE keep
about one pair of number twos just for
sample, because they look dainty"
said he, "but we very rarely sell them.
And" he added, 1--WE usually find that
the rare woman who does wear so
small a shoe is rather ashamed of it."
So much depends upon ones point of
view!
The same dealer impaired the infor-
nation that the new evening slippers
were not black, nor did they necessar-
lily match the gowns with which they
were worn. The most fetching thing is
tan kid with steel buckle and high
tongue. Red kid. however, is very
fashionable, and is almost necessary
with a red and white gown. With an
all red gown, on the other hand, tan
makes stunning contrast, especially
II the note be carried out with tan
gloves. Bronze slippers with beading
which are shaped a little like "Oxfords"
but with open work and straps in front.
fasten invisibly under tiny, bronze vel
vet rosettes. The imitation French
heel, which looks high but isn't is the
correct thing.
For the high neck waists (of which
I was suggesting that they may screen
flaws of over development), there are
fancy fronts of divers descriptions, con-
spicuous among them these two: The
first is made Of cerise velvet, the upper
part being corded so as to give it a
yoke effect. The cords run up and
down and are an inch apart. Below the
bust line are several successive f1olln-
ces of cream lace running crosswise.
On each side are guipure covered revers
running from the waist line to a point
just above where the lace fiounces be-
gin. The second front is combination
of green velvet and white satin. One
large piece of velvet has been lined
with satin, and turned over in large
ear-like flaps at the top, showing the
white satin, and puckered into a sort
of bow with a knot of green velvet. To
subdue the glarlng contrast of white
and green, fine black net is used as
a yelling over the white satin.
A device which makes pretty finish
for the neck of blouse suit is a com
plement of the cheanisette in the shape
of double. knife-pleated edge of taf
feta put on like lapels at the edge The
blouse is cut v shape in front, and the
two pleated fiounces make a good fin
ish. They reach only to the shoulder.
the back of the neck being finished
with a band of ribbon and tiny bows
One way to trim a sleeve where econ
omy of time and money is a considera-
tion, instead of bothering with a cuff
or beading of any kind, is to cut the
sleeve about three inches too long and
then lay three half-inch folds about
an inch and a half from the edge. The
folds with the wide edge have the ef-
feet of a cuff and look quite neat.
Folks who have neither time nor pa
thence to bind fiounces with velvet for
the inevitable founced skirt of the sea-
son may pink them instead. In making
such skirt one should take care to
slope the fioumces almost imperceptibly i
upward toward the, back. as otherwise |
1t will have a sloppy, dragging appear
ance that is unbecoming.
ANNIE LAURIE WOODS.
Copyright, 1898, by Bachelor Syndicate. !