The times., 1898-05-15
FASHIONS LATEST FADs
JeWeled Crayat Rings Match the
Color of Wearer'S Eyes.
SOCIETY WILL WEAR SOCKS
They Are Gay Bits Of Hosiery Worn
Over EIack SILK stockings-Strnw
Lingerie Frosted and Fretted
with CobsYebby Drawn Work.

New York, May l2-Along the fowery
Yath of temptation that leads woman
into extravaganza and the bourne OF big
bills. there are strewed, by designing
shopkeepers a variety Of small attrae-
1ions that feminine flesh is not always ne
Toic enough 10 resist.
The jeweled crayat rings fer example
the leather and velvet hat bands with
5eweled slides. and the drawn work
stockings. are among the trifies that put
wings TO ones savings. Long, long ago
the Judgment Of good taste handed down
a decision against the masculine use OF
a solid circlet through which TO draw
2 soft silk tie Womanhlnd, ho~etei'
fnds this fantasy Of dress greatly 10 heI
king and the jewelers. have been al the
season fitting out the most aluIiils IatlS .,sn1
cravat rings, of gold and silver elaihel
and gun metal.
II i hardly necessary to say perhaps
.bat turquoise blue enamel and rings OF
,,recious metal. set with the fashlohanle
azrTa stone. can be counted by the tens
,and dozens TO every TWO or three clFclels
ia any other color and setting
A gold or silver crayat ring mas ~
,.+1,as Y,sil bedded in the metal, and next
DnDfi-4lltN 10 AllE bAAN I~''~-
that most nearly match the eeSs
1,ho X perfectly. converzant with the very
letter of good taste only uses CaDaCAoh
5e,-a7s in her craVat ring and Tor Drown
owes very deep toned topaz are SCI. -
snatch rhe iris that ike those OF Clduc-
er's lady are as ''graye as glass; &C.
eapuhfres are chosen, while the pIue-S -
girl clings 10 the turquoise ana the Dldch
eyed beauty selects a diamond iull OF
IN afnfn 4-s1 Of
q vet another method 10 follow, II thls
,,-l,in, of eve matching does not SUIT eN-
s,-,- ones preference. Order your gem
metal ring TO be set with as many spe-
cial Jewels as VIII tell the Initials OF your
g.ane A ring showing an emerdlu' COZ dl
and pearl may be freely translated as De
longing 10 a Miss Emily Colgate Prince,
- l,1fgs1,a+h g Petersen. Socks, for al
~ world like those her husband ana
s,,,.s,ar ratronize is one of the new gar
7nau+s that every modish woman Is wear
80 with iII-concealed pride and ankles.
75--7-an striped socks, Isle thread ana
80 ,-srn. socks socks in silk an ocottoh'
barred and starred and rolling up JUS
,,,f7,,-a,- over the calf of the leg, are
among the qualities and colors oelii.'itI1u -
=, feminine members. Socks OF ral4loo"
[-+,.-al-inss are worn by the gollng ana
l,i.,-cling women who in pace OF piooil-
- and their own long hose. hltcAlns
n,fef above the knee, elect now TO "edI
s,7scl, equestrian tights. There Is no con
.,sfr4inr- the assertion that lllesS S.vSS
s.7fn-ing garments are Doth coolef anu
more comfortable in Summer, WheA 1le41
y-s-a-srs exercise, than the combination
q ,,,io.xarbockers and long hose.
A final argument is that the knltlea SaL-
-,5sufs are a better protection against e-il-i
Zvbal taking exercise, and by q sFeat u-9-
nay az logic il has been proven ltlat d
baay-v golf stocking cannot be worn over
she ankles that are already wen covered
hence The compromise On SOCKS.
rho smart woman, whose petucoats are
.,i-.,,.s5 inst short enough TO show. on the
l1l-s and wheel. a well-turned ankle 10
advantage. adopts a delicate Isle or SIX
sock. in a series OF stripes that Would
make 2 rainbow envious. The hher ne
sock the less bulk it adds TO the foot
and 1t is essential to add that these
socks are not gartered. After Inc DlaSh
-igl,+e are donned the socks are drawn
over the feet, already clad in dusky
weave and simply drawn up as hlGh
as they will 20. They perhaps are al
lowed 10 roll over q little at the top,
after the fashion of a Scotch golf nose,
but the nap Of the sock catching IN
thai of the haif-wo0len tights, serves
TO keep 81 up close and smooth about
the ankles. Thick-ankied women must
be cautioned against the sock colored
in horizontal stripes, unless they are
content TO publish unblushingly the
heavy girth Of their joints 10 critical
world They had best confine them
selves TO the attractive dark blue
brown and green socks that are bright
ened up by figures Of tiny golf drivers
and white bells.
IL would really pat TO shame the ex-
pertest of spiders could she be treated
IL
uudergarments that are now set forth
as examples of what bridal lingerie
should be. The first claim on admiring,
not 10 say curious, attention, IS made
by the night-dresses. petticoats. chem
!ses and panialo0ns, that are not
frinEed with lace, but frosted and fret
ted with the most delicate drawn
work. This mode Of decoration seems
to have given the realest of Nalencien-
nes a setback, and, strange TO relate,
the most costly and beautiful of these
garments are imported, not from Paris,
but Mexico. Broad pointed collars, cuffs
that extend to the elbow. and deep bands
Of insertion are all a maze of the drawn
threads. that in delicacy Of quality and
beauty Of pattern, quite discount any
but the rarest laces II Is hardly sur
prisiug to learn the generous prices this
royal Taiment brings. when one con-
made is first woven in France, then.
sent TO the Mexican conyen.s where
the nuns and the pupils in their school
pull the threads and work the pattern.
The ideas for the decoration and cut Of
each garment comes from fertile brains
IN the United States where needle vom-
men are now turning very serious atter-
5ion 10 the luxurious bridal outfits.
Among the confeCttons for honeymoon
Ia lfFf1A IN .,
Of bolero jackets. tying over the bust
with narrow ribbons while the body Of
the jacket IS pierced with a Greek key
or some pattern in drawn threads. To
the dainriest chemise tiny square Jacket
fronts of fretted linen are affixed and from
ahe open thrOats of the night dresses
worked revers in hatchot or swallow tai
shape turn back. With one accord The
sr0usseau night dresses have double
worked ruffies full upon the shoulder. the
sleeves pun TO the elbow, from which Il
the knee falls back a handkerchief drap
cry Of linen that looks like a fairy veil
Among the most Enthusiastically modiste ex,
hibits Of lingerie are night dresses tina
button on the shoulders and down on tht
left side to the hip. With these the col
lar is gathered in by a ribbon drawn
high and close about the neck. and knot
ting in a big rOsette in the rear Mos
attractive too are the chemise and nigh
robes Of pale rose, green, lavender anC
blue lawn, onto which lace butterfiIe:
and birds and trailing vines are artfulI,
appliqued. All these garments are fold
ed up with heaps Of silver paper anC
white silk lutte string, and not one OF then
has passed under the hands of 2 laund
Tess. The brides-to be like TO buy thei
costly lingerie just as IL comes, wrinkles
and slightly yellowed, but bearing be
yond the question of a doubt all tn