The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-02
FEMININE FR1LLs
The Latext Notions I'm Ladder Cos
tunes for the Current
Season.

The high stocks that are worn are
very becoming or ugly as the case may
be. They should make every woman
who hasn't a short neck look her best,
| but they must be cut to suit her. 1t
makes all the difference in the world
to the effect whether the curve up or
down is just in the right place. If the
collar goes down in the wrong place
it gives the neck a bare uncovered
look. and if it is too high at the wrong
| place it looks as if the woman was
smothering. Collars must be cut, too,
with regard to the good and bad points
of the neck. There was a pretty young
girl at the theater the other evening
who was well dressed as to everything
but her collar, which fitted atrociously.
1t may have been a homemade addi-
ton. 1t was of some white material,
with a band of velvet of the color of
the dress around the lower part. The
velvet was snug, but the white collar
was too high and not properly stitfened.
The consequence was that as the girl
turned her head the collar was pushed
down. and bulged out above the vel
vet. giving the wearer the effect of hav-
ing soitre.
y handsome gown worn recently to
the theater was a perfectly simple prin-
cesse. not a fold or a wrinkle on the
bodice, around the hips, or on the back,
until about a foot OF more above the
lower edge, where it fiared out with
the proper degree of f%1uffiness, ruchings
and ruffies. The gown was of silk, just
the glimmer of which could be seen
through the solid lace which covered
it. The figure of the woman wearer
was. of course, perfect.
Some women and girls are wearing
around their necks a bit of white illu-
sion high up, just inside the stock, so
that it gives a line of white around the
neck and ties in a jaunty little bow at
the back.
Sequins are to be seen on many things
this winter, particularly on thin goods
with lace effects. Whole gowns of net
are covered with them, but they must
be sewed on carefully, and home sew
ing is usually better than hat of the
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at all than a sequin off here and there.
1t is a degree worse than a missing
boo button.
There is fringe, fringe everywhere
found, so much of it that it will be
fringe. fringe nowhere. except on cheap
garments. This is particularly the case
with the fringed trimmings on the
hats. 1t has been so easy to put n bit
of fringe on a hat and give it style.
that everyone has been able to do it,
and it is seen commonly in the street
ears already, which usually settles the
fate of anything for people who like
individuality. In some of the most
beautiful gowns fringes are woven on
to the garment. This cannot be du-
plicated in cheap effects.
Among the prettiest separate blouses
are those made of one material opening
over Il contrasting shade in a vest OF
some soft silk. the body of the blouse
being cut low around the neck to show
a little of the silk below the collar. The
blouse is finished at the waist with a
narrow band of the waist material.
With the heavy boots and gloves that
women are wearing come the wooden
gloves for country wear that are rs
stylish and expensive as the other
kinds. but soft and comfortable.-N. y.
Times.