The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-05
Spangles and Gauze
Ribbons for Spring.
FEMININE FANCIES.
Fans, Charms, Bows and
Other Frivolities.

Yes" said the man miliner, who, as
every one knows, is the best kind of
milliner, yes, you will be quite safe
IN putting spangles, either black or in
the various metallic colors, on your
spring or summer hat. MANY women
don't get any spring hat or bonnet, but
he fiction is kept up Of talking about
it all the same.) The new untrimmed
frames for both come densely faced
with jet sequins and colored palmettes
upon the crowns and rims. [ see by the
Millinery Trade Review, which, by the
by, is authoritative and up-to-date. that
Maltese lace, or a very clever counter
felt of it, is to be used to face and trim
some of the choicest hats; indeed, lace
as an accessory to dainty effects in mil
liners is assured. Light weight taffeta
satin, and gros grain ribbons will be
used for trimming purposes, and
stripes, checks, plaids and Roman
stripes are seen in the new patterns
Inc very narrow ribbons that you ladies'
call taste will De used for the edgings
of ruchings. There never was anything
prettier for hats than the gauze or silk
null ribbons. Well, those will be all
the go TINS summer, and a good thing,
too, think"
Now, suppose you'll laugh" said
the fashionable jeweer, when | tell
you that as a charm the crystal mig
possesses valuable qualities, though
what species of ills it preserves the
wearer from 1 have never been able TO
discover. The crystal pig has a long
snout and it must be able to stand on
your thumb nail (the pig, I mean, not
the snoutD.
One of the fancies of the hour
which is likely to harden into a perma-
nent fashion is the netsuke, those Gu
rlous, quaint figurines of ivory that
the Japanese make so exquisitely that
several figures and a whole landscape
are often concentrated in a. bit of cary-
ing not more than an inch in any di-
rection. Fat gods, rotund like little
children at play, a kitten washing its
face, dogs at play-these are a few of
the ideas which Japanese artists inn
prison in those fascinating carvings.
You may wear the netsuke on your
chain for a charm or strew them
around your table after the fashion of
the little silver gewgaws that have so
long been favorites. A netsuke fire.
quently cost SIS, and the smaller and
more fragile they are, the more they
cost"
The dressmaker was adding the last
touches to a white party frock with
motherly fingers. To tell the truth, she
loved the dainty, gossamer thing that
had been in her hands and mind. and
before her eyes so many hours. Now"
said she. through a mouth filled with
pins, now the one thing you need to
make 1t a success is a bow of white
tulle in your hair" Il shouldn't
know how to make it, replied the girl.
Just make a big Alsatian bow of tdlle
and pin it on securely behind your
pompadour. You can do that, can't
you? Tulle is so fluffy and chic and
so universally becoming that it's no
wonder it has displaced 'wiggles of
ribbon from their position as orna-
ments for dressy wear, or that whole
hats of tulle will be the rage this sum
mer for dress-up Three or four big
rosetteS of tulle, a rose or two, and
there you are with a charming con-
lection that can be made at home for
a dollar, but would cost you ten to inA
port from Paris. You'll see tulle hats
on every girls head that can afford it
this summer" and she got up from
her knees and began replacing the pins
on the cushion.
The lace fan has evidently come to
stay, although it is considerably
smaller in size than formerly. Old
pieces of lace may be utilized for fans.
Many of the most costly fans are i'm