Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-06-08
THE "RONANE."
Latest in Hats is a Becoming and In
expensive Mass of Lace Frills.


expensive Mass of Lace Frills.
Just about June, the lace hat, which
in Paris is called the "Roxane," will
begin to make its influence felt. Any
woman who knows anything of style
and dainty needlework can make her
own RoXane by giving becoming
shape of white wire, covered with
coarse muslin, and on this filing deep
cream Mechlin that comes at fifteen
and twenty cents yard by way OF the
bargain counter. All she need do
lace frills is to wreathe pale pink or
mauve carnations, with bows of black
velvet ribbon, around the crown, and
in such an inexpensive piece of head
gear she is fit to appear before a
queen. Besides the "Roxane," they
are twisting scarfs of lace around
straw crowns, lining brims with lace
and making big filmy rosettes Of lace
Lace seems to be the natural accom-
paniment to all the white muslin and
colored dimity gowns, and every wo-
man will possess at least one lace
coat. A lace shirt front is made by
gathering row on row of lace either In
straight. horizontal lines, or semi-cir-
cles, across the bust so that from chin
to waist this soft front fluffs out be-
tween the open edges of the coat. At
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narrow, growing steadily wider toward
the waist, and then the high collar
with points behind the ears Is covered
with the narrowest possible gathering
of lace.
There certainly is nothing which is
having such rage at present as the
tulle hat, and especially the black tulle
| cannot go out on Fifth avenue
without meeting several hundred OF
them, and they are so pretty and
fetching that one does not tire of them
by seeing so many. But, dear me, the
price charged for these same little
hats Is something to make one gasp
and all because they are the raging
fancy of the hour, and not at all be-
cause they cost much to make. But
the clever woman-and she Is so nu-
merous-can make her own tulle hat
all by herself, and it will look Just as
smart and Frenchy as If one OF the
numerous "Estelles" or "Louises" or
"Lisettes," who show their wares in
wonderful white and gold windows
First, we must get a wire frame
black II black hat is to De made,
and be sure to get one OF the pretty
turban shapes. Then buy yards and
yards OF finest black or colored tulle
and commence to puff and shir and
fold 1t on. No other trimming Is
used on the really fashionable tulle
hats excepting mass Of plumy para
disc tails. There are dozen different
ways of arranging the tulle, but the
prettiest mode Is that stirring the
tulle in the finest, fullest, smartest
gauges possible, and then putting this
over the frame smoothly, just as II It
were a plain piece OF material. It
gives the mysterious fluffy effect that
the French named milliners make you
believe is so difficult
or course, you are going to wear
shirt waist this summer. Every woman
is, because there is nothing so neat, so
cool, so absolutely smart for hun
dreds Of occasions as the shirt waist.
And since you are all going to wear
this comfortable garment. don't you
think 1t would be good plan to care
fully investigate its effect on ones
figure and the methods OF improving
this effect? Special contrivances
made for holding the skirt band and
shirt waist together have immensely
improved the general appearance OF
the woman In the shirt waist, but
there Is still much TO be desired.
First or all, a woman should take
care that her necktie, II she wears a
collar and tie. is on straight, and that
II is held down properly at the back.
Men never think Of going abroad with
out a necktie-holder, so adjusted that
it keeps the tie down behind, but
out OF dozen women whom / noticed
on a crowded car, there was only one
who had her necktie properly tied
and held In place by masculine look
ing necktie-holder. The back OF the
waists at the belt are trim and neat,
however, although there were only
three women out OF the dozen who
had the belt properly adjusted. On
the other women I noticed that the
belts were full inch and a half
higher In front than in the back. The
effect was far from pleasing and wo-