The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-04-29
Fashions of the DaV

This is what | call hurly-burly week.
After the pious dulness OF Lent the rush
of Easter gayeties seems quite over.
towering. All this margin and giving
10 marriage, which people seem to think
necessary to crowd into the first nix
DAYS after the penitential season, grows
a bit monotonous after witnessing the
10Y of few of the numerous pairs Of
lovers as they pass through the great
moment fraught with bliss and bsne.
diction.
Two things | an thankful for-my
little friend, MISS Lochinvar,' has
stopped trousseauing and gone back
Into the west" and all the marrying
Vanderbilts in sight have married.
There have been moments the past few
weeks when it would have been diff.
cult to )nvnce me that there was any.
thipy else in life but the trousseau Of
Miss Lochinvar" aid the wedding
pres, nts of Miss Fair and Miss Sloane.
80 completely were my ears filled with
the din of the conversa ton they created.
Now that these momentous subjects
have been disposed OF | am quite sur.
prised to find, as look about ne, that
there are really other things 10 view.
Lam very much amazed, by the way,
at the fame that came, through my de
scription Of last week, to Miss Tolfree's
hat. which che wore when she appeared
as Miss Fairs bridesmaid, as well as TO
the muff she carried. Apparently they
have been exploited in every paper that
touches on items OF interest to women.
And in every case the writer who wac
respopsible for the story seemed to
think that my description could be i'm
proved upon. and promptly proceeded
to enlarge upon my brief remarks,
which, il they had the fault OF terseness,
had at any rate the virtue OF veracity.
incidentally it may be we'll to add, as
a bit of encouragement to the women
who believe in the capabilities OF arts
ticness 10 the dress OF this country. that
Miss Toltree's much discussed hat and
mutt we're not made by Paquin or any
other of the various French artists to
whom they were accredited. but owe
their being to New York milliner.
II Mrs. willie" Vanderbilt has all
the "going away" gowns in which she
was reported. by these newsmongers'
to have taken her departure, she must
have been burdened with endless toll
cites for the one occasion. The more
one sees of the inaccuracies OF the re.
po,tipg of such functions as the Van
derbilt-Fair wedding and the Ham.
mond-Sloaue wedding, the more one
realizes the need of journal devoted to
authentic news Of women OF importance
snch az | advocated not long ago.
There were some very good gowns
worn at the various weddings this week.
All the model gowns we're out in force
There is always one model every season
that seems to appeal particularly to
people. 1t is what my couturiere de-
scribes az good seller"-that is her
poin, OF view; it might better be de-
scribed az a bad buyer Every other
woman has it. 1t is an evolution OF the
fad for tuckiny-a fad, by the way, that
had it's origin in this country but was
developed by clever Paris ard claimed
as it's own.
This too popular model is by Callo'
Soeurs. The original is in beige volle'
The bodice is a mass Of tiny, tiny tuck
iups, which form straight lines IN the
front Of the odlce and in In the
h.ok A faw inches above the waist