The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-06

question ~ skirts Women who do
careful shop gazing" are coming 10
the conclusion that there II no faith
10 be put IN the present cut Of skirt.
with IT, lanky tail and close hir fL
and the foftnne=tclicrs OF fashion ad-
wise very modified limitations OF the
wondroua pettiooatH worn by the
wax ladies' IN the show windows.
They don't believe ~ IL exactly safe
10 run with ones expensive silk or
satin 20 the present extreme. and. ms
a matter OF fact, 81 Il not. cling
with cheerful conviction 60 your
modified skirt. " you would be wihe
and II you wish 10 wear or make u
over next season.
Let the rear width merely brush
the floor. cut the front 90 easy step
ping length. not as II you were max
inE an aldsstyie riding habit and
don't. as your reputation for taste
and elegance depends upon II. close
your pocket hole with ornamental
pins or buttons Let your frivolous
friends waste their pin money and
defaee their gowns with such uceen-
rived In the arena Of fashion before
they became hopciessly vulEarlrad.
A showing Of cut -and-out sum
mer dresses II both timely and nuK-
arstive. The dainty dresses Of
sheer materials show unlimited tuck
ms. while the feature o. the heavy
ones II the blouse with baaaues and
braidiuR one short month hence
we'ii be reveiinE IN these comfortable
delights. with never a thought OF
days gone By.
one % the most fetching plaques IL
IN heavens own blue. a yoke 81
while embroidery relieves the plata
blue blouse. ruvsrs outlining this. and
corresponding with the somewhat
naring basaurs Ia shape. II h
double breasted. fastening with
" hits pearl buttons. A whits cord
outlines the joining ~ the shaped
aaunes glih the skirt proper, and
sir buttons IN clusters ~ three pre-
tend 10 faaten Il each side tbs front
breadth sl about the knees.
A love in pink piane has an over
skirt with n point back and front.
IL ~ braided In black The little
Jacket il cut With all the seams.
which flare below the heit The
" bite RIVERS are braided with black.
az are the wrist extensions aud the
y hole - aeilshtfully chic and grace
rpi
4 heavy linen has no acam a. the
centre back. = shaped fiDuncc giving
The Necessary fuiinsHa round the
feat. Il opens al the front scam
with tahller effect In black and
brown embroidery. while the entire
Eton. save the little revera. - GOV.
fred with thlN embroidery.
\ blue. atin-stripe urFandis bore
IT tho banner. especially o. to the
skirt. From the waist down u vas
ald IN Tat iueka. each tuck being let
.aosr AZ = depth t. inaufu \ gradual
% nouncs A ruflc VAS round the
foot The tucked blouse was miter-
"a back and front. and little friils
aud embroidery outlined the dainty
y bite yoke.
4 sheer linen. with the skirt tuck
"a tn clusters. hoaHtcd deep far
nE naunee 81 black dotted linen.
rhs sleeves and yoke Wrrr also ~
The dotted. while the blouse proper
was tucked and inferred like the
skirt.
4 white orRandic has row upon
row % rose quiliinEa edged with tiny
black and white striped ribbon on the
waist The skirt. thrse gore. has
tw runica round the foot. both
sdked with the aunilinE. ana the top
one rounding up 60 the belt at the
left front White ribbon with the
narrow striped stitch 10 each edge
forms the neck and belt finish.
Though the athletic girl stlii has
her broad. heavy boots. there are
others. In fact. the extreme il
bad taste in shoes as 10 everything
else.
In new russell Oxforsia the HIGHT
shades prevail whether you pay s.
Tor beautiful caifskin. or Sc foe iml-
iatiou piEakin, Is your own affalr.
Vow. for heavens sake. don't say
you set them for t2.ss. That ls
painful.
Evening slippers are Of three sorts.
he thres-strap standby land there's
no more dainty and becoming bit Of
footwear for the well-Hhaped fooO:
he pompom "a rich affair with gilt
ierlnE buckle Ia It's chic satin ros-
sttn). and the tongue slipper. n cav
aiicr-like affair boaatinE n jaunty,
faring tongue with "A daahing buckle
At its root.
whether ones looking for abed-
room slipper or hunting boot. the
styles are fetching.
There IL choice among wells for
bonnets, but the line between what
Ia modiah and what is not. The large
mesh wells, which are mostly open
work. have no chenille dots or raised
patterns on them whatever, where
~ the fine mesh veil Is thlekly
sprinkied with chenille spots. So II
goes. wide mesh innocent 81 dots.
Or close mesh almost covered with
them. The which il open work la far
more becoming to the generality OF
women and girls,
4 new way Of turning out a bodice
In to make the sleeve look ms II II
had been slipped through success
sion II straps. each fastened with a
steel. Jet or paste buckle. The straps
this season are invariably Of black
velvet, Just as they were OF black sa-
tin last year one can scarcely have
too many straps II the velvet Is mar
row enough and the buckles used are