The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-05
WHAT WOMEN WEAR.
Wedding Rines-Automobile Red New
NeckWear.

A cape for dressy wear has a collar
Of velvet whose edge consists of half
dozen points. The front, which reaches
perhaps six inches below the belt, is
cut pointed and the back is similarly
shaped, although it reaches much lower
down on the body. The edges are
stitched; the rounded revers, which are
part of the high-pointed collar, are
richly embroidered,
The pockets, cuffs, high collar and re-
vers on plain cloth coat, are of plaid
You see the cloth is one of the plaid
| back golf cloths so the inside is like
the trimming. The strappings on the
seams are also of the plaids.
! Wedding rings are supposed to be al
ways the same, but still the fashion of
them has altered lately among the
| smart people. The newest brides are
wearing plain gold circlets which are
| about two-thirds narrower than those
| formerly worn. When worn, it is eX-
actly like any conventional wedding
ring. In reality, it consists of two sep
| arate gold bands, each made in a spi-
raj. These fit so closely together as
to form perfect ring without visible
joint. This marriage ring is symbol
cal of the joining of two into one.-De-
troit Free Press.
A fad from Paris has appeared among
the jewellers. 1t is the tie chain to
| which hearts, balls and various other
devices are suspended. This new ar
ticle in jewelry is known as La Val
liere," and is sold in Worcester shops.
Many novelties are presented in shirt
waist sets, consisting of sleeve links,
| three studs and a collar button. Quite
unique is the representation of an or
binary fiat button with four holes, each
hole, however, being set with a brill
liant.
Crepe de chine is seen in the new
neckwear and is in short ties, four or
five inches broad, with real lace or mar
row rows of the pretty machine made
laces in fancy designs on the ends.
They come in white and in colors. The
white will launder, and is the most
economical. Some of the new scarfs are
very broad and veritable scarfs sew
eral yards long. They are to wind
around the neck twice, tie in a bow in
front, with long, soft ends or they may
be fastened without the bow al the
neck. Some of them are white with
stamped patterns upon them, and a
beautiful one is covered with a Per
sian design in many soft colors. Mar
row ties of white gros grain ribbon two
or three inches wide have pointed ends
with lace insertion and edging. Heavy
Chenille fringes finish the ends of elab-
crate black neck rufiles.
What fills the soul of the lover of
neck novelties with joy is the high stiff
dark velvet stock that hooks behind,
but shows two rows of glittering little
buttons running up the back. This is
fastened about the neck of any gown
and then satin ribbon of some pale
color is slipped about the throat at the
top of this collar, and inside it. drawn
to the front and tied so that it's ends,
garnished with tabs of the most deli
cate white point lace, fasten in a bow
crisp as fresh blown white rose right
under the chin. A long throat and a
proudly poised chin are necessary if one
would wear this novelty, while some
thing not less pretty and original, and
more comfortable, is a collar of folded
panne, with two lily petal shaped
pieces, deity wired, faced with satin
and turned back in long, outstanding
points from either side under the ears.
So long are some of these collar
points that they extend four inches out
from the collar band and then droop
and touch the shoulder seam.
Automobile red, which is a pretty
rich shade of garnet, is fashionable
color for cloth gowns, and if it is dot
ted over with small squares or polka
spots of velvet in black or of the same
color, then 1t is promptly stamped as
new.
One of the latest shapes in cratic
millinery is called the Spanish turban.
1t is almost an exact reproduction of
the headgear worn by Spaniards. The
brim is turned up all around and edged
with crumpled velvet bows. a brilliant
red bird and a large sparkling rhine
stone buckle. A new idea in the dec
Grafton of the revived Directoire hat is
big black butterfly painted in imita-
ton of nature. 1t is placed on the
brim in front, choux of fine black vel
vet ribbon surrounding the crown.
Generally speaking, hats are not
high and are so trimmed as to broaden
them instead of making them appear
| tall.
Green reed leaves are much used. in
| millinery, as are also immense black
silk peoples with thin, delicate petals
A novelty is produced in the form of
| begonia leaves of black tulle, the net
work of the veining being followed by
| lines of jet or diamond powder or a
| thread of black chenille
| Small round hats for afternoon wear
are smothered in flowers, especially
| roses, used in a mixture of colors.
| In the handsomest new silks pastel
shades predominant, and white as a
| groundwork is first in rank The de-
signs are large in nearly all cases
| sometimes medium, and occasionally
small, but they invariably cover the
| ground thoroughly. Some of the white
! silks have narrow brocaded stripes
1 with a wide space between, which is
ornamented by a design in flowers Of a
! lighter shade than the stripe. Some
! times these spaces are filled in with
| crescents interlaced in two shades On
! others there is seen a sprinkling of dts
iof different sizes. The very richest
| white failles have embossed velvet
spots
MORE antique is very fashionable
with broad satin stripes in self colors;
| it is more beautiful than ever, for. as
! silks are this year mostly for evening
and not designed for general wear they
| are heavier and softer and more ex-
pensive. The idea is now that the skirt
of a gown shall undulate with every
| movement of the wearer. This idea is
| certainly carried out in the manufac-
| ture of these new failles and satins. as
| they are much weightier and sway
| gracefully
| Why? Because Did that woman give
yes, yer honor" What was it?" "she
says she wanted tokill herself Chicago
| Record.