The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-17
Wheel Roses and
RWEeel Bows Are
the Novelties.
e4nalpE
HYDRANGEA IN USE
Strings VIII Be Worn
At Least This
Spring.
Worn

Fashion seems on the way to adopt
strings much more generally than was
deemed possible at the beginning of the
season. During the spring, at least,
wide strings of Mechlin tulle, tied in
big bow under the chin, will be eX-
tremely fashionable. Whether they will
be maintained for the summer it is
hardly safe to conjecture, the matter
depending chiefly on the caprice of the
ladies who lead the mode in secondary
questions of this sort.
Tulle strings may be applied to any
kind of hat, toque, or capote, even
those wherein tulle does not enter as
trimming, when they are fastened to
the back of the brim in a little pour.
Rather more than two yards are re-
quired. Capelines and capotes have the
monopoly of ribbon strings in satin,
faiIle, or velvet. Wide ribbon strings
are exceptional, and velvet is chosen;
one inch width is sufficient. Greek and
other fancy nets are sometimes substi-
tuted for tulle, being of less perish
able nature they are often favored for
economic mo tfVes, but the fragile ma
terial is mere becoming.
Fashionable flowers are hydrangea and
azalea blooms, magnified walltiowers,
particularly favored in Bordeaux tints,
primroses of all colors, both Chinese
and garden varieties, and large fiat
roses with few petals, nicknamed
wheel roses; while all the flowers
mentioned in former letters are main
famed in vogue. Lilac, violets' cow
slips and hyacinths being essentially
spring flowers, will not be worn after
May, but until then they will be in con-
Siderable request.
Milliners are just now showing great
partiality for hydrangea tints-combln-
ations of very pale pinks and lavender
blue-and the flower itself is also in nigh
favor, now used to trim pink straw Gas
described above), now lavender blue
straw Most shades of blue are fash
ionable, and in some cases two very diff
lerent shades of a similar depth will be
mingled together. For instance, here is
u bolero in forget-me-not blue straw
with braids of the same straw sewn on
at intervals so as to form little frills,
burned up by two wheel bows" one OF
the same color as the straw, and the
other of a pale turquoise shade; it is
Is further trimmed with half coronet
Of forget-me- nots. wheel bows" owe
their name to the copy of the great Chi
cago wheel, now in full working order
near the Champ de Mars; they are
made of ribbon folded double, and then
plated in circle. Taffeta ribbon serves
the purpose as well as gauze.
Undoubtedly one of the most i'm
portant of the later innovations is the
great use now made of lace. All sorts
of lace are considered applicable.
Charming capotes are made of Irish
point, generally trimmed with roses
and a bow of velvet or ribbon, Mechlin,
Duchesse, and needle point either
white or cream; black Chantilly Val
enciennes edging, and narrow bead
ings of guipure for sewing on straw or
to combine with straw braids, are in
particular request.
Many Of the new black hats are
trimmed partly with wide black edg
ing. One in rice straw has two rows of
this lace plated on to the upper side
of the brim. 1t has one of the new high
straight crowns, about which is folded
a broad band of black velvet fastened
by jet slide; surmounting this, rising
still higher than the crown, is a large
bunch of globular roses in several
shades of pink. Hats of cream lace on
foundation of wired tulle will be very
fashionable this season. Their effect is
improved by sewing thereon rows of
fancy Tuscan braid with an interval of
an inch between each braid.
A very stylish hat of this sort has for
trimming merely large dull gold
buckle securing the foot of fan
shaped atgretts of the lace placed
slightly on one side of the high crown.
Lace wells are to be preferred to tulle
this year. and the new selections in
clude wells of the most expensive kinds
of lace, besides admirable limitations
of the same. They are often used to
drape round the brims of hats-a style
that will be affected by those who con-
slider the lace over the face unbecoming.
Long scarfs in net, with designs in
Esourial. are now being converted into
decorations for hats; one end lies along
the brim, and the remainder of the
scarf Is worn twisted once round the
throat.