The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-04
No Great Change Is
Promised In
Shoes.
A FEATHER BUSTER.
That is What the Girl Of
Fashion is Mod
elled On.

1t is promised that there shall be no
great change in the styles of shoes
this spring, although the toes may be a
bit wider and more blunt. Patent
| leather, with either cloth or kid top
and having the high French or Louis
| Quinze heel, will be the correct dress
! shoe. Tans will be rather dark, run
| ming to browns, and all the low-cut
/ tan shoes will be heavier soled than
! usual. Some very handsome low shoes
will come in black and tan, with heavy
| extended sOles and bulldog toes. BIZ
| cycle boots are not to be over ten
/ inches high, and the darker tans will
predominate, Hosiery is to be very
gay, and an extremely fetching" COM
| bination will be a pair of patent leath-
er ties and plaid or striped silk stock
ings, worn with light summer gown.
The funny man says the stylish girl
of today is modelled after the fashion
of a feather buster, and the comparison
is not SO bad. All above the knees is
as spare as may be, but below there
is the same spread out that one sees on
that useful piece of household furnish
ings.
Stiffening is no longer put into skirts,
which obtain their flare entirely from
the manner of cutting.
The pointed tunic is by all odds the
most desirable shape. 1t is fashionable
to cut it in long points coming nearly
to the foot of the gown, the partings
| between the points filled in with ruffies
of lace, or of the material trimmed
with lace or baby ribbon.
Challis in all the delicate tints will
with foulade enjoy popularity this sum
mer. They are very soft and fine, be-
ing all WOOL The all-over patterns are
varied by satin stripes and tiny wreaths
of flowers. The cashmere" design on
a plain ground is effective and Java
| naise, which is plain challi with a
satin stripe, in shades of brown and
blue, is another striking novelty. Sat
inc, once adored, then despised, is yet
another candidate for favor. ChalIi
sells at % cents yard; Saline at So
cents.
Printed tulle is a new stuff, with
white patterns on it. similar to a
spiders coarse web. "Pongee tulle" is
fine, supple material. striped With
thick threads grouped in threes. Print
ed Louis XVI pongee is woven in the
same manner, but its stripes are
grouped in fours The effect is very
vivid, as the bright colors of by-gone
days are preserved, which makes this
cloth better adapted for the country
or seaside than for city wear.
Those beautiful great roses which we
see occasionally are the creation of the
milliner and not the manufacturer.
Some are made of velvet, others of silk,
but in none are there petals. still no
one would fail to pronounce them roses.
One dressy piece of headgear consists
Of five of these and their foliage, there
being no straw, only the wire founda-
ton. The largest of the five is placed
directly over the face in front, the
petals just resting at the edge of the
forehead.
Crystal cuff-links are about the
smartest thing for the shirt waist.
Plain ribbon stocks fastening with a
small pin, and others ending in a small
bow are used to give a touch of color
to black or white gowns 1t is a notion
of the season to tie these a little to
the left. You do not need more than a
yard and a quarter for these stocks
with a bow because this should be ra
Their small.
Many thin white dresses for children
have the skirts tucked in clusters
usually three. Others of heavier cloth,
such as the plain ginghams have the
| tucks simulated with rows of braid.
Shirt waists of white pique are en-
broidered with pink, blue, lavender or
| black. The embroidery appears upon
/ the body Of the goods, ornamenting
/ the plat in the middle of the front and
! the material at each side of it for a
width of several inches; also the col
! lar and cuffs. These are very pretty