The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-04
The aa1iehita Daily Eagle: Sunday gorrina aumc L. 1889


diaphanous gown in ones wardrobe.
/ Feather boas are favored only in light
colors for summer wearing.
| AS the season advances high colors
! become more conspicuous. Neutral tints
seem to have no showing. Apropos of
this I saw among the gowns made for
race wear by a fashionable avenue tai
lor rose colored komespun. The stylish
| dame by whom it was ordered is to
wear with it a big brimmed black hat
Of fancy straw, with the inside of the
brim covered with stemless tea roses.
Another member of the same clique who
intends to take her turn at tooling the
coach will be Respondent in a bright
green outer garment cut exactly on the
lines of mans paddock coat. Perhaps
the most startling costume of all is a
pale blue taffeta tucked and stitched
into the severest of tailor skirts and
bolero jackets, with a violet blouse and
toque composed of the fragrant bios
SONS. Pongee silk in it's natural tan
shade combined with a soft blush gray
was the least aggressive of the half
dozen gowns and was charmingIy put
with the adorable wisp train. A Tuscan
straw turban with a cluster of immense
rosettes in gray chiffon is the hat pro-
vided for wear with it.
On frocks for midsummer gauze rib
bon, wide and narrow, spreads itself in
broad bands at intervals or appears in
flirting friIls one upon the other.
Straight lines receive no consideration
ribbon, silk or lace. are put on in points,
scaliops or irregular lines suiting some
freaky fancy. Gold buttons, chased or
enameled, are used for fastening the
bodice. Bullet buttons of steel are seen
on the latest tailor gowns. They appear
in two rows down the front of the
coatee and in double or triple rows up
the side of the skirt. On blue serge the
effect is very pleasing, particularly if
steel gray blouse and hat accompany
the gown.
The usual assortment of fans of high
and low degree are in evidence. Those
Of silk and satin have handsomely carv-
ed ivory sticks of white, otherwise
wooden ones of contrasting color For
instance, pale blue gauze will have
black stick, pink chiffon will stretch
over one of amber hue and one of yell
low over dark green. Of the japanese
fans there are many unique and origi-
nal in design. One tiny open and shut
affair is composed OF dozen boys in
costume, each fastened separately to a
stick. Opened, you have an audience of
small boys grOtesqUely grinning at you;
closed, a fat chap with the same laugh
able expression on his face. The small
or empire fan is fashionable. Big fans
are not seen except of ostrich feathers
and then there are only two or three
long plumes tied into shape or bound by
a pearl handle.
Gloves show few changes since early
spring The one button style heavily
stitched is still favored. The Vandyke.
or gauntlet, is making little Roadway
during this hot weather, but no doubt
will win deserved recognition in the
autumn. Yachtswomen are affecting
them because they are English and are
therefore presumably smart"
Woman may indulge her weakness for
pretty wells with slight effort. On every
hand are TO be seen lovely ones, which
will without exception beautify. The
etiquette of wells is an intensely inter
esting subject. by their wells snail
they be known" is a familiar quotation
of the milIiner. This dictator of modes
lays down a few rules to govern veil
wearing. On sailor hats wells must be
pinned to hang straight down from the
brim and be of wash lace or chiffon. For
the turban or English walking hat
dotted or plain fish net is and must be
tied neatly in the back, with no loose
ends visible. For dressy chapeauX
mousseline de sole or fancy meshed
yelling is draped about the brim, tied
at the back SO as to fall in ripping
folds to the nape of the neck With the
picture hat tulle of one or two thick |
nesses in the same or contrasting col |
ors is brought well under the chin |
crossed at the back. with the long ends |
brought around to the front and tied in |
a big bow.
The newest net wells are interlined |
with tulle, and the latest separately |
woven veil with a border has four big /
spots. which, when properly adjusted, |
dot either cheek, the point of the chin |
and the middle of your forehead. Col |
ored maline wells come dotted or plain, |
but it behooves woman to study well |
her complexion before she ventures to
wear any of them. Brown and gray are
the most favored colors for ordinary
wear, and if of spun silk are worn over
fish net wells Of the same color. The wo-
man who ties her veil when it should be
pinned, or the reverse, commits grave
0ffense against millinery law and pro-
claims her ignorance of the subject of
veil usage.
Strict attention TO the small details
IF dress wins for many an unpreten-
-ious woman the reputation Of being
good dresser" DAISY MAY.