The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-03-25
Fashions of the Day.


tie miss Lochinvar" is-snd I am be-
ing helplsssy swept along Ia her tenn.
pestuous wake. This young woman is
developing the buying habit to an
alarming extent; positively It begins to
look az though she would not be able to
tear herself away from this fascinating
pastime for even the length Of time
usually sufficient for undergoing the
ceremony Of marriage. AZ 1t is, she
has put of this necessary detail for an
other month. She calmly announced to
her waiting swain that she wanted more
time Ito lock about and besides, tho
best things were yet to come from
abroad. Lady Nodish bad said 30.
So the waiting swain is continuing to
wait, and "Miss Lochipvsr" 10 continu-
ing to gayly buy everything that pleases
her bright blue eyes. It is perfectly
reasonable that my little friends simple
western mind should be bit unbalanc-
ed by all the pretty things she has been
revoling in the past ten days. for even q
satiated person. such as am. has to wax
a trifie enthusiastic over this seasons
importations. Truly one thing seems
more lovely than the last Materials
have never been more vsrid and OK.
quisite. and the gsrnitures OF one kind
and another are dreams-s simply dreams.
II see any women tnis summer that
are badly gowned ! shall lose all respect
for them on the spot; for II almost seems
az though you could not make any very
glazing mistakes this season IL you
selected your things blindfolded. There
are 90 few undesirable things on evil
dence. am sorry for anybody that
does not happen to fancy the polka dot;
It is here In endless profusion.
l said weeks ago that the polka dot
ramp pant would be the note Of the com.
ing season; but even did not expect It
to be az rampant az IL is. It 10 to DO
seen in every size imaginable and ap.
pears on every conceivable material.
Really it almost borders on the ludi-
CT Gus when one goes into q shop and
find ones self surrounded on every side
byit.
Personally have always been per-
fectly devoted to the polka dot. and
cannot recall q summer that has not
found at least one polka dot gown in my
wardrobe; but there are polka dots-and
polka dots. To be really smart they
should be large, Of one size, and very
distinct The size of q dime 10 about
right, and whatever distance separates
them. whether 1t be one inch or five or
six. the background upon which they
are scattered should be absolutely plain.
So many OF the polka dot materials are
completely ruined by MORE, ribbed, or
some kind Of fancy background! When
the polka dot appears in graduating
sizes. az one often sees IL just now. It
loses tremendously in style.
or course "Miss Lochinvar" has polka
dot gowns galore. She has gone quite
mad on the subject. I have tried to
warn her that too popular thing has
very serious drawbacks, but she turns q
deaf ear to my words OF wisdom and
cllngs fondly to her batch Of polka dots.
One Of the best Of her collection 10 In
black liberty satin with large white dots.
The background 10 plain, except around
tho edge Of the tunic. where it 10 bro.
caded in wide, futy ribbon design.
This design, which ssvors little Of the
conventional bow knot, 10 finished 90 it
cuts out and forms border of the tunic.