Evening star., 1899-03-18
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Spangled, Jeweled Nets.

dor; one of Mrs Walden PeiI and . charm
ing portrait of little Queen Wilhelmina.
Spangled, Jeweled Nets.
Great numbers of new silk nets. we are
promised, will be used with the coming Of
spring. These will be Of the most elab-
crate character, SO says one Of my infor-
mants. spangled and jeweled in q dazzling
degree and to be twisted and turned and
shirred in all sorts of peculiar effects on
costumes.
There is expected to be an immense de-
mand for ribbons. and the manufacturers,
with this prospect in view, are preparing
anticipative of the vogue of ribbon, Is
showing an entire gown composed Of 1t. 1t
Is of blue mousseline velvet. with the point
ed ends of the ribbon at the bottom of the
skirt falling over very deep band Of blue
shaded ribbon. The corsage is made of
bands of the ribbon velvet cut with deep
pointed decollete effect over a vest made
OF alternate blue and white ribbons.
Duck Egg a New Blue.
In the way of outdoor gowns the l1appiest
models Of the season are being prepared
for early spring wear. One of these 1 will
describe because of its novelty and beauty.
1t was of an indefinable shade of blue, call
ed duck egg. a shade which is something
between gray and blue The skirt was
tight-fitting over the hips, rounding out
where it fell in deep scalops over an un-
derskirt of the same cloth heavily embroi-
dered with silk and chenille. The coat that
formed part of the costume fitted tightly in
the back, but was loose in the 'front.' with
broad turned-over revers faced in white
cloth and edged with three rows of narrow
tucked white satin ribbon and three rows
OF blue ribbon. The edge of the coat was
embroidered with silk and chenille. The
collar was cut very high and trimmed with
ribbon like the revers.
charming spring gown for a young
woman was of rep mordore cloth cut en-
princesse, with the corsage fastening I'M
der the boiero-shaped jacket. Over the
skirt was tunic which fell in deep points
above rep mordore cloth and was edged
with two rows of narrow black velvet rib
bon.
Novelties in Textures.
There is new cloth which is eminently
adapted for use in the making of the pres
ent tght-fitting class of gowns. 1t is
sort of kid cloth, the surface something
like that of a suede glove IT is the new
est cloth, and in the princess gown or the
new three-quarter coats it shows to adj
vantage. A new material for blouses is of
mixed linen and silk, with broad broken
stripes on a light ground.
Linen collars still worn with tailor
made gowns. in spite of all the efforts to
dispense with them Lace jahots and bows
of every kind and pretty glace silk bows
are still much affected Brocades tied in a
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made in plain, bright colors are probably
the latest ideas in this line.
The Long-waisted Eject.
Long bodice effects are aimed at in all
the now tailor-nade gowns, and the popu-
larity of tailor for the present is greatly
increased by the success of his efforts in
Stimulating a long waist where nature did
not intend one to exist A gown that met
| this requirement I have Just had the pleas
ure of noting. 1t was worn in the shop
where It was displayed by very pretty
model whose waist lines had the required
| linear extension, but on a less fortunate
| woman even I think it would look well.
| The material of the costume was
| checked and plain cloth, the chief tone
of which was automobile red Of the skirt
| nothing need be said beyond the fact that
| it fitted the figure closely in the mode now
| popular and was trimmed with three rows
| of red braid to simulate rounded over
skirt. The short jacket was cut with a
| sort of rounded tag in front and was COM
| posed of plain and checked cloth. The re-
! vers of the coat and the pointed cuffs were
| crossed with narrow red braid. A double
| row OF small buttons trimmed the broad
| plain panel of red cloth on the front of the
| jacket.
Weeds, but Becoming Ones.
| The Partisan widow is the most fascinat-
| ing and chic of her species. Always OBJ
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| pearance, her sojourn in the state of single
| blessedness is never a long one One fair
| creature whose deep weeds of woe pro-
| claimed her but newly bereaved riveted my
| attention she tripped from the florist S
| shop, where, doubtless. she had been order
| ing flowers for the dear departed one, into
| the waiting coupe at the sidewalk. Her
| gown was of Grape and black cloth. the
| skirt a single surface of Grape, over which
| was draped a deep overskirt of cloth. Grape
| bCrdeled. The bodice was trimmed with a
| profusion of Grape. The ruff1ed collar, the
| deep and much elaborated side piece and
| the muff, which was part of the toilet,
| were all made Of the heaviest Grape. The
| coquettish capote perched on one side of
| the dainty head supported a. trailing veil
| of the richest and heaviest Grape. Alto
| gether she was a picture of daintiness we'll
| calculated to make the heart of the stern
| est bachelor or most sorrewful widoWer go
| pitapat.
Ugly and Rather Trying.
Some of the new shapes in spring hats
| and bonnets are not likely to commend
| themselves to popularity. What is outre
| is not likely to be becoming to many
| women and It's vogue in these days of
/ common sense and many fashions is not
| likely to be very wide. The round hats are
| very trying to most faces. Unbecoming
| are the so-called picture bonnets, in their
| shape resembling the old-fashioned poke
| bonnets. One such bonnet was of blue vel
| vet. The large scooplike frame was made
| to reach well over the carefully waved
| hair. At the sides and the back the bon
| net was cut short The trimming consisted
| of clusters of oddly arranged blue and gray
| feathers.
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