Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-26

prcttiest half-mourning millinery any
woman can wear.
bridesmaids hats are the only wide
brmmed ones seen, and when made OF
white tulle the under-sde Of the brim is
ornamented with rows on rows of narrow
white gathered ribbon. All this wedding
magnifcence is expected to be tied under
the chin by enormous tulle strings. Talking
OF things bridal, the low-necked marriage
gown and bridesmaids gown has come into
fashion again Sleeves are still long, and all
the brides and their attendants wear the
fat pendant curl on the left shoulder, fall
ing even to the bust. Lots of bridesmaids
have powdered their hair this year, and the
effect is said to be very nice indeed.
Transparent Dress Goods.
These were referred to above and it is
only fair to tell those who live in warm
climates in summer to give their attention
to the etamines, mohair grenadines, lace
poplins, ETC., that make UP our colored
silks into such cool, serviceable costumes.
Women who look for pretty business and
travelling suits can't go far amiss In having
any one of these worked into the form of
walking skirt and coat. Be sure to have
the coat short, an Eton behind, If the figure
admits, with rather longer fronts, rounded
or pointed at the bottom.
There are all sorts of new devices resorted
to in the makeup of the popular net and lace
gowns Economical women who still want
to be within the pale of the mode get
lovely effects in Tosca net or silk point
esprit, to which they sew with their own
fair hands, after the dressmaker has done
her part, an abundance of spangles. The
spangles when bought by the box are cheap.
1t is putting them on in complicated figures
that brings up the price of spangled net so
high. In two or three evenings a woman
can spangle her own gown. Not in elaborate
patterns, it is true, but quite effectively
enough and the spangles she sews on remain
twice as long as those on the costly jeweled
net The most interesting sort of an even
ing gown, for a young girl, is a white
point esprit peppered with silver spangles
and made up over pink silk slip that has
one thickness of pale green chiffon between
the net and the silk.
For Evening Gowns.
In the finishing off at the waist line Of an
| evening dress the skirt top can fit over the
| basque bottom or the waist bottom claim
supremacy Slim wasted women are very
fond of drawing length of the softest Lib
! erty ribbon about their waists and making
| a small bow knot of the ends through q
| small buckle or ornament of brilliants.
The same method is often pursued with
| regard to q neck decoration-with our prac-
tical summer shirt waists the virtues of g
smart new belt can be advocated. 1t is g
velvet girdle matter of an inch to al
inch and half wide and all buttonholed
about the edges with bullion thread. II
place of buckle, holes in one end of the
velvet band slip over gilt buttons in the
other end, and by means of a series of holes
and buttons it is possible to make the bell
| fit any girth of waist Belts of silk ant
| leather show this same contrivance, ant
pretty spring betting of silk comes deco
rated with embroidered bow knots, and hav.
| ing small shoppers reticules of foweret
satin attached to the belt, so as to fall hand
| lily above the side. MARY DEAN.