Evening journal., 1899-03-03
FASHIONS FANcIEs.
the Latest FrIIIIs I'm Dress That Have
Caught the Fancy OF the
Ladies.

A fur hat with white lace draped
around the edge and a mass Of white
tulle bows and ends at one side is bit
of typical headgear.
Gold bracelets are in big round bands,
as large as the jade bracelet, set, at
regular intervals, with big knobs
formed Of jade, amethysts, or effective
semiprecious stones. They are stylish.
Little collars of fur are made sailor
shape, round, and are fastened in front
with velvet tied in a sailor knot; chin
ehilla fur, with blue velvet. makes a
pretty combination.
A pretty white scarf for the neck Is
of the finest and sheerest NULL hem
stitched across the ends and down the
sides with n narrow hem. on each end,
for few inches up, is pattern Of con-
ventional violets, lightly embroidered.
all in white.
A striking gown of brown, made with
the plain back, and fastened across Just
below the waist, with two oblong but
tons or pins of gold, had orange velvet
let into the front Of the jacket in
square, zigzag pattern. A bit Of orange
velvet was in the brown hat.
A handsome chinchilla collar has
straight round cape of blue velvet. em-
broidered with cut steel, for a founda-
tion, while the chinchilla falls over It
in points, the standing collar being Of
the fur. 1t is handsome collar, though
no one pretends that any combination
could be more beautiful than n simple
fine fur. However, the combination Is
fad of fashion, and makes for change.
A pretty gown worn by pretty girl
the other day had the bodice Of dove
gray silk tucked lengthwise with fine
tuclSs, the sleeves were tucked across.
The gimp was Of pale yellow velvet; the
silk below it was edged with a little
shirred gray velvet ribbon, which ran
down the opening of the blouse, which
was at the side. The gimp was ap-
pliqued with white lace. Around her
neck the girl wore a string Of big gold
beads.
Fur toques, which are so popular this
year, have the rims and sides solid with
fur, the soft crown in many showing so
little that it is hardly noticeable. Many
Of them are trimmed with either one
or two ostrich plumes passing from the
front TO the back of the hat They are
usually of some shade of soft gray OF
brown, those indescribable shades
neither light nor dark, but dull in effect
and which have new names each year
which this season blend with the fur OF
the toque, which seldom has flowers
upon it to brighten it.
Mademoiselle, who is tired OF pulling
her watch out from the inside Of hei
gown-usually pulling a bunch of un.
derwaist ribbons with it-who object.
to a clumsy bracelet, and Is afraid oi
losing a watch set in her purse, anC
doesn't believe in having a chatelaine
now wears n buttonhole chronometer
1t is really too tiny to be called a chro
nometer, for the watch part is about IN,
size of the small compass once popula
with men as watch charms. This /
the button part, which she puts through
the buttonhole of her coat, while be
1 Nedln ~ the uuutI hlut OF tue DhllOl
is as large as a quarter dollar, and pre-
vents the little watch from slipping
through.
A pretty girl who wears bright re-
ribbon high and tight around her throa
wears over it pretty piece of lac
which she ties in bow at the front
The lace is softening, and the whole i
stylish and pretty. This lace is white
but different effects can be made wit
black lace. The woman can now &c
out her short, narrow lace "barbs
that she wore some years ago an
utilize them in this way or loan them &
her daughter. There are a good man
pretty pieces Of real lace, in the forr
Of "barbs," neatly packed away wit
the family lace, which it has bee
thought from the ugly. conventions
appearance could never be utilized
Now is the time for them.-N. Y. Timel