The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-02
FOR The WOMEN.
Street Fair Has EngrOssed At
tentiOn This Week.
Next Week Means Return to Re-
captions and Weddings.
USE OF WHITE HAT.
1t is Popular and Admits Of
Many Variations.
Things Of Interest to House
keepers and Others.
USE OF WHITE HAT.

Things of Interest to House
keepers and Others.
The town has been characterized dur
ing the past week by quite a gala APP
pearance. There has been little doing |
in society. and society folk have dressed |
up in their best and congregated at the /
street fair during the evenings and the /
pleasant part of the day. There all the |
different crowds" met on an equal
footing and enjoyed together the break |
in the monotony of the spring
The stores. too. put their best foot to
the front in the way of decoration, for
the windows were all decked with the
prettest articles to be found, while the
counters fairly groaned under their
weight Of pretty things
Affairs are now returning to their
normal condition and people are prepar-
Ing for next weeks whirl of gaiety,
which includes several large receptions
and a number of weddings
The Summer Hat.
The hats shown in the stores for mid
summer wear are extremely pretty, the
pure white ones seeming to be in the
ascendant. Few leghorn hats are seen,
the majority of them being chip, or
fancy braids, and are trimmed with
fluffy white liberty silk. chiffon or null.
Trimming of this kind may be put on
in various ways: it may be tucked.
pleated, shirred. or great rOsettes made
of it., while some are seen with it grace
FULLY draped about the crown and Dr1n.
Some of these hats are surmOuuted with
a cluster of pure white chrysanthe-
NUNS. which give it the needed height,
or sometimes a single large blossom IS
seen.
Pure white hats are trying to some
people and may be toned with a touch
% black (velvet is usually preferred) or
color if desired. Some elegant hats
are seen trimmed with either black or
white ostrich plumes, and with these
little else is needed. Flower hats will.
of course. be worn to a certain extent
last season.
The Elegant PetticOat.
The woman who drives need not give
mp her petticoats. and, let fashion take
what whim she Will, nothing can rival
the soft "frou frou" of a satin or silk
ulderskirt, or the delightful daintiness
of white cambria and Nalenciennes.
When we hear a petticoat now, it is of
the most elaborate order, and here bro
Cade is really requisite. The most fan
tastic old Vatican brOcades, and even
satin grounds with floral designs out
lined with panne. are utilized for the
underskirt. with bright hounces trimmed
with beautiful lace, caught up with
ribbons or held in place with dainty
headings and gofferings.
Fads and FanCies.
The four-in- hand clasps now to be
seen in the stores offer. a wide variety
for choice, for bright gilt, silver, highly
polished or of the duh Oxidized tint
Roman gold and rhinestones all enter
into the composition of these latest
devices Tor the summer girl, and some
Of the designs are eXceedigly effective
A clauster of rhinestOnes in a silver set
ting or the dainty little clasps of oxi-
died silver are among the prettiest.
Tortoise leather is the name given to
new style covering for pOcketbOOks
which exactly resembles highly polished
tortoise shell, the variations of color be-
ing perfectly reproduced. These pocket
books come in the medium size with
metal clasp that is particularly favored
at present.
Hair ornaments are as varied as the
fancies of their respective wearers. and
TO the collection Of lace and jet wings
and butterflies and the odd, jerky little
loops and twists of ribbon has been
added a cluster of the delicate feathers
from the crest of the gOura or crown
pigeon of the Papuan archipelago. a spe-
cies of bird plumage that has been in
trOduced to some extent in the MILL
merry Of the season. Some of these
goura aigrettes are combined with tiny
diamonds mounted on slender wires that
sway with every motion of the Wearer' s
head and against a background of dark
feathers these tiny brillants are seen
TO special advantage. In white these
a1gretteS are also very handsome and
both in this tint and black they are
mounted on pins in butterfly or similar
designs set with brilliants.
Animal charms. some of which are
rather weird limitations of the original
are worn by young women who favor
the long neck chains of silver or gold
which are used as supports for purses
Vtniagrettes, tiny writing tablets OF
celluloid and silver and a variety OF
other trinkets that formerly constituted
part of the chateaine equipment
Earlier in the season the elephant was
the favorite animal charm. but there
have since been added specimens OF
nearly all the species that inhabited the
ark and a few that are not easily rec
ognized and apparently need to be Ia
beled.
Narrow ties Of seed pearls with pend
ants on the order of the pretty ties o.
twisted cord with fringed ends intro
duced earlier in the season are amone
the dainty trifies presented to the view
OF the shopper these days, and no doubi
they win be worn by many summer
girl in conjunction with the white COS.
tunes that fashion Oracles predict ar,
going to.hold complete sway during tn,
next few months.
A chatelaine watch enameled t.
match pet frock is the fad Of some o
the particular girls of the day
The new piques appear in the beau
tiful pastel shades that prevail in othe
dress fabrics and the tones of blue oil
rose, brown. tan and pink are extremel
pretty.
Newer than the pearl cuff buttons 70
wash waists are the crOcheted cut
links. The white ones are OF cotton an
viii wash with the waists. There ar
others in black and cOlors of silk.
The silky effect added to the grea
variety Of mulls batistes, canvas fabric.
zephyrs ,Organdies, and other summe
fabrics renders them more than eve
desirable and attractive. Many of tn
cotton materials thus treated. either i
plain or fancy patterns have all tn
lustrOus and dainty effect of an Indi
silk or satin foulard.
A Novel Party.