The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-10-14

FASHION lIb SOCIETY

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Did II ever o-rrr 10 you how hsp~ss>ls
stupid the average ss-sefy Eocan -. /,
zer-zs impossible for her views % h~ss9as
enlarged and she clinxs tenaciss,y 70
the usual petTy suasVS Cat 0ue suGiez
the hsst II small talk. Heaven d.fe1d
Us sTozr the small talk OF the ap-1u-da e
soristy woman Shs xould Do much -
be unooEn1soaly beautiful and intensely
tenfion. and even then | hare sssen man
turn with a s;sh of relief Ia the briSht
woman who hxi az original idea or rws-
A woman who has figured largely in the
Affairs OF beg ser was asked recently 70
give few words of advice which might
be Of use TO women in all walks Of
life.
-One practical hint that has BEEN sug
gested to me By long experience, she
wrote. will help any woman 20 develop
her faculties. Nv advice 10 TO be your
self. or be original. These words may Of
may not contain as much Wisdom as they
seem. but one thing is certain. that very
few women are original. and when they
are unusual in any way their own sex
are the frst TO condemn Strange indeed
must be the woman who can endure the
sarcasm of her own sex
The us. of gold 10 by far the most
striking feature of the autumn fashions.
md the effects obtained are exceedingly
good t,ut one wonders how the gold galore
and enrre-deux and embroidery will stand
wear and weather On carriage an |
house gowns il may be seryiceable enough
but ic 10 fairly safe to prdict that many
of the street gowns and coats now being
fashioned will look like the war Of 1872
before holiday time. When il is only &
question of renewing gold braid. this de-
fiction may not cause much trouble but
the new gowns are wonderfully and fear
fully made, and many of them will .'e
ruined beyond repair IL the gold in their
trimming plays them false. 1t 10 well
for the woman Of uoderaE inre,me n
bear this in mind when ordering her su-
tumn outfit, and to use good trimming
that can be easily freshened or replaced
Another thing 10 remember is The ia t
that n Is the poorest economy to bus
cheap tinsei trimming. Even the best
furnishes badly enough. and the cheap
gold is practically worthless.
The new neckwear which is blossominx
out in bewildering profusion just ROW
shows many touches of gold. Tucked
stocks of white or colored silk have
narrow line of gold applique. or braid
at the TOP and crsvat Of gold ribbon,
from whose ends dangle tiny gold balls or
ta~els. Pisstron. and collars of goll
cloth are seen in the Best shops. embroi
cred in Oriental colors, and are exceed,
ingly -fFtire inside coat bodices or with,
the popular white costumes.
The Russian blouse. SO becoming TO
slight figures. is very popular this ses-
son. The entente cordiale between France
and Russia has led French designers into
various Russian byways of fashion this
season, just u sympathy with the arms
during the breyfus trial led to the rage
on military gold French fashions are
interesting commentaries upon admins
trative policies andpopular sentiment. il
one cares to study them In that light bu,
the average student Of fashions is of the
Peter Bell pseuasion and "a Russian
blouse upon agure trim. Russian
blouse is TO him" Apologies are due
70 Mr.. Wadsworth. but if he could see
the Russian blouse of the period he would
admit that his primrose was
honored by association with il.
Evening gowns, even on classic empire
lines. show leaning toward gorgeous
ness this season. and white and gold is
a favoIite motif. Gold lace entre-deux1
is introduced upon even the filmy white
and frou-frou under rufHes
edged with gold lace flicker deliciously
under cloud-like skirts of chiffon, tuliel
etc. and match the white and gold slip;
pers beneath then, and the white si'k
gold embroidered. Simple even
ing gowns are, however, a possibility,
One l saw Of palest pink crepe de JapaI|
was a skirt made entirely of graduated
tucks. the broader ones at the bottom be-
ing in reality cut folds fitted to the skirt.
but Stimulating tucks- The decollets bod
ice was made of tiny tuche running round
the waist. and was devoid OF trimming.
save for the meusseline and lace fcha
that folds around the back of the decollete.
crosses the shoulders and ends at either
side of the front. in a knot and jaboted
ends. The other evening gown, more
simple in design but more striking in ma
terial. was Marie Antoinette model
The bodice and train were lowered silk
in pastel shades on white ground. and
the bodice front and pettEoat were of
cream mousseline. The mousseliRe vest
WIS closely tucked and the bodice finished
in the exaggerated Louis XVI poin.
the skirt being a tribe bouffans under
this point and across the hips. A tucked
iounce of mousseline is set on the pet
ticoat In a point corresponding TO the
line. of the bodice point. A Marie An
toiner;e fichu of nousseline edged with
tucked frills is the only trimming of the
bosiice.
One u these 6chus. together with a.
how friils for the sleeves. aud a round
velvet sirfie. 10 all the trimming needed
for most bewitching little house gowns of
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