The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-03

belt, and the lining is put On separately
and slip stitched on to hide the seams.
a plated girdle fits the figure much
more closely, aud therefore adds TO Its
slenderness of appearance. The belt
should be slightly pointed in front and
back and is generally made OF black
satin. with the plaits turned downward.
The belt fastens at the side.
Other belts vary In simplicity by hav-
| ing the bands of velvet or ribbon of
which they are formed crossed over in
the back or ornamented with some sort
of fauciful bow knotted through a
handsome buckle. The high draped en-
pire belts are sometimes made OF soft
suede kid
| In The Education Of the Prince" be-
/ ing played at the Odeon, one Of the ac-
| tresses has been making a hit with her
costumes, which represent the very ex-
IRENE OF the empire style. In one act
| is worn decollete toilet, pink with no
other trimming on the tight fitting bod
/ ice than a shoulder crosspiece of lace
applique. Around the bottom Of the
| skirt is another fat piece of lace ap-
| pllque, the only touch OF contrast being
effected by a shoulder strap OF black
velvet with a chou of the same. For
| another act she wears a gown of to-
mato red brocade made with the high
cut bodice and covered with an over
dress of plated pink chiffon.
For afternoon wear handsome gown
of reddish Powered foulard, made with
a deep plastron of white and trimmed
with braidlike bands of stiffened lace,
forms handsome and novel garment.
White lace still makes up the greater
part Of the evening gowns, as was seen
at the Odeon, where one of the actresses
wore one of Paquin's latest nodels-a
dress made with tight fitting skirt and
bodice Of lace with a diaphanous polo
naise drapery painted along the edge
with poppies-
The smartest buttons on the summer
gowns are of kid tortoise shell and en-
broidered silk. Buttons form very
large and important part in the trim
ming of the most fashionable frocks.
Those of paste are striking and ex-
pensive, while oxidized buttons. those
of fat, polished brass, crystal and imi-
tations Of jewels are employed on the
more expensive of the tailor made Gre
atoms.
Sleeves are not strikingly large OF
small. In the designing of them fash
ion seems willing to concede great lib
crafty of pattern. Some Of the newer
ones are of alternate puffs and bands of
insertion, with a fiat piece of lace to
form the lower part of the sleeve. APP
plications of chiffon, forming wrinkled
sections at the elbow or shaped over the
shoulder to represent epaulets, are some
recent forms Of decorations applied to
modish sleeves.
Toile de sole is a new material "ery
much like tulle and is made with sprays
Of flowers to cover its delicate surface.
1t is one of the prettiest Of the summer
fabrics Grenadines were never so
sumptuous as this year, made. as they
are, with all sorts of rich embroideries
applied to their surfaces and all man.
ner of rich and dainty shades brought
out by the dyers' or printers arts. Silk
embroidered muslins are expensive, but
they are so lovely and are capable prob
ably of many future transformations,
as their vogue is likely to continue with
some notifications through another
season. Fine light fabrics through
which run bars of lace or inset fanciful
pieces OF the lace, grapes, Japanese
silks and grenadine de sole figured wolfe
are all materials which the fashionable
dressmal1ers have used literally in the
fashioning of the very chic summer
dresses for afternoon or evening wear
Evening gowns are wreathed with flow
ers, the girdles and the straps on the
shoulders being often fashioned of bios
SONS. CATHERINE TALBOT.