The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01
Fans This Season Are Larger
Than Usual.
They Are Still Considered Ac-
eeptabIe Christmas Gifts.
HEARD IN THE STORES.
Some Useful Hints For Topeka
Shoppers.
Things of Interest to House
keepers and others.

The fans this season are a trifie larger
than for several seasons past, and IN
point Of size are more useful, though the
prettfest ones are so dainty and fraglie
that they are more for ornament tnaH
any real service
Fans are always acceptable gifts as
it is scarcely possible to have too many
Some exquisite ones are shown WITH tne
Christmas novelties which are psahs
brought out in the different stores UP
and down the avenue. One OF the cost
lest fans shown is OF the finest white
zalrze with delicate mother Of pearl
sricJzs The gauze is dotted with tiny
silver spangies. and around the cage
OF the fan is narrow border OF ouchsss
lace. Another one which VIII De espe-
ciailT effective Tor evening Use - y
gauza and has mother OF pearl SUCKS.
The gauze is almost entirely coNefEu
with glittering silver sequlns ana Ine
sequins are also set in the SUCKS -
styles OF this years fans are many anu
varied: pretty ones may be bought Tor
a dollar. though the prices range from
that up into the hundreds The most
expensive fan shown IN Topeka VIII
probably sell for about fifty dollars
Stout Women and Short Skirts.
why win stout women insist upon
wearing short skirts and box coats2
Nothing exaggerates their size to such
an extent as do these two artlcles-
Short skirts and box coats are really
not appropriate together but they are
not so bad when worn by woman with
a slim pretty figure Stout women neeo
not necessarily give up the luxury OF
short skirts but they should select the
medium length instead Of the extreme
" short one. The box coat IS merely
a lad and the stout woman, if she Dc
a sensible one viii choose tight fitting
jacket in preference TO II as II VIII
greatly modify her size
The hang OF a short skirt should be
looked after even more carefully tnan
that OF a long one as it is more con
spicuous. and as the skirts were former
" cut with few cores, they were sure
TO sag sooner or later but the average
short skirt now has six cores and II re-
tains its shape much longer
Heard i'm the Stores.
Black and gold are one OF the popular
combinations of the season. also yellow
Leather trimming in the shape of
straps and buttons has been introduced
for outing costumes
Silver gray IS one OF the 1aVOr1C6
colors this season
No gloves and many rings is becoming
q fashion among some women AT the
theater. but the sleeves are made very
long, reaching almost to the knuckle
This is a fashion however that will not
become generally popular
For an elaborate tea gown nothing
is pr6ttisr than panne satin, II falls IN
to such soft graceful folds and has the
pretty silky sheen Of panne velvet. This
viii make too costly q gown for or
binary wear. however.
Flaming red hats, flowers. feathers
and ribbons, it is said. are to be fea-
lures of the midwinrer millinery.
The rage for gold buttons and braids
is still rampant The latest finish for
the French flannel waists is a small
gold eagle head, to be used instead OF
buttons
Rainy day skirts have been worn in
I
safe TO say that at least half of the
women who wear them still clutch them
frantically in the back when they ap-
preach d muddy crossing.
Late Paris Fashions.
To be in with the new street dresses.
the most conservative Of these have
long sweeping skirts. with no fitness
except in the back. where they are often
made with two little box pleatS- 4 very
smart walking dress was IN dark blue
cloth trimmed with black silk braid
The skirt had a shaped ruff7e made Of
groups of extremely fine tucks which
fiared third of the way down A
charming pattern of fine silk braid was
arranged on the spaces between the
tucks. and brought over TO form a long
point both above and below them The
corsage was a bOlero. Of course At this
particular establishment we saw
nothing else in the way of coats for
suits, and il is one OF the most fashion
able places in the world The dainty
little jacket OF which I am speaking
was made with a long point in front
and trimmed with the silk braid in a
pattern. Tt was worn over a vest Of
fancy silk rghr-nttimg AXE q WaistcCaG.
but draped across so that no opening
showed in front, and so that the ma
teriai itself formed the belt This par
ticular bOlerO had rather full sleeves
tucked on the outside, and gathered into
a Wristband OF claret-colored velvet
The turnover collar was also Of claret-
cOlOrsd velvet But let me remark that
u n
al this house with a fancy sleeve, and