Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-07

sprinkled flowers, and quite as pretty, and
] took note that all the girls that may prop
tissue, in tints so pale that they merely
suggested color. That is distinctly a
French fashion, and l privately commented
on the numbers of buds whose sole jeweled
ornaments were pins in the form of sprays
or stars, fastening narrow neck bands of
black velvet, the ends of which crossed in
front over the young and pretty collar bone
points and contrasted dazzingly with the
white threats.
Those who had not these ap-
peared wearing the quaintest old neckties
of seed pearls. Seed pearls seem somehow
very complimentary to fresh g%irlhood, just
as an arrangement of the hair in a soft
twist low at the back of the head is per-
fectly in harmony with youth.
The Clytie Coil.
'Out of a dozen buds, whose experience
in this restless world Of society extends
over not more than three weeks, | counted
not less than s per cent with their hair
in the Clytie coil. 1t is quite a different
knot from the Langtry, for it is not so low
down and does not hang in a clumsy club
on the neck. There is a white part run
ming from brow to crown, and it appears
most proper and coquettish to catch one
gold flagree topped tucking comb in the
DOlN AoA NiN DAAN'
women who follow this mode use a comb
with a very open worked brilliant studded
top to thrust in the front hair, while the
stately dowagers have found infinite pleas
ure in the use of black lace wings ~artfully
edged with dazzling rhirestones. The hand
soonest tiaras are hardly more effective
than these wings, and if l had not put all
my cash and credit for months to come
in one evening cloak | would be display
ing elfn wings in my hair with the best. 81
gorgeous Evening Clonks.
There is just the rub we all feel now -
quoth the listener ~ruefully, swapping the
lid of her jewel set cigarette case filled
with innocuous visiting cards. "At my
last ball so beautiful and SLOWLY elaborate
were many of the cloaks that the women
deliberately wore them into the drawing
room before taking leave of their hostess
trying to pretend they had forgotten theil
manners until the lovely wraps wer5
donned. Some | saw We're wholly 81
ruched chiffon upon Il lining OF ermine
with collars like fairy fortresses about
the necks. and great bouquets of velvet
flowers on one shoulder, whence down
front and rear fell ropes of blossoms"
Shocking extravaganza" sighed the
hostess, enviously, nov mine does no
come nearly up to that. Where | had N.
lace j nunS plenty OF Wnlte SILK fringe.
Ostrich feather fans continued tn,
hostess, ARE coming into fashion with
rush, six-stick fans receiving the prefer,
ence over all others, and one that capture,
my fancy had three OF its dark tortoise
shell sticks oyerlaid with dusky plumes ant
over three s]pangled black gauze wa
stretched, and a more brilliant thing 20,
can't imagine. 1t was carried by a woman
who wore an altogether enhancing and no
TO my calculating mind a cruelty eXpensiv,
costume of an eau de nil crepe de chine
With perfect confidence in her figure sh,
had had it laid in broad overlapping hori
zontal tucks to her knees and below flow
cred forth a lo0r-sweeping 1ounce ade
~quately garnished with cream lace. lie
waist was Offset with a dear little lac,
Jacket held across the bust by a couple o
black velvet straps barred with tiny bril-
liant buckles. l made it my business Il