Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-03-05

ntG, RI rnefe ~ bus one. nut tnfs Is q deep
one md corded or covered in turn by
lace. I oriental silk is Of cotton. but
~ treated in some way with something
50 that II looks like n tine quality of gros
grain and it Is produced in all the sea-
~an's coiors. light to black. The skirts
made OF il have all the beauty and sheen
OF silk. with far better wearing qualities
Sofne of these have lace ruf,cs also, and
others are corded In fact. the material
is IA be- treated exactly like silk.
The shirt waists come next in natural
sequence. OF thsse there Is too much TO
say in short space. but to generaiize a lit
tie | win mention that the newest have
French backs and tucked. corded and
plated fronts. Some are braided. others
trinrne with cut work, and still others
have heavy lace applique or fine insertion
tucks. There are thin waists TO lay away
in lavender until warm weather, and
these are so very sheer and transparent
that the corset covers TO wear under
them must be almost il not quite as fine
as the outside
There are many separate waists Of
black poplin silk and brilliantine. They
have accordion plaits and are supplied
with the new roll cuffs. One new idea is
to fasten the fronts with fancy little
stickpins. These look like buttons Some
are in the shape Of violets and are enam-
eled in violet shades.
The French fiannels now in such vogue
for shirt waists and house gowns are en-
broidered with polka dots in different
sizes. from pinhcads TO those the size of a
dime. There are also some dainty designs
of lowers. or heur-de-lis. and others
done in silks of natural colors. These
are wrought with a special design for
shirt waists. They cost from 90 to 20
cents a yard. Clever aides buy plain
flannel waists and embroider them to suit
themselves.
Just now one or two of the exclusive
stores are offering the first pieces of the
fine black silk grenadines of which l
spoke some months ago when the sam
plies first came. These grenadines run
from fine mesh. almost like mousseline de
laine. to the large open square mesh. call
ed Iron frame"
Crepons are also shown, and they still
have a certain following. The blister
weaves are best liked because most dura
bic. They are woven over an underlying
fabric of strong mohair. which. however,
does not show through. These are god
value to wear, and they require no trim
mi =.
There is a new china Grape with all its
Distinguishing quality and with a satin
finish. The e are other grapes If silk and
wool mixed. and some of it has small bro
caded figures in self color. which is most
elegant in black. Some of the Grape is
embroidered in Chinese style. though the
work is now done by machinery instead
of by the patient hands Of two China
men. That naturally reduces the prices.
White Grape with faint blue flowers
wrought upon it is exquisitely beautiful.
The newest wash dress goods are the
Dana sateens. These are mercerized and
in appearance are as rich as the richest
satin. with II firm, heavy body. Some are
plain black. and others are printed like
the fouiard and india silks. These are
much more durable than india six. As
this is TO be a leading dress fabric. | will
add that the stuff is 81 inches wide and
costs about 80 to 81 cents per yard. ac-
cording to what store you get into. The
pineapple grenadines are too dainty to
slight They are in the most artistic and
delicate of pastel tints. with tiny brocad
ed flowers on satin stripes.
i obtained an illustration Of a hand.
some wedding gown To be worn shortly at
a very swell wedding and of a brides
maids costume. The gown is of heavy
armure and satin duchesse respectively
and trimmed with lace and fine pearl EN-
broidery, the pearls forming lilies Of the
valley.
The train is long and square. The
bridesmaids dress is of ivory crepe de
chine with a muff of mauve Italian
Grape. 1t is a singular but very effect i've
fancy. that muff. There are to be six
bridesmaids. all wearing the crepe de
chine gowns and each having a muf like
this, only in different colors. Anyway. ii
is different from bouquets or baskets of
flowers.
There was another bridesmaids dress
on view. This was of white mousseline
de laine with a sheath skirt cut quite
long all around. There were two rutf1es
of white silk null around the bottom.
both very full. The waist was V shaped
and was swathed across the front. There
was a Marie Antoinette ichu across the
bust. and from there it was brought up
to the left shoulder and tied in a knot
and left to hang. both ends. to the bot
tom of the skirt. Along the lower edge
was a double ruffle. 1t was very effect
i've. A bunch of apple blossoms il to
decorate the corsage.
Change In Headvvear.
Undoubtedly the most important
change that has been made in forms
has reference to the crown. This, for
most hat shapes. is higher than they
have been hitherto. save for capelines.
dat It the top and rather wider at the
base. Some toques have domed crowns.
but many are shaped like hats. the
difference between them being slight
and depending mostly on the arrange
ment of the trimming and the width
of the brim.
AS | foresaw. the fat toQue was
merely a passing whim. A medium
width of hat brim has bee adopted
pretty generally, and 1t may be allow
I'd TO be ia or be turned up at the
side or in front or bent down or over
the brow. The new models include
very few picture hats and capelines.
on the other hand, they number among
them S.Ine very decided novelties in
The shape of y variation of the amazon
hat. BEN down back and front and
curving up a. the sides. while no
spring show is complete without Its
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