The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-12-23
Fashions .ae Society

HERE Is certainly q feeling O
Christmas cheer in the air, an
the streets. especially az night
are gay With happy faces Th
, fond papa With parcels zalor,
goes merrily along. thinking O
the little ones who will be made gIa:
by the result Of his purchases Ant
the many couples xho look viii
proud consciousness al each other
thinking. doub; less. OF some bidder
treasure which will be proudly pro
dueed on Christmas day.
There is nothing ike a crowd 70,
character study. and I End ali kinds
and conditions on the streets OF Ho
nolulu- The shops are ablaze with
light, and there is constant stream
Of busy shoppers trying TO decide on
the merits OF numerous articles spread
before them by the smiling attendant
Christmas is surely upon US with
all its joys. and now that the Iepers'
merry Christmas concert is over with
such good results. We may safely say
Christmas is near. and I join with
Tiny Tim in saying God bless you.
every one"
II has been so cold lately that tailor
mades have come out in full force.
and those who are lucky enough to
have the latest style have been the
admiration Of all womankind The
new dress material from which these
gowns were evolved is OF fine grade
Of cloth resembling nothing as mucn
as cashmere IL was not close enough
for ladies cloth. and by no means
solid enough for wool cloth. I, was
called by different names In the shops.
but II is plain cashmere and nothing
else. There is a lovely new shade OF
blue called "tendre." and there is an
other called musicians blue" The
former is as pale as the latter Is
deep. The two combine exuuisitely.
Tendre blue makes the most charming
costumes. and IL well combined with
deeper shades they are beautiful for
nearly all the season
A gown Of this delightful blue was
made with tight fitting bodice. so
tight. indeed, that il fully outlined the
bust without a particle OF leeway for
a blouse effect. The sleeves were
tight at the top and fitted the arm
very closely until they suddenly beIled
ont at the hand The bodice had
eccentric trimming OF gold embroidery
put on in squares and points and odd
designs from the neck to the bust
line. The embroidery was outlined
with the narrowest bands OF black |
velvet Small ovals OF gold embroid-
cry were set around the belt. each one
outlined with black velvet.
The skirt was tight-ftting nearly to
the foot where il flared. as all skirts
must fare. II was laid in tueks In
groups OF four, which reached from
the belt down TO the very ground. The
cut OF the skirt was so perfect that
IL iared without destroying the tuck
ing arrangement. Fans are fashion
able around the skirt. but thew are
fans OF a new order. The skirt Is
slashed and into the opening is set
an oval of any material. Sometimes
q bias ruffle is placed where the fan
should have been. On this gown
there was large. curiously shaped
piece OF gold lace laid over piece of
yellow satin All the lace upon this
costume was underlaid with satin,
giving an elegant finish to the gown.
The belt was black 10 match the mar
row ribbon that outlined the gold lace
patterns. An exquisite toque fiared
from the face and was lined with
blue chiffon. into which were set large
red roses. Its top was trimmed with
yellow roses. black velvet bows and
plumes
With these cloth gowns for the
street are picture hats OF the most
decorative order Romney Osafey
md Gainsborough have all lent their ,
lrt TO the fsshionlng of these hats.
ACTUAL pictures are copied. and the
xearers look as though they had step
led out OF the ancient frames.
A gown in an ice-green cloth was as
ovely as could be imagined. The skirt ,
VAS tucked, as so many of the skirts ,
ire. in spite Of the fact that tucking !
5 no longer new. and was trested so
hat ii fsred around the foot where
he iucking ceased. There were ,
,lashes in the skirt and into these ,
we're lie, in fans OF deeper green silk.
ong pointed fans which gave almost
he effect OF petticoat The bodice
consisted OF holero Of ioe-creer
10th laid in groups of tuoks. three
ucks 10 group. Between the groups 4
here were bands % black applique,
III sloping toward the Gust. The
leases were belled arourd the hand. ,
i very deep collar turned down around
he throat. something ike a sailor
,ollsr. and was edged with thick :,
uehiug Of plated ribbon 4 bunch !
4 the ribbon trimmed the Inst There !,