Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-31


edged with tiny ruching of chiffon.
Between the two kinds of lace there is
a limo of satin ribbon. There is a dou-
BILE jabot of plat Val, edged with the
chiffon down the waist and all around
the demltrnin edged with the narrow
ruche and headed by the rich lace.
There Is belt of crimson satin. with Il
design of the lace picked out upon 1t.
On the yoke Is u crushed bow of Grim
son satin. with long ends of gray rib.
bon, edged with a deep knotted fringe,
The sleeves are trimmed In the same
way.
All one day ! sat In stores and look
ed at summer things, particularly the
parasols now In course of construction
for next summer. Some samples are
ready, and so | will tell what they
look like. The general plan seems to
be TO have small tops and rather
longer handles than have been, though
there are some exceptions. Taffeta
and surah are the favorite materials.
and lace and very narrow velvet and
silk ribbon are used to trim them. Ona
style had the parnsol Of delicate shell
pink, with an applique of renaissance
lace In points. This was arranged like
six pointed star, the whole upper
part being covered with the lace, while
the points fell one inch below the silk
between the ribs. Another one was
of white surah with black polka dots.
The upper part was plain, but there
were four ruffles of the surnh set so
close together that they formed ruff
instead of ruflle.' A pale green taffeta,
shot with white, had II complete cover
Ing Of vermicelli pattern done in russet
red shirrad ribbon half an inch wide.
There WIS one headed rufllc, and this
was covered in the same way. The
handle was of jade, mounted in gold.
There are plaid taffetas and n few
bayadere stripes. These are always
made with n plain edge, and If any
thing about them Is ornamental 1t Is
the handle. Some of the handles are
really works Of art.
One parasol made to retail at $40 Is
of pinhead checks, blue and black, with
a sort of woven bordering Of n black
check. On the top are two pretty
silk tassels tied with cord, and another
Is tied at the handle. The handle Is
enameled aad has regular Vatican
painting of 'shepherdesscs upon 1t, with
their crooks and sheep and adoriug
swalns, a novel idea Is seen In II tan
| colored taffcta. There are eight ribs
~ an oh nnpognl thia I'pal, nf
these ribs is cut to II deep point. with a
scallop between, Three rows of very
| narrow sealskin colored velvet are
scwed around all the points and seal
lops, and whore the points and scallops
meet tho lines Of velvet Cross and the
| ends are sewed down. The handle is a
piece of natural wood, with chased
gold band and small bow OF tan and
seal sntin ribbon above. All these roll
so closely that 1t Is hard to imagine
| them more than canes. new wrinkle
to some OF them Is smoothed bit OF
rustic wood about three inches long
fastened by ribbon run through c
hole In It, The ribbon Is also fastened
TO the parnsol and hangs four or Ave
|
q lady 10 slip this bit of wood between
her fingers into the palm Of her hand
aud that allows her TO carry her purse
md leaves the parasol to dangle loosely
at her side when not in use. This saves
other folks eyes and tempers and i.
wiihnl pretty fancy.
While speaking of accessories | viii
mentlon tho new clnch belt, This Il
larger at the back than in front, L
finishes with two rings, and through
these Is run n ribbon, and when ont
wants to wear one the ribbon is run
through the rings and the belt pulled
together SO. The corscts are arranged
so now that there is for the first tim,
room enough TO eat a good dinner with
out getting red In the face. All til,
pulling Is from the back. and the Who'll,
front Is somehow made more comforta
bio and roomy, while the waist line 4
smaller than ever OLIVE HARPER.