Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-17


skirts are trimmed with embroidered |
muslin flounces and are no longer SUBJ
jected to lace and plated treatment.
Among trimmings there are straw |
embroideries on taffeta, of which
spoke. They have not been seen during |
our generation, though straw embroid- |
cry on tulle was en- evidence during the
early years of Louis Philippes reign. |
The present straw embroidery is as fine
as the finest braid or cord. 1t is used
on dresses, nantes and headdresses
and is SO soft and supple that it can be |
twisted and bent in every way without
breaking or crushing. 1t may we'll be
termed an elegant novelty.
White taffeta embroidered in guipure
flowers, with raised green leaves of
cloth, is another exquisite expression
of novelty to be Haunted in our faces.
This mixture of cloth and lace is a
curiosity in it's way. It's effect is diff
cult to describe. 1t is certainly very
uncommon and original and will conse-
quently find favor with women who
study to be unlike every one else. The
leaves, let me add, must be small and
pointed, and they are inserted into the
lace.
White panne tailor costumes are the
rage. Nothing is considered more chic
than white panne tailor costume
made with bolero embroidered with
gold. In such dress one is properly
equipped for the very choicest day re-
union; it is even more elegant than
one of silk. The chemisette or blouse
under the bolero ought to be of ecru
lace or of very pale blue muslin deli
cately embroidered With white silk.
Pale hlua muslin pbap,iaattoc oca ~,
high favor, and our greatest elegantes
have adopted them.
Pretty colored waistcoats are also
worn under tailor costumes They have
two rows of buttons in front The most
fashionable of all is a red waistcoat
called Hunting" and it has two rows
OF gold buttons. Darker waistcoats are
spotted in gold or colored silk A ia
Dot OF White lace runs down the front
after having made the round of the
neck.
Shoes are most fanciful. We have
shoes of gold and silver cloth, also of
RED Kid and of colored satin in every
shade. Colored kid shoes may even be
Worn out of doors, especially if they
match the color of the dress. If of q
different hue, great attention must be
paid to them, for, if not exactly match
ing the dress, they must match some
part of 1t, otherwise discordant and
too loud note would be struck.
Taste is everything in this matter
indeed, in all matters relative to dress
A we'll dressed woman is harmonious
from head to foot, however simple her
toilet may be. Some women are taste
full and artistic by nature and look de-
ltshtfully pretty in cotton dress,
whereas others may look badly gowned
in silk, satin or velvet
There is one rule that never errs.
| When in doubt, wear white If you are
l FnuAg ana black II not young. A we'll
white or black dress is always the
NE of elegance, however simple it
may otherwise be.
Although, of course. on a much small
er scale than some of the previous war
charity entertainments. Llearu that the
/ cafe chantant lately held at the Carl
ton hotel, London, was by far the pref
test and cheeriest which has vet been
1 given. The air was heavy with the
scent of roses. which We're scattered
about in reckless profusion. The palm
lounge of the hotel, where tea was
served during the afternoon, presented
4 a lovely appearance. with its high arch
es of small Banksia roses screening in
the American bar on one side of the
balcony, while screen of pink roses,
intermixed with ropes of hanging smi-
lax, formed bower for the English
stall on the opposite side The tea ta-
bies were also mass of flowers Tall
/ pillars OF roses, crimson and pink arose
from the center of the small, round ta-
bles. with trailing buds and delicate
green ferns arranged in and out of the
pretty china and glass. At the large
center table, at which the dowager La-
dy Albemarle presided, ropes of pink
geraniums were hanging from a wide
spreading palm, and here and there
were placed bowls of roses and irises
and sweet peas in the form of horse
shoes. Dan Leno sold wares at auction,
and Mr.. George Grossmith attracted
large crowds to a private concert room,
where two of the interesting items OH
the programme We're the singing of Miss
Clara Butt and pathetic little recita-
ton given by Mrs. Brown Potter.
Miss Muriel Wilson. who wore white
frock, with a large black hat, sold in
4 Vulnerable cool drinks during the after
noon and was one of the prettiest WON
en- present There was quite bevy OF
Americans at the opposite STALL ineiud-
ing MIS-. fonaiQS, VINO Wore q lovely
dress of white chiffon with deep cream
insertions, and Lady Randolph Church
i'll, also in white, with black hat La
dy Cunard looked charming in white
with pearls round her neck. Mrs. Blow
was also there, as we'll as Mrs. More
ton Frewen, and some interest was ex-
cited by the appearance of Mrs. Lang
try in a wonderful dress of black. with
black and white striped panels and high
collar of lace and large tuscan straw
hat, caught up on one side with pink
roses
1t the Boxers continue their depreda-
tons. 1t is likely the rest of the universe
will have to give a series of cafe chan
tants to provide properly for soldiers OF
all nations.
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QUEENS ROUDOIR,