The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-05-18
FASHION LETTER.
Lady Aodish in Town Topics.

L s~AS Sossa ~OAsoAh CAohS WOu0u ouOpt
and wear it. Designers and fashion
books may suggest, but We Modishes
must approve. Apropos, the spring
wells. The wind and the sun make
them necessity. but the recent impor-
tations are certainly not calculated to
enchance womsn's charms. They are
even uglier than the heavy scroll design
affected by few-s very few-last year.
and will in ali probability meet a like
fate. The only one at all acceptable, by
the woman Sho is unwilling to consent
to mar her beauty Of face is the double
veil OF white illusion or tulle with a
single black mesh over it. The idea lie
not new, but wells worn this spring diff
fer somewhat from those formerly in
vogue, and are fairly becoming. The new
est wells, however. of white with very
large and very email black dot side by
side. are dreadful, and appear az il spot
ted with round bodied bugs with heads
detached. Another white veil, just out.
has groups Of black dots in the shape Of
q cross. These, spread. over the face,
are anything but pretty. and no woman
with any claim to good taste will ever
adopt them. no matter by whose ap-
prevail they are stamped or how costly
they may be. The single black meshes
are always becoming, and can, Of course,
always be obtained, because of the large
demand. They do not conceal too much
and give softer appearance to the skin.
Most women are extremely particular
about these details of toilet, and having
fixed upon some especial style OF yelling
which they know to be becoming, will
have no other. no matter how many "late
importations' are Haunted before them.
Perhaps on this point alone can beau
tiful woman afford to thoroughly ignore
season changes. The average Ameri-
can woman, unfortunately, does not
know how to wear veil to the best ad-
vantage. She draws it around the hat
and pins it in the back, regardless as to
where the bottom reaches. So long as
1t covers her face and falls below her
chin somewhere she is content. have
seen otherwise perfectly gowned women
yelled with such carelessness during the
past few days. The veil should never
extend below the chin. This il fixed
law among Parisians. To be really
chic it should come just to the tip Of
the nose. II, however, a woman has a
plain lower face she may wear it to
cover the lips, perhaps even the chin.
but it must never, under any circum-
stances. fall below it. This spoils the
contour of the face and shows the face
and neck to bad advantage. A French
lady of quality who recently visited
New York, wore red toque-a stun
ming sffair-and With it a red veil just
reaching the tip Of her aristocratic nose.
As her mouth was her best feature, this
suited her exceptionally we'll. Colored
wells. aside from those in chiffon, may
be used as the season advances. Some
are already shown in delicate lavender,
which pale color lie the usual forerunner
Of more decided shades. Those Of black
with purple dots are on view in tho
shops. but I have seen none worn. The
intricate, irregular. spidsr.web like
meshes Of black are much worn by girls,
but they are never becoming.
Trimmings and decorative sdornments
are very gay and even bizarre. Among
the latter are embroidered peacock
feather designs for evening gowns and
the silk and gold stitched cretonne ap-