The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-05
Fashions and Society,"


wow delightful and fascinating it
III was 10 see that old fashioned
III riding party last week, How pic
turesque and graceful we're the
pa'us Of bright col0red cloth which
the ladies wore And how braysIy
rode the men Il their tight fitting
suits aud broad briumed hats. Near
~ ali we're profusely decorated Titn
leis. The Queen with her party Of
friends was . sight 70 linger long II
the memory % those fortunate enough
20 be present
Why DO all discard the old and crave
the new
some one told ne the other day that
the iel women would soon be a figure
~ the past that the pavement vas
wanted. and that most picturesque
feature OF Honolulu would soon be
brt a memory. Alas, that IL should be
go. Il makes one sigh 10 think that
this most beautiful place viii be in a
short time only another commonplace
American town. However. they cant
take the sea from us. nor the peculiar
formation Of the Hawaiian Islands
We have something left to be thankful
for. American enterprise to the con
itrary notwithstanding
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Fashion has lost her reputation for
fapricidus. vacillating modes without
fhyme or reason. and modes mysteri
iusly grow from one condition TO an
bther without any visible sign OF the
bower which moves them. She clings
hore persistently TO the beautiful. and
her votaries hold more re1giously 70
The type Of costume which is most be-
toming than ever before. Some meas
tre 81 Individuality in dress Is of
much greater significance in these
kays than any slavish following Of
livery mode that appears.
There are several women right here
Fling 10 It regardless Of Dame Fashion
who have an individual style and
and how much better sense they dis
play than some others who shall be
nameless. who follow the fashion. no
matter how ugly il makes them.
There are three distinct features
81 fashion which have prevailed for
some time now. and as yet there is no
prospect Of any decrease in their pop
ularity. They are the close fitting
skirt. the bolero and the blouse bod
ice. which prove that Fashion can be
loyal 20 the best OF her productions.
Skirts are certainly quite as fat as
ever around the hips. and fuller If pos
sible around the feet. Every conceiv-
a0le means Of producing this effect in
the most graceful manner is employ
ed, but none is more in evidence than
the circular fiounce, one or more in
narrower widths as you fancy.
One graceful skirt has a narrow
front breadth outlined at either side.
with a cluster Of tucks, or plaits If you
choose to have them wider: and from
this panel the skirt is finished with a
circular flounce. which to be correct
must be carefully shaped so that IL
win seem to be a continuous part OF
the upper skirt.
In length the skirts seem to have
lost nothing. and are quite as long as
ever for house wear and all dressy oc-
casions. A pretty idea for a silk mus
lin is an accordian plated skirt, the
plaits laid fat about the hips and
stitched down in yoke form The hem
is simply trimmed with rows of mar
row black velvet ribbon.
In some Of the pique and lin N gowns
We see a shaped flounce pointing VI
wide In the sides so that il has some
thing OF the effect OF two deep seal
lops then again the flounce rounds W
ia a deep scallop at either side. giving
quite a different appearance. Stitched
hands or rows of braid are the finish
both around the edge and where the
nounce Is sewed on. The tucked
and plated straight rufTles are Otter
shaped at the top TO make them widel
In the lnck. giving n more graceful
sweep % the skirt than a straight
around flounce.
For organizes and other material:
the straight fiounce. tucked down sir
inches from the top in groups of thre'
Is very pretty when Joined in the up
Tser skirt with lace insertion arranged
In points. scallops or squares. all o
which necessitate cutting away some
of the tHcking TO meet the design. thu
skirt above filling in the spaces.
Nuns yelling and crepe de chinel
are without doubt the leading ma
terials for the season. as they hay,
the clinging qualities so much de
sired as well as the semi Transparent
effects Evidently the snbroidere'
hatistes rank next. and they come il
white pale blue pink and eeru tints
hand wrought or embroidered by ma
chine.
Foulards are to be worn but not s.
much as last season. If rumor prove
correct.
Black tafeta silk gowns are yer
much in vogue. either tailor-made o
En- more dressy varieties. one of whic
is tucked so that the tucks meet
points on the skirt above q deep circI
lar fouuce. tucked down vertically
few inches from the top and finishe
with a fancy silver or black silk hrai'
Pointed lines OF tucks meet at th
seams in the Elton jacket. the edge
are finished with stitched band an
the collar and cuffs are trimmed wit
braid.
There are boleros without end. bot
for indoor and outdoor wear, an
some OF the latter show the roun
military collar. Black and white fol
lard gowns trimmed with lace IL
sertions are very stunning with eithe
a black or white cloth bolero.
Though not born 10 the purple n
one has worn il with more natiy
tact and grace than the wife OF Cour
Won wsldersee.
The qualities which she possesSe
in good measure as a New York 81
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