Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-03
Late Ideas in Dress.

y charming street suit Is III btiN'i-
colorcd cloth. with short boiero. hav-
ing small revcrs adorned with mono
chrome embroidery In silk and gold.
The short waistcoat. which is almost
Il corselet. Is entirely covered with the
same embroidery. and the whole front
Of the bolcro is covered with diagonal
stitchines. ON the skirt are groups Of
Stitchings, edged on either side with a
SiSncttc of embroidery of the tone and
character OF that on tn. waist and
lapols.
Beige covert cloth makes very
stylish travelling mantle. tho front cut
straight and the back almost close
fitting, with stitched straps over the
seams; the Dircctoric collar has lapcls
and short capes alternately Of stitched
cloth and OF peacock blue taffeta in
crustcd with heavy guipure. with a very
pretty effect. Tho coat is made 50 that
he entire collar may he removed. and
the coat worn In it's sevcrcr sim
p.icity: most sensible arrangement
FOR a travelling garment.
The fashion of wearing the hair low
m the neck Is coming IN again. Wo-
men in Paris ana London have been
doing their trcsscs this way for nearly
a year. but the style is rct ent one
here. .ls yet II has few followers. and
women find the present mode SO COM
Portable that they are not likely 70 let
down their tresscs just as tho warm
weather is coming in.
Pale yellow straw is tho foundation
~ lovely spring NAT. Tho flat top
Is of straw. cnCircIcd toward the front
with silVcry green leaves. and drawn
down little in the back with a bow Of
black velvet ribbon. which falls onto
the hair. The effect OF double brim
pink roses under the straw. with a
next the hair.
Equally charming IS mushroom
hat with It's fiat toif composed entirely
of tiny white hair braid ruf'ies. th'.
brim and facing being OF white tullc.
on this white brim is a design az vel
low lace straw appliqucd in very chic
| fashion Will" just appearing over the
| top are sprays of forget me-nots and
blue glacc roscttcs. on one side next
| the hair is another cluster of these
| dainty flowers.
Straw buttons and other ornaments
made Of straw are used on the spring
hats. Pretty little rosettes Of fine
satin straw IN crinkly strips, com
| bined with gold or silver threads. are
| used to trim walking hats.
y pretty butt"r-Colored straw hat in
| a new model Of short back sailor shape.
has a black velvet band on the hrinl
| about an inch from the edge. and then a
black velvet band around the crown.
| Directly in front is a cluster of roses.
pink and black. with green leaves ex-
| tending at the sides.
! Black pongec is shown for summer
waists and gowns. Japanese silk is
now printed with the same style de-
signs now used for foulard.
| Everything is tucked. even soft silks,
| with the most Kaleidoscope patterns
| a stylish pale gray lawn dress is done
| en,ircly in wide tucks and stitched
| with narrow white braid.
| An elaborate and beautiful summer
| gown is embroidered null the color OF
| rpc wheat, the embroidery being in
the same shade and in wheat design
This frock is made up over glacc silk
of pinkish yellow. The bodice i
| made a full front of cream colored
| chiffon and embroidered rcvers. Their.
is a deep belt of turquoise satin lib
crty, and narrow straps of the same
across the fun front. fastened with
crystal buttons.
| Many shirtwaists are being made
| with bolcro and collarlcss Eton eff
feet. Some have simulated under
| sleeves. the sleeve fitting to the elbow
or below. where turn back cuff APP
1 nj ba OF. 4
big puff.
| Satin striped batistc and silk ant
cotton moussclinc are new and pretty
a,crials for summer gowns.
| White lawn ties with daintily col
ored borders and ends promise to b,
q feature of the summer girls attire
| Some of these borders are solid. som,
dotted. and the ends of some of the
ties are. appliqued or stamped witt
dainty little designs in color Their
there are stocks and ties of coloret
linen lawn and chambray with turn
| over collars of white
| Taffeta ribbon with satin stripes j:
one of the spring novelties. Silk rib
bon with gold embroidered dots is
! another pretty idea.
| The newest waists from Paris are o
mousscline or chiffon made full blouse
fashion and trimmed with straps of
taffeta. Nearly all of these waists art
made with transparent Jokes and col
lars. Some have round Jokes Of sill
| with lace insertion or entire deuX. the
collar being a continuatio of the yoke
and buttoning all the way up with tiny
| white pearl buttons.
| New York $ board of health claims tina
since II was organized ii has reduced III,
death rate from 3i.92 per 1900 to 2loi. Ac
cording to this computation improve