Evening star., 1901-02-02
SPRING BELLS AND SASHES
CRYSTAL AND GILT BANGLES ARE
THE NEW FEATURES.
Combined With Yards of softly FOLD.
ed Ribbon on Muslin
Gowns.


Written for The Evening Star.
Small and inconspicuous girdles have
been the fashion during the passing season,
but with the coming Of spring We are to
grid ourselves conspicuously with broad,
soft ribbon, puffed In big bows at the left
side and finished with ribbon streamers of
unusual length AS many as six yards OF
wide liberty satin, panne faced or Loufsine
ribbon is required in the betting and drap-
ing Of some of the early muslns and fou-
lards, and while the popularity of ribbon
girdles has returned the vogue of the fancy
buckle and jeweled tags or points has not
waned in the least. Nine in ten of the
streamers that float from a fanciful belt are
terminated in dull gold points from three to
five inches long. and it Is the fashion to
slip over the ribbon couple of gold balls
or rings above the point, and also to some
times split the end of a wide ribbon and
adjust two crystal points tipped with gold.
Crystal points are among the spring
novelties to be used with crystal buttons
and buckles in the decoration of light silk
and cotton gowns, but the wonder over the
bigness of the buckles themselves still
grows. Those used for belts are larger,
more elaborate in design and heavier than
we remember to have seen them before, and
a mighty serpent of gold twisted into a belt
ornament measuring nine inches In length
is one of the longest seen. Another beauti-
full imported Partisan design of an ivory
face, about which was blown cloud of
gold hair and blue enameled ribbons, was
exactly as large in circumference as the
saucer of a breakfast coffee cup The new
stays that have heightened the waist line
Of the twentieth century woman. and the
growing fashion for wearing these exten-
siye ornaments rather at the side and In
the rear than at the back, are the essential
reasons for their growth
Women who wear only the final inspira-
tions Of the leading dressmakers are having
their new foulards (made UP for appear
the southern reSOrtS) built with
doubled belts that are finally fastened with
drapery on the bust. Such belt calls for
a glorious and almost abnormally big rear
buckle and a sketch is given to show how
these draped belts are arranged. A $ength
of goods and sometimes chiffon serves
as the girdle, which is pinned down close In
front, passed to the back and through
huge circle of rhinestOnes or colored jewels.
then drawn up under the arms, and on the
bust is knotted elaborately, to let fall the
end of ribbon. or jabot-like drapery,
nearly to the knees.
Stitched and braided belts of goods to
accord with the body OF the gown are the
rule with all the spring tailor suits seen SO
far. These belts are not narrow, ana tney
of the figure, and hook in front In a broad,
hatchet, wedge or diamond-shaped piece
Some of them are trimmed smartly with
rows Of tiny bright buttons. One sees In
the gradual influx of many pleasing oddi-
ties al this point where the fashions of one
season are giving place to those Of another.
The arrival and adoption OF black single
faced velvet and panne ribbon Is noted. A
belt of this sort should be only five inches
wide crush in narrowly about the waist.
and the ends Of the ribbon but just meet in
front, having small paste or enameled
clasps to fasten them together.
The young element among the we'll
dressed women wear in the morning belts OF
duh black or patent leather. In which small
cabochon stones Of many colors are i'm
bedded, and their buckles are gem-studded
nuello silver or gun metal.