Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-03
SPRING BELTS AND sAsuEs.
Distinguishing Features of Cotton,
Muslin and Light wool Gowns.


Small and inconspcuous girdlcs have
been the fashion during the passing sea-
son, but with the coming Of spring we are to
gird 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 Lousne
ribbon is required in the betting and drap-
ing Of some of the early muslins and fou-
lards, and while the popularity of ribbon
girdes has returned, the vogue Of the fancy
buckle and ieweled tags or points has not
waued 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 a couple Of gold
balls or rings above the point, and also
to sometimes split the end OF a wide ribbon
and adjust two crystal points tipped with
gold.
Crystal points are among the spring nov
elites, to be used with crystal buttons and
buckles in the decoration of light silk and
cotton gowns, but the wonder over the big
ness Of the buckles themselves still grows.
These 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 bolt
ornament measuring nine inches in length
is one of the longest seen Another beau
tiful imported Partisan design of an ivory
| face, about which was blown n 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-
| siVn hpr "a tho gi1p nd In
the rear than at the back, is the essential
reason for their growth.
| Women who wear only the final inspira-
| ii MS Of the leading dressmakers are hav-
| Ing their new foulards (made up for APP
pearance at the southern resorts) built with
| double belts that are finally fastened with
! drapery on the bust. Such a belt calls for
glorious and almost abnormally big rear
buckle, and sketch is given to
show how these draped belts are arranged.
| A length of goods and sometimes Of chiffon
serves as the girdle, which is pinned down
close in front, passed to the back and
through a huge circle of rhinestones or
colored Jewels, then drawn up under the
arms, and on the bust is knotted elaborately,
to let fal' end of ribbon, or a jabot-lik
drapery, nearly to the knees.
| Stitched and braided belts of goods to
accord with the body of the gown is the
| rule with all the spring tailor suits seen so
| far These belts>ar not narrow, and they
| are all shaped carefully to accept the lines
of the figure and hook in front in broad,
! Ratchet wedge or diamond shaped piece.
! Some OF them are trimmed smarty with
| rows of tiny bright buttons. One sees, in
! the gradual influx of many pleasing oddities
at this point when the fashions of one sea-
son are giving place to those OF another,
| the arrival ard 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 yourg element among the well dressed
women wear in the morning belts of dull
| black or patent leather, in which small
cabochon stones OF many colors are en-
! bedded, and their buckles are gem studded
nuello silver CT gun metal.