The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-04
Dreams i'm ParasOls Seen in To-
peka Stores.
Neckwear is More Elaborate
Than Ever Before.
STOCKS ARE HIGHER.
They Are Certainly No More
Comfortable Than Form erIy.
Things Of Interest to House
keepers and Others.

The stores in Topeka are full Of pretty
summer hnery. so full in fact that one
hes difficulty in choosing. Just now the
parasols and umbrellas hold first
place-such fluffy dainty affairs one
cSn scarcely imagine. There seem to be
no particular cOlors-as one lady re
marked. How do they manage TO have
so many different mixes" and yet have
them all equally pretty.
Then too the neckWear that IS being
shown is a thing of beauty and joy
forever. But the stocks this summer are
higher than ever and what is worse they
are cut straight fronts; of course that IS
all right for the lean women, but think
of the fortunes and discomfort the Wo-
man with short neck and a plump chin
is subjected to- But perhaps the discom-
fort win be lessened when it is said that
these stocks are so lightly fashioned
that they can be put on, on the hottest
day, without the slightest discomfort,
but perhaps that is only a tale Of the
willy sales-woman.
A well known dressmaker and design
err has laid down the following rules for
the neck belongings:
''FOr the neck, which is so conspicu-
GUS, use nothing old. Have silk, satin,
peau de sole and velvet right Off the
piece.
terials- Cut freely as though you were
not expecting to use them again.
Instead Of economizing, try TO be as
extravagant as you can.
BE very careful as to cut and shape
If there is wiring to be done let it be
done with small wires. using many of
them.
Finally finish exquisitely."
OF course there viii always be the girl
who goes in for the linen collar and the
manly nechtie. and it must be confessed
that to certain styles this collar and the
tie are very becoming. but they cannot
be universally adopted. for the average
woman finds them trying. For the links
and for the wheel they are smart and
for tramping they may be the vogue
but for the piazza or for any except
strictly outdoor occasions the sensible
woman will find a more gracious setting
for her face.
In choosing stuffs for stocks there is
n wide range of materials. There are
the silk lawns. the mulls the chintzes
and the sheer cretOnnes. and there is the
family OF velvets. OF course taffeta,
specially the new glazed varieties, win
not be forgotten. and the liberty stuffs
were never so numerous. But when one
has gone through them all ones fancy
turns back to chiffon. for there is moth
ing quite as easily handled.
And the belts-some Of them are beau
ties-the newest ones are OF tucked satin
with the dip front, and the dip IS very
pronounced; the buckles are of all kinds
shapes and sizes. but the turquoise
buckle stin continues to hold its own.
Then there are the Persian and gold
belts in the pulley designs. Gold belts
too are still as fashionable as ever.
And did you know that the latest
whim of fashion in trimming was with
embroidery The stores are flrll of the
an-Overs. Swiss and French embroider-
les.
The law Of fashion also DEGREES. that
the waists must match the shirts in col
or this year, in fact it is so imperative
that the one who would be in style must
adhere to that law. Perhaps after all it
is better and we do not doubt that it is
prettier and best Of all practical
al sorts of waists are to be found in
the stores as Wen as all sorts of prices
The yoke has returned to favor but is
smaller and only used in front: the dou-
bic and under sleeve IS generally worn;