The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-24
FEMININE FRILLS.

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The girl who wears open-work shirt
waists. with big meshcs at the neck and
sleeves Is ont without her jacket. 1t is
such bad taste, and the girl such n nice
looking girl that her frock bellies her.
She looks cold too. and il there We're
many like her the doctors would have
more eases of grip and pneumonia that
they say the open cars in this weather
brings them.
There IL another homogeneous woman
ont. She is the middie-agcd woman with
the tired face and the bright golf red
shirt waist with green trimmings and gay
little gilt buttons and chains ut the front.
She is carrying 4 heavy travelling bag,
or looks worn ont shopping. and that
gray little waist adds ten years TO her
age. II She hasn't on the waist she can
he seen il block away wearing Il bright
red box golf coat with green collar
Oh. the pity of it. and She never knows.
Yes. the smoke pearl buttons are Ms
stylish on the black silk waists as upon
the pink and blue and white wash waists.
The same styles buttons flat and with
out shank.
Bnt there are buttons with shanks.
very pretty and stylish buttons. too,
which have something the appearance
of pearls. or perhaps they look more
like moonstoncs--they have II white effect
and probably no one knows more about
thcn-which are used with good effect
upon some white wool frnckS They are
set in little frames of gold. and are
in different sizes, large and small. the
latter set close together for trimming.
Among the pretticst Of clasps for wash
gowns are button clasps. They have the
appearance of big pearl buttons. One
pretty little wash dress on which they
are worn has them mt the neck and waist.
There is vest to this little frock Of
white, of which only glimpse can he
seen. for the sides Of the front meet ut
the neck and waist. where the clasps are
| used. There are two Of these buttons in
each clasp joined with hooks.
\ fichn effect of Hamburg is pretty
| npon 4 wash frock. The fichu is tucked
| smlgly down. except ut the waist. where
4 wv WV Iptlittti tiliS idll iubilht bNtI
| the belt. and ut the shoulders. where two
rounded points fall over the sleeves.
/ Such pretty and reasonable clothes as
| there are for the bits OF girls now. There
| are the neatest of little frocks. made ii
the eyersimple and popular Russian
| style, little checked ginghamS. blue
checks and pink checks. made mp Will
| bands of the plain pink or blue combined
| with white for trimming, and only 81 81
| apiece. Then there are the plain madras
made mp in the same pretty way for 81 Z!
and il there is mother who wishes /:
| bargain there are attractive little Kills
Tor her small daughter. These are mad,
OF linen-colored batste. with little sailei
collars Of color, blue and white and these
nrc only So cents.
onc may be Il symphony in black AM
white this year. II is such a delightful
combination that there are not many wo
men who are not tempted by it. There
was never il year when there was NOR,
IF il. There are stunning things il
fatlarls in black and white and whit,
and black. dashes of black on the white
stylish big scrolls polka dots and ring:
and the white figures on the blacl
ground This is only one variety Of til,
black and white and in other materials
and in black and white in trimming
ana materials there are nnumerabl,
other combinations. There are hats Will
trimmings Of black and white silks. in III
sizes Of dots principally but in other fig
urrs as we'll: white hats trimmed will
black ostrich feathers and with blacl
flowers. There are petticoats galore il
black and white stripes, and trimmc,
with black lace. black silk. or emhroider,
and there are the more drcSsy whit,
skirts, with black flounces and incrilStn
tiuns of black lace. There are white paI
asols with ruffles and incrrstatons o
black lace. and there are the white para
soils with black figures and some will
large strips. which are most effective
One may be black and white to the tip
If ONES toes with stocking. white on blacl
and black on white at any price from s.
cents to $50. One may he in all blacl
md white Mt cost of $25. or of $3.50, nm,
look well, if not equally WELL in eithe
costume.
Every ono MS noticed that The wis mi.
vine has n trunk as large MS many tree
i';t it has taken the clnver florist thi
year to make small Towering tr.,.s ~ til
wistaria both the white and the r,nllc
nut them in iar,linieres and thc,e is q
decorative shrub as may lie desired.
".All my spare MONEY Gnes for ill
petticoats," says the girl who likes TO b.
well dressed. "Say what ynE will, Their
is nothing more dainty. The dust AM
dirt can be dispose of with little shak,
and they never, except when treated viii
gross carelessness, lcok muddy nnt
spotted as white skirt is apt to, and
like different colors with different gowns
Then ! like the little rustic that the sill
skirt gives. 1t gives me a csrtan mora
self-sunport that is helpful. The skirt
! are so inexpensive that almost any ON
can have at least one. Some of the short
er lengths can be bought Mt very reason
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