Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-03-02
PRETTY THINGS TO WEAR.
Latest In Costumes for the Season ana
suggeations for the
SprinG.

Fashionable dressmakers say that
vclveteen Is steadily growing in favor
a. n material for handsome gowns
Velveteen skirts with aounces are
worn with fancy waists for theater,
street and restaurant costumes, and
entire street suits are frequently
seen, says the New York Tribune.
Velvet ribbon trimmings are be-
coming more and more popular. In
waists and dresses one sees beading
effects with narrow velvet run in, and
some of the newest gowns are CON-
pleted by broad velvet ribbon sashes
with ends.
A prophecy OF spring fashions 10
that the extreme vogue Of lace will
cease. Such u prediction is in line
with experience, for everyone knows
that such immense popularity cannot
last much longer, particularly us the
shops are now full of the cheaper
grades OF lace boleros, robes and 9TH
er adjuncts. The doom of the expen-
siye Is sealed when Il is initiated free
ly in the inexpensive.
The color cards for spring issued
by the Union des Syndicats, Paris,
show three green shades, three vio-
lets, five tones from yellow to cream,
three grays, coral, rose, n number OF
blues and several pinks.
Crepe lisse has acquired n sudden
vogue in Paris for millinery. 1t is
used for theater and other dressy
hats and also for trimming felt. A
gray felt lately seen, was trimmed
with a. breadth Of white lisse loosely
draped, and where the hae was
caught up Mt the side there were two
large choux OF the lisse, with jeweled
ornament in each.
A simpler form OF trimming than
that OF the early season now prevails,
and the back OF the hat is often more
adorned than the front. A picture
ut of dark green velvet, to be worn
fl the face, has q large cravnt bow
Of light green Liberty satin at the
back where the brim Is pressed in
closely to the nape of the neck. A
white ostrich plume caught directly
IN front by buckle turns back over
the crown, with its tip curling low
on the bow.
Flowers OF extremely large size are
once more in favor, velvet roses and
gauze peoples measuring nearly six
inches across. They are used, gen.
orally, to cover the fiat crowns of
small hats whose brims are draped
with velvet or fur. For the same pur-
rose large punches Of violets with
their leaves are also used. and richly
tinted leaves OF velvet are employed
in large quantities on some striking
hats.
Novelties In fancy velvets have not
been very successful, at least those
showing irregular markings, chine
spots and str;pings. eye spots. etc.
The new velours cotele, an imitation
in silk of ribbed velveteen, has been
adopted to some extent for making
bows and draperics: while velours
champignon. with deep knifeblade
ribs. like the fakes on the under side
Of q mushroom. is serviceable for
draping the rolled brims Of toques
and boleros. One also Is made of Z
new. thick silk. ifterwoven with gold
1r silver thread.
The newest toque is merely n large.
full crown. entirely without brim.
made of velvet or tulle. II Of velvet
the trimming consists OF two long
ostrich plumes fastened at the left
side Of the front by buckle and en-
circling the hat in opposite directions.
The tulle or gapze hat is wreath
Of roses massed somewhat heavily
in front and diminishing in spray
fashion toward the back.