The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-10
qHE POSTILLION BELT
Fashion DEGREES That 1t Form the
Summer Girls Girdle.

Bows of Rnyclcd Gold and silver. To-
gcther with Fern and Chenille, to
Decorate the Hair-SprinE STYLES
Impossible for Fat Notnries
A long. slender waist is an Imperative
necessity for the wearing of he new
belts. that are wider than we have seen
them in many 4 day. The girdle that
comes TO us with the cachet of Partisan
approval is made of black elastic ribbon
measuring from eight to twelve inches in
width. and is powdered with tiny cut
beads Of steel. In front it fastens with a
Gong, narrow, and highly ornate buckle of
steel, and from the bottom of the buckle
depend two long fringed-ends scarfs Of
black silk, or steel spangled net or soft
sash ribbon. Technically, this is known
as the Empire belt, and, for the spring
muslins and organdies, the importers
have in store wonderful wide belts of
White and pastel tinted elastic ribbon,
or thin glace kid, that are powdered with
wee paste brilliants, turquoise, or moon
stones, and finished with gem-set buckles
and floating chiffon or taffeta sashes.
Girdles that extend from the waist line
wide for light cotton gowns, and all the
new Powered ribbons lend themselves
readily to the new scheme of decoration.
An eight-inch wide ribbon, for instance,
all garlanded with field posies, will be
passed twice around the waist of an or
candle or challie, its ends will be caught
up on the bust, and there made fast with
an oval buckle of brilliants. A still wider
att longer sash. of flowery taffeta, will
~. out from under the arms, encircle the
waist twice, and passing at the back,
through a buckle as big as Il saucer, let
fall its ends clear to the tip of the fluffy
train.
A smart American idea this position
girdle is, and the strap that encircles the
middle is wide or narrow, as the pur-
chaser may select.
Big bows, and ospreys, and chenille
sprays, and tulle scarfs are all popular
and pretty hair ornaments, but the pref
tiest and most unique fancy is the tuft
of close-curled fern fronds. and sprays of
maiden-hair fern that the girl of sweet
sixteen pins in her shining tresses.
The fern ornaments are made of green
velvet OF green chenille and are the most
exquisite reproduction Of natures own
inimitable efforts.
Bows of raveled gold and silver ribbon
are decorative and not yet hackneyed, but
spangled roses of novelty, and the women
who pride themselves on their good taste
wear only green or black ornaments.
AT last it has been discovered that dia-
monds become only the few while pearls
enhance the clearness and color of every |
therefore the manufacturers !
can hardly meet the demand for the pink /
or white imitation gems.
No woman seems to feel herself equip I
ped for the social fray without a string I
,-1aHg
those ;, no are always scouting in advance /
Of the thousands for something new are
setting great store by their hopes of ash
pearls which make the neck on which
thSy are worn look whittier by contrast.
Ash pearls strung with turquoise beads
and worn with black ganne gown, are
considered tres chic in Paris.
1t still requires a high-pressure corset, /
hot baths, and pickle diet to keep stout
women down to the proportions requisite
Tor proper display of the newest even
ing hnery. Never before has fat been
more fatal to style and grace in dress;
gowns manufactured on both sides of the
a tlantic are no fuller at the hips, no
shorter at the waist, and no wider at the
knees than we have worn them for the
past two years. Perhaps, for morning
and afternoon toilets, there is a trifle
more in breadth anu fare near the hem
than of yoke, but in the mode of the bod
Ice, and even in the goods used, one must
wander far afield in order to find nov
city.
A pretty show is undeniably being made
IF the poSy silks that are said to be a re-
iival Of a fashion dating from Queen Al
.Xandra s girlhood The description ap-
)lies only to those soft evening foularis
md taffetas that are brOched in close set
bouquets or little round Vatican !
vreaths that often are as brilliantly col
red as the nOsegays on an oid-fashioned /
plate.
The posy silks are designed for the deb
.tantes especially and should be worn I ,
With shoulder knots and trailing garlands
f flowers that viii exactly match those
rinted on the silk
Colors may come and colors may go,
nut the black gown remains forever. /
black toilets garnished with spangles and
ilt have had their day, and we have gone
Jack to black unrelieved by any decorI- /
ion save little lace and touch of color
ear the shoulders. Last winter the dus-
y velvet gown was, as always, the
tandard Of dignity and splendor; this
pring very brilliant black panne is Un-
ivaled in its effective charm.
A black panne. properly made, falls in
olds that glitter with high white lights,
he skirt is long and treated with ruffies I ,
( itself. the waist is plain, sleeveless, cut
pen, square in the decolletage, and COM
leted with a touch Of time-browned lace I
nd pearls.
Since the dressmakers and their patrons
ontinue to cling to the serpentine mode !
4 gown building, the manufacturers I
ave brought out none but Soft-finished
vening materials. They have introduced !
satin chiffon that promises to enjoy a
ogue equal TO that of panne. AS its !
anne implies, it is soft chiffon and !
s bright. rich and as durable satin it ;
elf From satin de Lyon and satin Ouch
sse from peau de sole and peau de cygne ,
very bit of the dressing and close weav-
ng that makes for stiffness has been left I
nut. and panne itself has been reduced in ,
weight to meet the requirements of the ! :
REVEALING preference for soft self-drap-
ng goods. l
AS to the makeup Of these plant ma i
erials. every dressmaker leaves II to her
,atrons TO choose between a design Of an /
vening gown with or without an over
kirt. II the choice is for an overdress, :
hen that garment must be Of chiffon, {
attn chiffon or Liberty silk draped tunic- 1
wise, bordered with lace. OF more sweetly 7
tn shirred with shirrings and tiny pulled
rills, in which at Intervals knots Of rose ,
.uds and baby leaves are nestled. Direct {
Y in front or on one hip, the tunic is slit !
pen from hem to waist line and fun i
or drawn fat over the hips and |
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