The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-02

The newest hat pins include unusual
| ly large openwork balls, topped with a
| jewel.
| Pajamas in fancy and figured main
sock are among the imported novelties.
In some of the patterns the figures are
of silk.
Some smart shirt waists in shep-
herds plaid, with black silk collar and
cuffs. are seen. and also very pretty eff
fects in gray and white, gray and black
and red and white.
Dark blue Spang1ed net is shown
made over silk of the same color, but it
is not likely that this shade will be
much favored for evening. Black chif-
fon beautifully appliqued with gold
sequins and green silk floss makes up
handsomely.
Colonial gray is the newest of the
new tints of this very fashionable color
1t is not so becoming as it is novel, for
there is not hint of either rose, cream
or fawn in the shade. Geranium Turk
iSh and hamingO reds are Severally
used, among other colors employed to
relieve gowns for the early autumn,
made wholly of colonial gray.
Scratch felt is the name given to some
of the new effects in beaver, and angora
represents ordinary felt overlaid with
raw silk yelled in maline. New garni-
lures for millinery include white lace
appliqued with velvet figures and
cream Venetian lace combined with
white and black taffeta. White or
city that viii be used extensively on
evening and theater hats.
Pale pink panne velvet is the mate
rial made UP into a smart stock. Com
bined with this is a small turnover of
white silk stitched with pink, a simple
turnover finishing the front of the
stock, and with two stolelike tabs car
ried down the center of the front for an
inch or SO. On the lower part of the
stock the velvet is plated and carried
to the front, where there is a four-in-
hand knot and broad ends.
A King Edward stock is now shown
for women. 1t is made of peau de sole
in delicate hues. One of pink has plain
stock of pink silk finished with turn
over of the same color The King Ed
ward scarf is already tied in a. bow
with short loops and long ends. but
diagonally at the bottom. Above the
bow eight white crocheted buttons have
been placed in a double vertical row, the
collar fastening in the back
Pretty gowns for children made to
wear with guimpes have, some of them.
regular little short waists and others
staight bands around the top and over
the arms, and all hand work One gown
of an imported model is made with
short-waisted body with narrow bands
over the shoulders. 1t is of a plain blue
wash material, the skirt finished with
few tucks. and the only trimming on
the waist is a spray of flowers en-
broidered across the front.
Taffeta is used in some of the newest
boas One is described as being made
of two strips, each four yards long,
twelve inches wide and fringed all
around to the depth of a little more
than an inch and is gathered twice
through the middle. One strip is black
and one white and the two are sewed
on a foundation of an inch-wide black
taffeta ribbon, twenty inches long.
Long ends are made of accordion-plait-
ed white mousseline de sole ruffied with
inch wide black chantilly edge.
There is more and more attempt at
wearing smart gowns and evening
gowns to the theater, but the difficulty
has been to make gowns which were
distinctly evening gowns and yet suit
a bic to wear with hats to public res
taurants for dinner and to a big play
house to WHICH the public is admitted.
Some of the Smart English women now
in this country have solved the p1oblem
by wearing evening blouses, low cut,
but with big boa covering the neck