The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-28

white is used with all sorts of mate rials, and the color dOes not meke any marked difference. Blue with the black and white is effective. but red, so extremely popular for the moment, is no less so, and gray and tan are in the best contrast. A charming frock
 which I saw had just an edge of white.
 strapped with black, showing at the foot. The bolero jacket is finished in front with straps of black velvet. and there are straps of the velvet attach ing 1t to the belt, while below the
 jacket is seen Q white silk blouse. A long fitted waistcoat of red and white brocade is fastened with small gilt but tons, while a long white silk tie helps to tone down the rather vivid coloring. Cloth, silk or yelling can be used for this style of gown, or any one or the fashionable colors will make up well with the black and white trimming:
 Dinner gowns are now made rather more simply than was the fashion dur ing the winter. The waists are cut higher in the neck and almost always have sleeves, elbow length or in short puff. These are the gowns fntended 10
 wear at the informal dinners, not for formal entertainments or dances, where a regular low neck gown is the correct style. A charming gown which l mo- | ticed is made of silk and net, and IS trimmed with long lines of lace ap-
 plique. The points of the SIX SIP a short distance below the waist, where there is a yoke of jet or embroidery. The waist is of tucked net, with points of the silk and lace applique and em- broidery of jet over the shoulders ana on the front of the waist.
 In an embroidered crepe de chine SIX
 gown which have seen, the skirt is
 quite plain over the hips, and, with the
 fulness at the back, gathered into as little space as possible, out the beauty of the skirt is the wide band of em-
 hroidery which covers the skirt more than half way. An odd and rather trying fashion is the high-cut low-neck
 waist, with sleeves falling off from the
 shoulders Embroidery to match the skirt is seen on the lower part or the
 waist and the ruffles on the elbow
 sleeves. This model can be utilized
 for both lace and embroidered muslin robe gowns.
 SIX gowns are always most useful
 and attractive for summer wear, ana
 if seems to be rather a fad of the mo- ment to have them made up quite sim ply. A gray taffeta gown is charm ingly dainty with gathered flounce. headed with band of lace insertion and waist trimmed with a band of the in- sertion on either side of the chiffon front, and another band finishes the sleeve above the chiffon undersleeve. Quite the smartest gowns of the year are those of combined taffeta silk and cloth. and the model in Figure illus | trates most perfectly the details or
 these fascinating gowns. The skirt.
 with full flounce of the silk and the
 oversight cut in points and trimming
 cut with effect of the taffeta, Is of
 most becoming shape. The short jack
 ct is trimmed to match the skirt, and
 has reyers and collar of white silk em-
 broidered with narrow silver braid.
 This style of gown is made in black or
 any color. but the silk should pc or ine
 same color as the cloth or of white never in a contrasting color.
 When the wife's Spring bonnet comes | in at the door greenbacks fly out or tns