The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-08-01
SPRING BELTS AND sAsHEs.
Crystal and Gilt bangles Combined
with Yards of softly Fold
ed Ribbon.

small anu 1ncOnspicuous Siroies
have been the fashion during the
passing season, but with the coming
of spring we are to gird ourselves
conspicuously with broad, soft rib
bon, puffcd in big hows at the left
side and finished with ribbon streams
ers of unusual length. As many as
six yards of wide liberty satin, panne
faced or Louisine ribbon is required
in the betting and draping of some OF
the early muslins and foulards, and
while the popularity of ribbon girdles
has returned, the vogue of the fancy
buckle and jeweled tags or points has
not waned in the least, says the
Washington Star. Nine in ten OF the
streamers that float from a fanciful
beltare terminated in dull gold points
from three to five inches long, and IL
is the fashion to slip over the ribbon
couple of gold balls or rings above
the point, and also to sometimes SPIN
the end of wide ribbon and adjust
two crystal points tipped with gold.
Crystalpoints are among the spring
novelties, to be used with crystal but
tons and buckles in the decoration OF
light silk and cotton gowns, but the
wonder over the bigness Of the buck
les themselves still grows. Those used
for belts are larger, more elaborate
in design and heavier than we remsn-
ber TO have seen them before, and
mighty serpent of gold twisted into .
belt ornament measuring nine inches
In length is one of the longest seen.
Another beautiful imported Parisinn
design of an ivory face, about which
was blown a cloud of gold hair and
blue enameled ribbons, was exactly
as large in circumference as the sau-
Ger of breakfast coffee cup.
The new stays that have heightened
the waist line of the twentieth cen,
fury woman, and the growing fashion
for wearing these extensive orna-
ments rather at the side and in the
rear than at the back, are the essen.
tial reasons for their growth
Women who wear only the final In
spiration of the leading dressmakers
are having their new foulards (made
up for appearance at the southern
resorts) built with doubled belts that
are finally fastened with drapery on
the bust. Such a belt calls for
glorious and almost abnormaily big
rear buckle. and sketch is given to
show how these draped belts are ar
ranged A length Of goods and some-
times Of chiffon serves as the girdle,
which is pinned down close in front.
passed 10 the back and through a
huge circle of rhinestones or colored
Jewels, then drawn up under the
arms, and on the bust is AAotted
elaborately, 10 let fall the end or the
ribbon, or a jabot-llKe drapery, nearly
70 the knees.
Stitched and braided belts of goods
20 accord with the body of the gown
are the rule with all the spring tailor
suits seen so far. These belts are not
narrow, and they are all shaped care
fully to accept the lines Of the figure,
and hook in front in broad, hatchet.
wedge or diamond-shaped piece. Some
of them are trimmed smartly with
rows of tiny bright buttons. One
sees in the gradual influx Of many
pleasing oddities at this point where
the fashions of one season are giving
place to those of another. The ar
rival and adoption of black single
faced velvet and panne ribbon Is no
ted. A belt of this sort should be
only five inches wide. crush IN mar
-owiv about the waist, and the enas
Of the ribbon but Just meet in front,
having small paste or enameled clasps
20 fasfen them together
The young element among the vel
dressed women wear in the morning
belts OF dull black or patent leather
IN which small cabochon stones OF
many coIors are imbedded, and their
buckles are gein-studded nuello silver
~ Gun metal