The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-02-23
FASHION LETTER.

lowers drifting with her, leaves the poor
fashion WRITER'S with absolutely moth.
ing new to record OF her vsgaries.
Things sartorially are at q stsndstill.
OF course there are all kinds OF rumors
as to what will be worn this spring; but
put not your faith in rumors. They are
all utterly unauthentic. for the simple
reason that, at the moment, nobody
knows. The sartorial future is yelled in
mystery, and the modistes and milliners
are abroad on their way to see the mys-
terry revealed This much is certain,
however, that We who follow when fash.
ion beckons should be thankful indeed
that for once there is no hint OF that
agitating perennial rumor concerning
the revival OF the crinoline and the bus
tie! 1t has amused me at the begin.
ming OF many q new season to watch the
persistency with which the fashion
writer's" have reiterated that at last the
crinoI;ne or the hustle. as the case might
be, would surely be again worn. This
season it has apparently dawned upon
them, at last that women Of fashion are
not neces sarily women without brains.
and that they have progressed altogetn-
er too fast and too far ever to turn back.
ward to the thraldom that caging their
bodies in wire means. | do hear. and
on good authority, that pleated skirts
with all manner OF fullness about the
hips will positively be "the thing" this
spring. But then you heard that last
spring The fact is that it is the house
Of Paquin that is trying to establish the
vogue OF full skirts. The first attempt
was made by Paquin some five or six
years ago, and it did not succeed except
with very limited few. Paquin tried
it again last spring. with only moderate
success, and j question whether this
season his persistency will be any better
rewarded. Women know too much these
days to accept tho dictates Of any fash
ion maker when it threatens destruction
to the cherished outline OF their figure.
The American twentieth century wo-
man. with her newly fixed desire to be
individual and graceful, will prove q
much more difficult problem for the
fashion makers to handle satisfactorily
than they have any idea Of. venture
to prophecy that che familiar phrase SO
frequently heard hitherto on the lips OF
the Parisisn modistes, "Oh, anything
will do for the American" will shortly
become obsolete. Another rumor that
appears to have some foundation is that
ruffled skirts are to be revived. These
skirts are tight-fitting about the hips,
and the ruffies are cut circular. Some
Of the newest cloth skirts are cut to
simulate a triple. Mrs. Alexander s.
Clarke was wearing, just before she
sailed, q very smart gown, in violet cloth.
that was made with triple skirt 1t
fits the hips closely, and is quite plain
and simple to within about twelve inches
of the hem; then it is cut off, slsshed up
four or five times and edged with velvet
of the same color. Two other skirts
similarly cut and edged complete the
triple skirt. The latest blouse from
Paris, which arrived only the other day,
is a simple affair Of Cluny lace, with a
square little tucked null guimpe out.
lined in gold, and the sleeves are the old
familiar bishop sleeve, quite bit wider
than We are wearing over here in blouses.
Many Of the new hats have arrived and
are being worn, which is blessing, for
there has been such a run on two or
three favorite models this winter that
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