The courier., 1901-06-29
THE COURIER.
FASHION LETTER.
Lady Nodish in Town Topics.

contiuues,' white having perhaps the
preferehte.. A white cloth tail0r snit
worn at one Of the recent fashionable
weddings had . coat built along the
Eton lines, with wide rounding collar
finished with two large embroidered
holes, through which long scarfs Of whits
taffeta we're passed and tied in front in
sailor knot. The vest wss . work Of
srt. It was Of hand embroidered fine
silk null, fine squares Of which were
joined by strips Of gold studded narrow
velvet ribbon. There was also sug.
gestion Of gold in the belt. which was Of
taffeta, and wide, showing the metal
studding from the bottom to tho depth
Of about an inch. The skirt was not
much trimmed. 1t had the plain flounce
effect at the foot, each fiounce being
elaborately stitched in gold thread. .
novel and very pretty idea. This three
shaped flouncs model is shown just now
at all the best houses. The formed
pieces do not reach quite to the knee.
There is very little fullness in the back
at the opening.
A word about gowns Of nuns yelling.
A new white model 10 attracting much
attention. The skirt is made Of side
plests from top to bottom, each plest
trimmed with black velvet ribbon an
inch and half wide. A superb Rus.
sian lace collar garnishes the waist. and
the yoke and throat collar are trimmed
with small gold buttons and very narrow
black velvet ribbon. The sleeves are
elbow length. close fitting. and finished
with two wide bands Of velvet ribbon
tied in short end bows. The hat which
completes this toilet is Q white Panama
sailor, with folds Of black and viii to
velvet about the brim and . large
buckle Of exquisite workmanship in
front, with black velvet folds threaded
through it. White camelias nestle
against the hair at the back heneath the
brim. The hat is worn slightly tilted
toward the right side. The same idea
for q costume is worked out in silky
grass linen over slip Of taffeta. Black
velvet ribbon 10 also very effective with
the linen, and the lace collar shows to
even better advantage than upon the
white yelling. With the linen costume
was q beautiful Tuscan hat, with q
wreath Of pink roses and foliage about
it and q large bow knot Of black velvet
on the side. One still sees the more SUBJ
stantial and moro practical fabrics. The
black silk, etamines, pongees and bril-
liantines hold their own, partly on ac-
count Of the peculiar spring weather,
but mostly because they are vastly be-
comingly.
Light gray hopsacking, unlined. is the
favorite material for shirt waist skirts.
These cling and fit superbly about the
hips. They are worn over silk slip
with deep ACCORDION pleated flouuce.
IL 10 oeet 20 nave the slip OF exactly the
Same shade ~ the skirt. Marked con.
trasts in Innings have gone out Of fash
ion to great extent. The finer silk
petticoats are soft in material and deli.
cate in shade. Vivid colors are now Of
The past. The black and white plaids
md checks are still worn, but they be.
:ame entirely too popular at the outset
70 hold their own long with the Mod
shes. Petticoats in exquisite lilac
measuring yards and yards
md yards about the bottom, With elab-
rate houncings, arc favored among
mart women. There 10 absolutely no
Iwish nor rustic to these dainty articles,
,ut they sre beautiful and far too costly