Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-25

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coat. to speak technically II should be
called a %coatee. Affords a very satisfactory
view Of a grey green satin moire ribbon
belt elapsed in front by a Florentine silver
buckle. The belt, in color and material
matches the little four-in-hand necktie and
the buckle shows a couple Of Cellini oupids
caught in chains Of silver roses.
The companion frock has a jaunty little
Grand Prix coat, worn over a tucked white
lawn shirt. A wild fold of black satin
taffeta ribbon goes about the waist and is
held in front by a pearl buckle colored a
rich and jewel-like blue. The buckles
tongue is gilt. to match the gilt and blue
enamel buttons that adorn the coats shaped
fronts.
The Coat of Many Cuts.
Here we come fairly and squareIy upon
the question OF coats and their Importance.
Never before have so many coats, Of so wide
a variety Of shapes, seemed essential TO
the proper costuming Of w~omankind. Is
there a shopper with soul so dead that she
has not already begged, borrowed or stolen
the money for a basque covert coat" and
having got this desire Of her heart has she
not also sighed after a knee or heel-long
black tafeta 'surtout," yearned for q
cream or tan lace hung Victoria" and
DOlNly DOuBuJ u SILK IGOCkb ana IIlllS, or
tailed and tucked MORE Elton" These
by the way, are Just a few Of the coats on
the market at present.
There is some difficulty in deciding as to
which type p~redominates. The basque COW
ert coat is meant for morning wear and
is the handy andy for summer time. The
volumfnous taffeta surtout, that may hang
loose or fit the figure partially, Is supposed
to be particularly designed for the auto
mobile and the unspeakable dust its whiz-
zing wheels arouse. The Victoria is the
indulgence OF rich, SNOWY, carriage folk,
and the frocks and frills and tailed Etons
are worn by everybody on all occasions,
1t is to be hoped by autumn the rage for
SO wide q variety Of coats will have some
what subsidized. The present mad extrava-
gance in feminine dress was recently illus
by the heap Of nineteen trunks piled
in a railway baggage room and claimed by
one small lady. She bewailed herself the
responsibility OF such a wardrobe and de-
clared that one vast trunk was filed with
wraps only; another. somewhat smaller,
was packed with neckties, chiffon boas and
tulle sashes, while a third was filled to
the brim with silk and cotton petticoats.
COIored shoes.
With the unquestionable decline in the
popularity Of yellow shoes it remains to
be seen whether a warm welcome awaits
the new green, and red, and grey leather
shoes OF this seasons Introduction. These
are made up in Oxford ties and Colonial
street slippers. The color Of their leather
Is not aggressive and their shapes are most
conservative. The dress shoe of the
season is beyond all dispute the Colonial
slipper. made OF patent leather or black
Russian calf, and finished with buckle or
big bow as the purchaser may please. Most
Of the daintier types Of outdoor Oxford
ties are made with Colonial heels, some
what pointed toes and a big bow of black
ribbon fastens at the top OF the laclng or
an unusually wide black ribbon is used as
lacing and form the broad bow over the in
step.
The dress Oxford, for nine women In ten,
is Of patent leather with the highest pos
sible skirt dancer heels, pointed toes and
exaggeratedly wide lacings. For p~ing-pone
a tidy little vici kid oxford, with three
bands Of rubber across the sole and a rubber
clad heel or a broad buckled Colonial tie
with the rubber sole strops and heel caps,
are recommended. A very gay new dancing
slipper, just out, is a patent leather duch-
ess shoe, with the big instep flap Of GRIM
son or green velvet, crossed by a long mar
iON BOiu VI u ~ ONSAAOs
when She Goes A-Crabbing.
There is a surprise In store for the wild
sea waves that race along the fashionable
beaches, a surprise in the shapa of new
bathing suits, made of the wooliest white.
grey and sandy brown yelling. The mesh
of the yelling that is used is as coarse as
the weave of a coffee sack. and the pro-
fessional title of this goods is wool-bur-
laps. It's weight is nought, through Its
coarse mesh It sheds the water as though
1t were CREASED, and it dries while you 60
gossiping on your way to your bathhouse.
Crush brown and cream white straws. Of a
fine Italian braid, known in England as
Thames hats, have just come over for
beach wear on this side. They are as close
woven as Indian baskets. and can be fast
ened under the chin for grabbing. on which
excursions they promise. as in Florida, 10
be extensively worn; the suitable Grabbing
or claiming gown being a sandy brown
wool-burlaps bathing dress.
The Wash Petticoat.
What a vast amount Of admiration,
needle work and hard money is being spent
on the gay wash petticoat. The white
underskirt, with its pretty embroidered
flowers, Is not nearly good enough for the
hundred and one women who want color
consequently we had counters full Of ging-
ham, pereale, lawn. pongee, wash madras
wash mohair aud dimity petticoats, rang
ing in price from $3.50 to SIS, $25 and $50
Those at the aforementioned price are good
enough and pretty enough for a queen
They are tucked and abundantly houneec
and well cut; the expense OF the others lie:
in their shaped ounces OF imported French
Bingham, encrusted with motifs of Irish