The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-19
FRESH FEMl,yINE FINERY.
Plated Waists for SKINNER, Shirt
waist Costumes aud Fashion,
able Dress AcceSSOries.

As the season advances, the taste IL
evinced for Norfolk and other pretty
plated waists-a fashion particularly
becoming to slender figures. and since
the plaitS are lengthwise, not obiec-
tionable to those who are large These
plaits are noted in various materials
among the spring woods and silk and
wool mixtures, and the summer silks
and handsome wash fabrics, and are
usually bOx-plaits spread fiat, or often
series of finer ones with usually a
band of insertion between The belt
ed round waists are in three box
plaits, alike front and back, some
times below yoke, or else a plated
waist with yoke has, a wider length
wise bands Stimulating such plaits,
with line of embroidery on lace
through the center, these bands ex-
tending from the waist to the neck and
shoulders.
The shirt waist costumes for this
season have attained a degree of
smartness and dainty elaboration
hitherto unknown. They appear in
guises innumerable among imported
models of soft delicate wool. foulard.
India silk, and other charming spring
textiles, and likewise among many of
the most fascinating of the summer
weaves. Irish point embroideries and
insertions of various widths are used
on the linens, chambrays, batistes,
and like delicate stuffs; ana silk braids
in graduated widths, milliners' folds,
tatfeta strappings, and silk-cord APP
pHques on shirt-waist costumes of
peau de sole, cloth, mohair, etc. The
blouse front of one of these suits,
'ormed of nuns gray etamine, turns
back to outline a separate lace vest
that extends from under the front
ends of the stylish shawl collar to the
waist line. The upper front ends
which frame this collar form an open
N-shape, which is covered with an adj
Unstable plastron of all-over lace laid
above pink peau de sole. This has a
matching stock collar fastened at the
back. The fiye-gored flare skirt is fin
ished with three fiat circular fiounces,
and the entire costume is lined with
gray taffeta. The Gibson model is also
used with these natty shirt-waist
suits.
The fashions for the summer sea-
son tend toward elaborate effects
rather than simplicity in any of its
modern guises. Fashion is gracious
beyond all precedent this year, in all
the appointments and accessories Of
finished attractive gowning Lace will
be prodigally used in the loveliest of
designs in black, white, cream and but
ter color, ribbons of every width and
design, and fancy silks and satins,
often toned with velvet choux, loops,
and strappings, or gem set buttons
and slides. Separate skirts of red ma
terial, elegantly hung and decorated,
will be worn with fancy waists of silk
or chiffon elaborated with costly APP
pliques in medallion effects and
matching lace insertions. These with
palmer gowns for the street NAV be
characterized as the general stvle
with numerous notifications. The
lavish use of mousseline de sole will
continue through the entire summer
season, not only for neck and waist
trimmings, but for both day and
evening dresses. With many designers
and high-class modistes, taffeta stands
unrivaled as the silk of silks for this
and next season. The striped, dotted,
lowered and iridescent taffetas are
beautiful this year, and sometimes in
combination are used the rich mono-
chromes. For example, a very smart
Doucet gown has a skirt and bodice of
lovely mauve tint family shot with
sea green. This is striped delicately
with vine pattern ofpalest gold flow
ers and leaves. The bodice is artis-
tically adorned with yellow silk
Nenise and guipure, and dark-green
velvet ribbon.