Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

avoided, the bodice crumpling at every.
touching point.
So much for the woman who can't buy
new clothes in August. For those who
can three charming gowns by a leading
New. York ~faiseuse will give admirable
hints all being in STYLES as becop uR as
novel.
A bewitching afternoon costume is in
novelty Swiss-big black balls on a white
ground. The skirt has two deep hounces,
cut on the straight and edged with bias
bands Of plain white. One Of these also
heads the top founce, and at the left knee
lie placed a gauzy. bunchy bow of black
and white striped ribbon.
The surplice bodice likewise shows these
bows, one at the right shoulder and one at
the left bust. The model Of the eorsage is
extremely odd. Beginning with a tucked
yoke, stitched with black. the lower portion
Grapes slantingly across the bust, leaving
the left shoulder free The elbow sleeves,
which require long black silk gloves for
outdoor appearances, are lightly shirred ct
the outer arm. The zone belt is OF plain
Swiss and the low, pointed collar band Of
the same worked with black.
Picture all this over a slip OF apple-green
silk and top it with a toque of green leaves
with two huge roses at the left front.
Another delightful frock shown by this
gifted modiste, who includes some Of New
York's p%rettiest actresses among her Gus
toners, was of white wolfe over black silk.
This toilette had been designed for country
house junketings at Lenox, but Il looked as
If the boulevards Of Paris we're It's familiar
haunts. For the placing Of white over black
Is a trick Of the French costumers, and
avaRvuhara The .o.,aNk. a.. A..
usual elegance displayed by these people.
Madam, the American maker, pointed out
one salient need for correct effects: The
white which goes over black should be thick
enough to resist too much darkening from
the lining. So the yelling she had chosen
was of the thickest mesh. soldier in weave
than the usual voiles. though It fell with a
Voile softness. With this she had combined
wool embroideries and cat-stitehing for
trimming.
The stitching held down the shallow tucks
Of the blouse. bodice and sleeves. the tucks
OF these running bias and the others up and
own At the front OF the waist there was
4 wide plastron. ornamented with a sort OF
huge neur de lis in black embroidery. The
lthers embellished the outside Of the pun
1t the owe portion OF the sleeves and the
cut-out neck was finished with a pointed
band. on which there were smaller heur de
lis, held together by a beading OF embrold-
cred dots.
The embroidery Of the skirt consisted OF
10 wide band in another pattern, edged with
solid rows in black. This. shaping a deep
seallqp at the front and back Of the jupe,
headed a wide hemmed houAce. The
pointed girdle was OF black and dull hnish
taneta, cut bias and left unlined.
Rarely beautiful are the white organdy
and Swiss froeks with black lace insets
and embroideries. The immense amount OF
hand work on these makes the ready made
production a dear possession. but women
sleVer with the needle find In such styles
agreeable outlets for supernous energies.
Indeed" said my modiste yesterday, sc
many ladies are making their gowns this
season that Il Is seriously Affecting bust
ness"
The revival OF hand stitehery has
brought this about, as well as the great
Improvement in paper patterns, which al
many OF the good places are now cut &C