Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-13

caught somehow, however swift the
| squirrel in its flight, or however eau
t1ous the mole as it burrows in the
earth. Squirrel and mole-skin coats
are quite the furore of the hour and
they are trimmed with all varieties of
materials from sable and chinchilla to
the incongruous chiffon and lace COM
binations.
For foundation for these coats light
green, fraise, turquoise blue and native
satin are used and the effect is really
stunning.
A bit of neckwear that is being re-
viVed with considerable success is the
stock cravat. This is interpl eted to
mean that the lace jabot and chemi-
settle have, had their little day. Ger
tainly the cravat gives an opportunity
for carrying out accessory color, which
/ it will doubtless do by means of glace
/ silk. foulard or patterned ribbon eff
fects. One Of the smart society girls
| at the exhibition who wore a black
bordered white felt stock cravat on the
white silk shirt waist her dark grey di-
agonal revealed, and the whole was
very chic.
| Another striking hat worn with
black cloth costume was of the Direc-
toire build and fashioned of black
panne, while its boldly-lifted front Of
1
! lovely black and white cabochon, hold
| ing a sternly upright black osprey.
The kimOna coats are wonderfully
effective and equally indispensable to
the ultra-smart wardrobe. A dainty
one is in black cloth trimmed with
white Irish lace, which forms the col
lar and broad epaulettes extending from
this far down on to the wide flowing
| sleeves, while it makes a bewitching
! oTrif hot Of hn
ment in front.
1t is no longer difficult matter for
the woman in mourning to dress fash
| ionably and yet in unlimited variety,
| for for the past few seasons Dame
Fashion has made special appeals for
her tastes and circumstances. This
year, however, this effort on the parts
of the arbiters of fashion is more pro-
nounced than ever. New weaves in
crepe de chine and chiffon are now spe-
cially creped for mourning gowns and
are made up without being lined. The
foundation slip is of lightweight taft
feta in jet black. One of the most beau
tiful of the textiles for evening dress
in ''Semi-mOurning" is deur de suede,
soft and pliable, but with great strength
of fibre. 1t has all the grace of chiffon
and tissue, with the added frmness of
light suede kid.
ne popularity OF SaSn oH0cCS CnlS
year makes a strong demand on the
buckle trade. All sorts of quaint and
novel slides, tiny clasps and hooks are
used at the back of the autumn bodices,
holding each band, ribbon or strap ia
place to form the pointed girdle. When
Empire sashes are worn, as they often
are, especially with house gowns, large
square-shaped buckles of Norwegian
silver are popular, some perfectly plain
but showing a brilliant polish. These
are called harness buckles and they are
quite as expensive as the richly chased
styles, for the reason that they are
longer and made of solid silver.
In fact, though many substitutes are
affected by the woman Of fashionable
pretentions whose income forbids the
luxury of the genuine article, a large
majority of the metallic ornaments
worn this season are bona f1de and
those who invest in them find them not
so extravagant after all, for they can
always be impressed into useful ser
vice. MAUDE GRIFFIN. r.