Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-29
DICTATES OF FASHION.
Some of the Smart Features of the
 season's Costumes and s Dress DetadIs

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 The careless Tapping green and blue yeils are no longer in favor. They were unbecoming and unsight- ly. Dainty veils, the color of the cosr tune, now are very popular and quite smart ek
 k Eyelet holes, the simple decoration of our grandmothers' day, rises from it's long silent tomb and lays claim to our winter gowns. Cloth cut all over in eyefet holes and worked in silk of contrasting colors is quite novelty. and extremely beautiful.
 The long capesTto be worn are not becoming to short women; they give top-heavy appearance. A. cape, to be fashionable, must fit tightly over the shoulders giving the long, siop- ing effect. Sometimes these gar- ments are finished with a standing collar, reports the Chicago Daily News.
 This is the season of braiding-- oraftls of every kind, in the most se- we're simplicity or extravagantly elab- crate styles. Often narrow con- trasting braid is used to. outline the edges of the wider braids and a pret- ty braid effect is given to the new cloth in braids of cloth cut and stitched to form any design used in braiding. -
 Ribbon makes a serviceable trim ming for all kinds of gowns. On soms of the latest froclxs the ribbon is plaited on in fine quillings. A white serge skirt has the ribbon slippe,l through the plaits and tied in bows in front. M Any color can be used for the desired effect. Trimming gowns with ribbon in all styles is revived.
 Heavy laces are used to decorate the tailor-mad Venetian guipure, Irish. lace and heavy Russian lace. Most of these collar and panel ef- fleets are done by hand. Never before in the history of dressmaking has there been so much detail work, for each dress commands an individual finish. As a consequence 9 handsome tailor-made costs handful of money.
 X. Every kind '. md Z, size of button IS now used. Some are exquisite and of costly make, while others just as useful and artistic.kare covered with plaid silk, and used upon gowns of dark, plain color- Fancy buttons and loops fasten the cuffs, loops being used more at present than the but tonholes1of other days. Some of the buttons are very. large; these are wooden Inoldss covered with black silk and then recovered with lace. These are called 1pompadours." Big white lace buttons appear on morn ing gowns; hand-painted buttons arc also worn and the real Dresden but ton is displayed.
 For the past few months the cut ters have been trying to do away with the habit back, producing the |seffect with a different design. But the Parisian will not stand the coun- terfeit, even though it fits tightly across the hips and back. The full ness below, though picturesque and graceful seems to. add something to the breadth. The idea. seems to be to produce as accentHated .anaeffect gas. possible, and there is no gainsay to the fact that, the tight, severely plain black is becoming to the French F woman. BeantifuIsmodels have been made and the nnannikins have lam, E guisheds in them 5as seduct lively as F possible before the customer, but in nine cases out of ten the decision is: 'The plaits are very chic and may E look we'll on another person, but my figure requires something without fullness.''