Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-03-26
FASHIONS LATEST MANDATES
Seasons Light Costumes
Gowns and BOdices.


Sacks and skirt negligees of finest
lawns and embroidery and lace are
pretty. The sacks are short, in a
loose back effect and front, fitting
slightly at the sides. Soft liberty
satin is much used for this style of
garment, and makes up beautifully,
as it does, too, for tea gowns. The
petticoat matches the sack, as rule.
says the Chicago Daily News.
Embroidery white batistes make up
beautifully and likely will be much
worn, as this summer is to be white
one. White in all kinds of silk, cloth
and cotton is proposed for all occa-
sions-for house gowns, yachting and
outing wear, afternoon, garden and
evening. White brilliantine is used
for yachting and outing suits, which
are made with blazer or Eton jack
cts, with shirt waists of wash ma
terial. Their skirts are shirred or
plated around the hips, if the ma
terial is very thin and the figure viii
admit of extra fullness.
Madras, ducks, linens, peFcales, silk
ginghams, silk and mercerized cham
brays all will be made up in shirt
waists. The new figured piques and
ducks are very fine and soft as
glove. White laced lawns are more
beautiful than ever and may be
found in numerous designs. Linen
colored batistes seem to grow hand
somer with each addition to the
stock and make up prettily in sep
arate waists. The shirt waist suit
will be popular and may be made up
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The popularity of sheer fabrics for
the coming season seems already as
sured It is shown not alone in tex
lures but also in embroideries. New
batistes and linens show great va
riety in open-work design. They are
in pattern gowns mostly, and the em-
broidery is shaped to suit both bod
ice and skirt. In some linen pattern
dresses the skirts are quite plain
The linens are found in different pale
tints and there is a variety of tints
in the embroidery.
Several handsome gowns were
shown with the deep circular fiounce
made of materials contrasting with
the rest of the skirt, the sleeves and
yoke matching the upper part of the
| skirt. This is an effective combina-
ton and in black and white is very
fine, but as can be understood read
lily, is susceptible, in these days of
daring contrasts, of being Overdone
shockfngly. Tucking has not gone
out of fashion, but is abundant on
summer gowns. In the skirts there
is noticeable tightness at hips and
almost to the knees. There comes
flare in graceful fiounces or tiny ruff
fes. Yokes~finish nearly all bodices,
and some are outlined with fancy
lace collars or berthas.
There has hardly been a season on
record when there has been so gen
erous a use of sachet powders. A
liberal supply is used in nearly every
article of the wardrobe. 1t is used
in the Innings of all frocks for dres-
sy occasions. And the latest French
wrinkle is to stuff the hollow just
at the front of the shoulders with
bag in which there lies a deal of
violet sachet.
Every bodice has a basquette or a
little coat tail of some description
at the back. The front is more or
less pointed-sometimes at the point
of the bodice, other times the draped
belt is pointed; but in all cases the
| long-waisted effect is much sought
after. Pouched and box-plaited bod
! ices are worn, and the crossover bod
ice is much sought after, as it is so
| becoming to the figure.