The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Boas the Raqe-GoWns Both Dressy
and Notwithstanding
-sf4osiery-AnsWers.

BOas are undoubtedly the special
rage of the season and come there
fore in an almost 1imitless range as
to color and style, material ranging
from thin silk or net to tulle or chiffon
and combinations of several gossamer
fabrics, may be finished in lace. Dis
examples are made entirely
of crinkled silk leaves that fiutter with
every breath. Not unfrequently the
boa is made to match the dress and hat
and an elegant example in this style,
is in pale gray foulard silk, showing
black dots. The hat matches in pale
gray chiffon with finish in black velvet
baby ribbon, but the piece de resist
ance, was the boa, that extremely fluff
fly at the neck and reaching to the
hem of the dress, was in pale gray chit
ton edged with black velvet baby rib
'on. BOas that do not reach
The Entire Length
of the gown, are tolerated, but no
woman who aspires to an extreme of
fashion would have charity for any
thing much shorter than herself. OF
course these accessories are difficult
to manage, but apparently for that rea-
son command themselves, so what
with sweeping skirts and sometimes
long pendant ends in millinery, loco
motion will become difficult, especially
when manipulation of the parasol is
taken into consideration. There will
be abundant opportunity for agility
on the part of attendant admirers,
since fair pedestrians may find them
selves as much or more hampered in
their movements, than Chinese ladies
OF quality who totter on tortured feet.
The Tailor Walking Gown
appears the sole salvation of the sex.
In it, a woman can be fashionable and
move with comfort, or again she may
wear an Independent skirt that well
clears the ground, with shirt waist ac-
cOrding to fancy. Shirt waist hats,
too, are quite the go, and in a simpli-
city of stitched cloth, are the extrem-
ist of extreme, when compared with
the eXtravagant Ornateness which
characterizes millinery in general.
Thus woman will this summer embody
two dramatically opposite modes in
dress. The one a veritable Lydia Lam
guish array, rendering her almost a
helpless slave to her clothes, the other
bespeaking independence in every
defiance to weather or the
aid of man and causing perhaps uneasy
uualm on the part of the latter, as to
his future rule in the kingdom of hui
mainly. Tailor suits, moreover, are
made in such a wide range of mate
rial, as to adapt them to all weathers,
and this year in view of the preference
for thin materials, are made in can
vases and Examines sheer and Of light
weaght. In
Dressy Attire,
a general dropping is noticeable; hats
droop over the face, often finished by
a row of pendant lace; corsages droop
from shoulders frequently covered by
lace Jokes that sometimes unllned
cause a shiver to beholders, but appar-
emily bring only satisfaction to the
wearers; nor does the exhibition of an
arm only lace covered on the streets,
seem in any wise to disturb the pla-
cidity of some Twentieth Century wo-
man. Excessive ornamentation is ev-
and different kinds of trim
ming placed together vie with different
kinds of flowers and garniture on hats.
Quite ornate effects, too, are produced
by richly adorned yokes from which
thin shirt materials may hang in rich
successive plaits and recently in Lord
& Taylor's famous window was an eX-
ample in bright red Albatross laid in
all around pIaits from a lace covered
yoke The waist was in lace with fan
cy jacket in red. Hat to match, laden
with red roses. Such brilliant outfits
are of course intended for summer re-
sorts, but even in the city most heavily
hats seem quite conventional.
Lace Mitts
are destined to great popularity,
doubtless because in affinity with the
present rage for lace. Hosiery has
caught the infection even more large
y than hitherto, and the fancy has
extended to hose for men, which lace
woven, have a curious novelty in the
eyes of conservative people. In hair
dressing, the bow-knot is a recent in
showing sometimes the
figure eight spreading wide at the top
and narrow in the lower loop. Three
puffs at the nape of the neck and cross
ng the head, are another style and
what has really an old time appear
ance are curls pendant at the sides,
or evening. Another old time revi-
Tal is the chignon and with it the
let, either invisible or showing fin
sh of jet, pearl or chenille
Madame Louise" Powered silk
lull is very pretty choice for an ev-
'ning gown and has the advantage of
lot needing to be laundered.
Eta c." White linen is a good
,hoice for morning, though of course
t soils easily, yet that may be said of
III white gowns. But as you are deter
mined on having several white dress
IS, cheviot trimmed with bands of en-
and tucked yoke and sleeves,
8 advisable and for evening nothing
8 sweeter than sheer muslin and lace
Inish.
How About Belts" For service and
lyle, nothing is better than black vel
-et, with fancy buckle. New belts are