Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-29
TWEED STREET GOWN.

| three rows of the black stitches, which
make Il refined yet effective trimming.
The jacket is blouse shape and has
short basque ut the hips. stitched
| also. Slot plaits are laid in the waist
on each side so that the double breast
cd front can be Tapped over. This is
! fastened by horn buttons. eight of
them. The collar is fat and faced with
dark brown velvet. The sleeves are
stitched on the cuffs. and they and the
middle of the back are trimmed by a
couple of buttons. y vest TO be worn
with Il suit like this should be of cream
white. canary or very pale blue.
4 hat was furnished which is an ideal
one, especially when one remembers
that there is rich Alaska sable boa to
add its softness. This hat is made of
dark brown fur and is in tricorne shape
and trimmed only by drapery of heavy
venetian point, held on the top by a
fancy gilt ornament. Fur certainly is
very becoming TO most faces.
There are very stylish and desirable
dresses made with the Norfolk blouse
jacket and also the Russian blouse
jacket. The materials most in vogue
for those are the black, black and white
and gray nub cloth, which, with its lit
tie knots Of wool, is quite new and very
striking and warm looking. 1t requires
but little trimming and is really hand
some. But the blouse shaped jackets
look very we'll III this as we'll rs tweeds.
Among the ether new things l saw
some skating suits, and these are also
considered quite suitable for any really
cold weather gown. The best color is
Russian green and the richest trim
ming is band of fur. One suit of this
kind had the upper part of the skirt of
the green and the lower of drab. Both
parts were of fine French broadcloth.
Where they were joined there was a
narrow band of beaver fur, and there
was another around the bottom. The
blouse waist was Of the green, with
drab facings. and all edges were bor-
dered with the fur. 1t made beauti-
full dress. There was toque made of
the same combination and Il small muff.
Some ultra fashionable ladies have
been seen walking down Broadway
wearing n white gown all covered with
rich lace, a large cape or loose and
highly Urnamented Monte Carlo coat.
also of white broadcloth, and an i'm
mense white or seal brown boa. The
hat, too. is made to match in that 1t is
of fluffy white beaver felt, trimmed
generally with some fine brown fur
Mink and Alaska sable are the pref
test of all the furs for this purpose,
except sable, and that is almost out of
the question on account of the price.
Many of the new dress skirts are
gathered at the waist and are consider
ably shorter and less sweeping at the
bottom, and another curious thing in
this connection is the bertha, which is
set upon so many of the waists to
house gowns. Where there is no Der
tina there is wide collar, and this Of
ten droops quite below the shoulders.
Among the novelties are hats made
of glove kid. The crown or brim or
both are made of this, and feathers
alone are used as decoration.
They have been so far shown in
white, but the other colors would be
quite as pretty and as odd. Some of
the hats are being furnished with ex-
ira long streamers of lace, in some
cases reaching below the waist line.
All kinds of hats have. streamers of
some description. None is prettier
than yelling.
Boleros are quite as popular as they
ever were, but now none has collar,
and in place of that they are lavishly
trimmed with the fancy castle braids,
with the breloQues or the drop buttons
like a fringe. Many of the skirts are
cut so that there are two founces or
parts. one above the other like dou-
BILE skirt. These worn with the bole'
ros give the suit quite a Spanish air.
HENRIETTE ROUSSEAU.