Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-06-17
FriIl of Fashions

OF the Chicago Inter Ocean. But
Parisiennes, not to be daunted where
their taste and convenience are con-
cerned, have resolved to replace It by
something else. II is so very convent
ent to have q smart skirt. so that les
elegantes have taken to wearing a sort
OF Louis XIV jacket, which may be
made OF any color or material unlike
the skirt, and which is infinitely smart
er and more dressy than the demode
blouse.
The very latest model have seen OF
this kind, which was inefrably smart.
was OF maize-colored taffeta, made
with a short basque and cutaway
fronts. The short elbow sleeves had
large turned-back cuff, the reverse OF
which were embroidered with ane-
mones in the maize-colored silk. with
few threads Of gold. There was
large, turned-back revers on the
bodice, embroidered In the same way,
as we're also the loose open fronts and
the basque and two hip pockets. This
was worn over a skirt and inner vest
OF ocher tinted Venetian point. There
was high draped waist belt OF puce.
colored dull taffetas, which was, Of
course, seen only in front, as 1t dis
appeared beneath the basque Of the
coat at the sides.
For theater wear for smart 6
o'clocks these small coats are most
charming. Made in velvet and edged
with narrow bands OF fur they look
extremely we'll, or, again, when fash
Toned OF thick Venetian or Irish point
lace, over white or colored satin, they
make most effective theater corsages.
Made Of some gay colored panne they
are also very smart. One that was to
seen at very swell dressmaker's es-
tablishment recently was OF ame-
thyst colored panne, made with cut
away basques, which fell rather fat
an smooth on the hips and opened in
the front over chemisetts OF plated
mouissline de sole OF a rich Callot
color. AT the waist the coat was Sc
cured to the inner vest by means OF
! four large old paste buttons, which
presumably held II tigh. to the waist.
band OF draped white satin. only visible
In the front Of the corsage. The coat
was decollette en- rond, according to
the mode which was de rigueur In the
days OF La Pompadour, and was drap-
ed with Callot colored mousseline. On
the bust was butterfly bow OF light
black tulle. The sleeves we're cut
short at the elbow and had a deep sa-
bot OF plated mousseline de sole.
For street year the same Louis XIV
shaped coat Is most fashionable also.
seen built OF various furs. have seen
some exquisite models made OF delight.
full chinchilla, with bands OF pale par
ma velvet at the throat and wrists
which made the most charming ef.
feet.
or sable, OF vison, or even OF Breis.
chwantZ or Persian lamb, these coats
are made to appear most coy as well
: as elegant. But they are generally
/ built with some velvet introduced as q
contrast OF color. Bright green, OF
! very intense Pompeiian red being the
favorite combination with sables, and
turquoise, apple-green and various
while parma violet or pale turquoise
, remain the favorite colors with which
I to trim the delicate chinchilla.
D Hats are trimmed with-or are com
posed entirely of-leaves that are be
, coming stranger and stranger. anC
, contain so little OF the original colo,
! OF leaf as to have nothing natura
, left about them. Weird green, wonder
ful browns and mysterious olives ant
grays are the colors that appear to b,
the most In favor at the present hour
But more wonderful still than an!
= leaf or flower Is the new craze, tn,
Malaga raisin Impossible as It ma!
seem that indigestible edible-speciall!
! popular at Christmas time-is now tn
! grand chic In millinery.
,. The fruit is admirably initiated b.
G the clever fingers OF the Parisienn
II milliners, and looks for all the worl
r. as II the new hat trimmings had bee
!. stolen out OF some grocer's store. Tn
y bloom OF fine sugar which the hes
d kind OF raisins generally have abou
k them is remarkably we'll reproduced. a
d are also the delicate brown wooden
q looking stems. Strange to say, thes
d raisins are rarely, II ever, used entirel
Is alone as trimming. They are usual
Al ly mixed with another kind OF adorn
10 used In conjunction with pale pin