The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-02-19

EVENING GOWNS FOR YOUNG LADIES.
so that it appeared to look down into
the eyes Of the wearer. The body curl
ed gracefully along, and the tad hung
at the back nearly to the collar.
These hairy felts are like Jeames
Yellowplushs gooseberry. for they are
certainly the hairy kind. Some have
the ground of the felt in white. with
the hairs thrown up over the surface,
in some cases half an inch high. This
gives an entirely novel effect, and so
ornate it is that the hat requires but
little else. One had the crown of the
blue, with q covering of Irish point
lace. There was bunch of white vel
vet at the left side. and through this
was a white albatross quill, the feather
part curled downward and the white
quill sticking up. This was very tax
ing hat. Some have feathers. and 9th
ers have just draperies of dotted stun
like panne and surah. A few have
flowers. mostly very fine ones made OF
velvet and generally little out OF the
common rut. We see q few lovely vel
vet pansieS. some camellias in the same
material and quite number OF chrys-
.anthemums. i few people cling TO
roses. and for them are some really
beautiful things. Most Of the hats.
however, depend mostly on their dra-
perry for effect | notice few real
marabou feathers, than which no
feather is finer. They seem to be as
light as thistle down. | do not know II
there is such bird or if these long,
filmy, floating things are made by clev-
er fingers | cannot see how hands
could make anything SO very delicate.
They float around hat or bonnet like
a little broken bit of mist
Todues and evening bonnets are as
small as they can be made and be any
thing at all Boas almost take their
places, as they are so wide and so
ornate. All the softest and most deli
cate of materials are put into these
boas just now. They are tied closely
to the throat and half cover the face.
They are exceedingly becoming to all
alike.
Speaking of evening bonnets reminds
me that | had intended to devote this
letter to discussion of evening
dresses for young persons. There is
wide choice of such dresses and it is
easy to make them. No one expects
young girl to wear very expensive
gowns. but they may be as pretty as
one likes to make them. The lighter
the material the better. Silk null is
one of the favorites, and this may be
printed or plain. as one prefers. Some
who are gifted that way paint delicate
| flowers Oh it. These, however, should
be faint and soft in color. more sug-
gested than seen. Almost any flower
| is appropriate. One with May apples
/ in all their tender green was exquisite.
One gown that | saw was very
dainty and girlish one. The waist was
in baby shape. with shirrings of lace
at the neck. through which pale pink
baby ribbon was run. The sleeves
| were shirred and the skirt was shirred
| In clusters at three distances the lower
| falling out in a dounce.
| Another dress is not cut low nor are
| the sleeves short. but ii is quite dressy
enough for anything but formal din
| ner or dance 1t 10 made of brussels
net over a blue silk slip. 1t is tucked
1 all along the skirt and the waist, aud
black velvet ribbon Is run between the
| tucks lengthwise from the belt. ending
| IL loops and ends. The waist is made
in the same general way. 1t would be
| a suitable dress for an elder sister.
While white and faint tints are pre-
ferred for the young folk, their elders
are preparing for a series Of deep rich
COlo.s in all the lire Of their garments.
OLIVE HARPEB.