The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-09

applied in four stripes between the
black and white stripes of the material
trims a front skirt panel, and the wide.
circular, graduated f1ounce at top and
bottom. The velvet striped material
trims the bodice in four bands in the
back and two in the front one on either
side of central application of linen en-
bro1dered in dark green. The short
OversleeveS have reversed cuffs of the
embroidery, and the full. putting under
sleeves are gathered into a band of the
velvet striped material, the collar
matching then.
Mrs. James Hayden is another To-
peka woman who has gone to the At
lantic coast for the summer with trunks
full of lovely toilets Her travelling
gown was a dark blue mohair Jacket
suit The jacket was one of the popular
postillion- back blouses, formed, front
and back, of narrow side plaits stitched
IN white. The sleeves were plated to
the elbow, below which, the plaits were
let out to form full puff gathered into
a narrow cuff at the wrist. The skirt
had a circular, graduated fiounce fin
1shed around the bottom with seven
lnch-wide tucks. Extending from the
belt to the top of the fiounce were six
narrow panels stitched with white on
the outer edges.
A blue silk and wool fiecked in white
over blue taffeta Is also in Mrs Hay
denis summer wardrobe. Heavy ecru
lace forms yoke, one front panel and
two back panels of the skirt The
of the circular f1ounce, which is finished
at the top and bottom with broad
band of figured ecru fillet net banded
with five rows of narrow black velvet
ribbon. The bodice has yoke and front
panel of lace, with diagonal bands of
the velvet-banded net let in below the
yoke, meeting in points in the front and
back -Four box D1aits Of the N aterial
extend from the collar to the belt In
front over the trimming. The sleeves
are formed of box plaits fitted to the
upper arm and let out below the elbow
with cuffs of the velvet banded net.
One of Mrs. Haydens very prettiest
gowns is of white linen batiste and
ValenclenneS lace. This skirt is of the
lace with an overskirt of batiste con-
sisting of seven full length panels Join
ed at the hips, half way to the knees
and at about the height of a fiounce
with narrow diagonal bands of the same
material. The bodice is made on the
same order, panels of batiste, joined by
narrow diagonal bands over lace The
elbow sleeves are of the batfste finish
ed with fiounce.
. Mrs. J. p. Griswold has a new black
taffeta jacket suit which is exceedingly
smart. The skirt has a narrow yoke of
one and a quarter inch tucks in Van
dyke points. The pleated graduate
fiounce is put on the Vandyke points,
finished at the top with three tucks to
match those in the yoke and at the bot
tom with two narrow straps The
seams are strapped from below the yoke
to the top of the f1ounce which they
overlap ending in tulip design. This
design is seen again in the blouse jack
ct, trimming the front of the Jacket and
the wide, flaring bell sleeves. There is a
wide shaped collar covered with black
applique and the Jacket is lined with
white taffeta.
Mrs. M. c. Hammatt who goes to the
Maine coast next week has a new cream
colored etamine trimmed with rich
cream lace. The skirt has pleated
graduated founce trimmed at the top
and bottom with three narrow bands Of
white taffeta faggoted together. The
skirt seams are finished with narrow
side pleats. The bodice and sleeves are
of narrow side pleats and the yoke and
undersleeves of white chiffon in bias
folds. Medallions of the lace finish the
yoke and upper sleeves and trim the
collar
This fashion for fruity millinery is
fast becoming a ridiculous one. Grapes
and cherries are always pretty, and
whether because we have become more
accustomed to them in this capacity or
because they are naturally more orna-
mental than the other fruits they never.
seem inappropriate. But when it comes
to tomatoes, apricots, apples and or
angeS is really must be time to call
halt.
The elbow sleeve will be seen upon
elaborate gowns all winter and women
must reconcile themselves to extrava-
smart gloves is the nouveau art button
Raty, the famous Partisan medallist is
designing exquisite glove buttons for
women to whom expense is no object.
Ostrich plumes will be the most pop
ular hat trimming this fall and winter
as they have been all summer for elab-
crate costumes. 1t is now the mode to
wear white plumes which shade off at
the tip into some color that appears IN
the costume.
Worked eyelet holes are much in evil
dence on the new cloth gowns, and one
model shows all the skirt seams, the
sleeve seams and certain bodice seams
laced throughout their entire length
with silk cord run through worked eye
let's. This fancy promises to supersede
the popular faggotting together of
seams.
Byron collars have made a hit in
Paris and are being introduced on this
side for warm weather. In fine lawn
hand embroidered they are especially
dainty but they are also seen in stiff