The Republican journal., 1902-12-11
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Net Costumes, Waists, Trimmings, Flowers,
Grape Garlands, Hair Ornaments, Golf |
fures, Collars. @~

Net Costumes, Waists, Trimmings. Flowers,
Grape Garlands, Hair Ornaments, Golf
fures, Collars.
Correspondence of The Journal.
However women may decry the wine
bibber, it is certain now that a verita-
Bile fad for the grape possesses the
feminine world. and from headgear to
the hem of stylish garments, whether
cloaks or dresses, no finish is in such
favor as portrayals of the guilty fruit.
In luscious purple, rich clusters almost
tempt the appetite, or again portrayals
in white or delicate and varied hues
bring incompatible refinement of
beauty, while mourners, or those past
Youthful adornments, are provided
with examples in black.
NETS
are a world in themselves: commencing
with plain Brussels net, then come the
dotted, striped, diamond-meshed and
figured varieties, the plainest marked
at 50 or Is cts. per yard, and being very
wide stylish dress may be made at
home with comparatively small ex-
pense. Full blouse waists are stylish
for evening, or else the spangled bodice,
and for low neck dresses a wide ruffie
falling over the blouse, oftentlmes
spangled or with fine quality linen lace
1c
some extent. \ roll of the dress ma
terial or of silk around a low neck,
drawn together every few inches by
cord, ribbon or spangled net, imparts a
graceful outline.
SHAPED SKIRTS
Of net and lace are too numerous for
special mention, loaded with gilt, jet or
silver spangles, or Renaissance lace
trimmings in addition to entire skirts
of expensive lace. Formerly simple
garnitures were used on dotted net
but now, spangled by hand, a dotted
net costume costs an enormous price
Crepe de-C Chine or veilings are also II
great demand, particularly when EN-
broidered.
Light-hued or white broadcloths are
trimmed with white taffeta silk folds
the edge handsomely finished by white
and black silk braid, turned over into
| loops at regular spaces. Irish lace is
of course, first choice, but beyond the
means of every one.
| FLOWERS
on evening dresses have not been use(
to such excess for many seasons, an(
long, trailing garnitures of peoples
roses, hollyhocks or grapes are at
tached to the left shoulder and slant
ing across the waist fall over the skirt
Nature has nothing to do with the colo
of grapes nowadays, and blue or rec
grapes may adorn an evening dress, O.
black grapes may nestle among Whiten
ed tresseS. Garlands of small pinl
roses, tied in various ways with marrow
pink satin ribbon, are very attractive
and delicately scented with Murray 4
Lanmans Florida water, their beaut,
of color is enhanced by the charm o
sweetness, and they become the mos
fitting adornment that could be devised
! for woman.
COUTURE ORNAMENTS
are exquisite, roses of all hues, spark
! ling with Rhine stone dewdrops, dia
dems of small flowers, or circlets O
silvered leaves similarly ornamented
large flowers often having a background
of white tulle. An aigrette, or maiden
hair ferns in green velvet Marabou
! feathers, or short. full, ostrich tips, alst
lend their aid to increase the variety
The waved ''Pompadour" is still with
out rival, and one or two scallops
overhanging the forehead relieve the
outline The hair is now worn low, az
well as high, but softness is the impor
+ tant point, therefore soft rolls, twists
or putfs, sometimes short curls, are
universal.
TRANSPARENT COLLARS,
that is to say, made of heavy lace will
tiny silk folds dotted with beads, or OF
soft silk embroidered, have not super
seeded chiffon neck wear, but are Sc
lovely as to command special attention
Tabs, although somewhat stiff in out
line, are an almost universal appendagt
to new collars, bound with colored silk
and cut oval or pointed, one above an
other, or singly, as fancy may dictate
Tiny embroidered grapes on white sill
are among the novelties.
VERONA CLARKE.
Mt Desert Correspondence.