The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

kii1E she m1E0t WISH IN shape and more
than she likes in size. there IS all the
better reason why 1t should not be COM
sPicuous through careleSsnesS or loud
ness OF dressing. The best of taste ana
the best of care should help her to make
it pFesentable- In America where fash
Ions travel quickly and the daughters
OF the poor are gotten up IN such ex-s
cefleIst imitation of the lilies of the field
and even in rural communities one sees
the most recent styles worn bravely ana
effectively by simple country maidens
who have never Travelled out of their
own counties. one may Judge girls
position in life by the way she dresses
her feet more readily than by any one
other detail of her toilet There is often
little to choose in the matter of their
make up" between the houseu<id on
her Thursday afternoon out and her
mistress unless you happen to look at
her feet. and then you will see that tina
formers bravery of gown and hat is
at the expense Of her shoes This Is
quite as unfortunate and mistaken an
TO neglect the hat, the collar and the
hair. The wise woman takes care of
THE extremes and lets the gown be her
last consideration.
Some revolutions of fashion are
brought about. as it were, in the twink
ling of an eye; others are of slower de-
veiopment and frequently heralded be-
have been hearing that skirts are to be
shorter for all occasions, but women
stiH trail yards of lace and ruffIes after
them However, there are certain signs
which seem to hint at the approach of
the shorter skirt Almost ali the shirt
waist suits and tub gown this summer
escape the ground You see almost
none with the dip. And now comes the
Dolly Warden gown, which earlier in the
season was a name applied to almost
any summer gown of a Dolly Warden
pattern of silk or cotton. that is, with
big, snowy flowers predomsnating in
the design As the summer aged how
ever. the picturesque Dolly Warden
styles have grown more and more pop
ular and are now not merely confined
TO patterns and textures of materials
and to headwear, but have been intro
duced by the nedistes in the fashionfng
Of gowns Collarless bo6ices fichus,
-bouffant hip effects and ankle length
skirts now go with the wide f1oppy
flower laden hats and the big-fowered
silks and lawns and muslins to make
up the typical Dolly Warden girl, and If
the style suits her the costume is a very
fetching one. The short skirts allow
generous glimpses of the Colonial shoes
and the hose which match the gown in
color.
Chemisette. stole and surplice effects
are being introduced in the latest pro-
auctions of the modiste's skill.
Leather is a very popular material for
writing desk furnishings, Russian
equal favor. The newest idea is to have
the sets harmonize with the furnishings
Of the room and these feathers may be
had in violet. tan. OF red. blue and
green
The dainty japanese girl has been the
most favored design for dinner cards this
summer. but the autumn leaf, the purple
aster and the yellow golden rod are al
ready making their appearance.
Some fashionable authorities insist that
capes are to have return to favor for
fall and winter wraps They base their
argument on the increasing size of sleeves
but from Paris runor comes that the
plain tight sleeve is to be worn again.
In Topeka where we have not yet had
1T so warm that a high collar was uncom-
Portable We don't see many of them but
at the summer resorts where the only re-
ally insufferable weather has been found
this season collarless outdoor bodiceS are
very popular. Some fashionable women
are wearing their morning, piazza and
beach gowns quite Startlingly low in the
neck and probably this summer will see
the last of the high collar for warm
weather gowns for some time to come.
The early fall hats are already exhibit
ed In the shops and white felts with trim
mings of blue and green. promises to have
the call. Some very wide trimmed 1oppy
hats, made of soft felt and trimmed with
wide sash of chiffon tied in huge bow
On the side or in the back are seen
Fforodora sailor in white felt has large
green and blue feather pompons in front
and blue veil with green dots. Two
large parrots and blue and green dou-
Bile veil trim another white hat effectively.
and an ecru felt is trimmed in green and
white
A great many girls buy plain black hose
OF good quality OF Isle and embrofder
them in colors to match their summer
gowna