The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-11
FASHION

The fashion writers in the daily pa
pers have outdone themselves in de
scribing the gowns and the jewels worr
at the opera, and i'm commenting OF
the tendency TO less decoIletege thar
heretofore.
We have had Mrs. Clarence Mackay's
light emerald velvet gown" pictured
for us until We are weary, and we have
read and re-read of the wonderful
black costumes and diamonds of Mrs
Aston and her daughter-in-law. and
the adornment of all the rest of the
noble army of box-holders. until oul
eyes swim and our brain grows dizzy
AS a matter of fact. many of the
garments described by these writers as
beautiful and stunning" were very
ugly. Heavy velvets of odd cOlorings
are rarely effective, save when worn by
exceptionally handsome women. Many
gowns which We're genuinely artistic
and which appealed to those who APP
preciate sartorial good taste, have not
been mentioned.
A delicate blue chiffon with wide
serpentine insertions of finest filmy
black filet lace. made by Paris house,
was exquisite in its lines, which were
princesse, with the lace running from
the bottom of the skirt TO the under
arm. The front of the bodice opened
with a tiny fulness of the lace in which
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blue silk embroidery. The neck was
low and outlined with the black lace
insertion. A light rose pink over a
slip of deeper color was another French
beauty. 1t was worn by young wo-
man recently returned from Europe,
who has. in my opinion, most excellent
taste in gowns. She is a blonde of Ma
lures own fashion, and the rose crea-
ton magnified the charm of her deli
cate coloring.
costume seen at supper after the
opera was of white taffeta combined
with Irish crochet The taffeta was
laid in inch pleats to form the bodice
and elbow sleeves, over which were
squares of the lace at regular inter-
walls. The sleeves ended in a pointed
frill of the same trimming. The main
part of the skirt was entirely of Irish
crochet, with a knee flounce. wide
spreading at the bottom of the pleated
taffeta. A liberty satin ribbon sash
was the finishing touch of this effective
costume, fastened in the back with one
of those exquisite jeweled buckles of
which 1 pok a few weeks ago.
The gowns, hats and wraps of Lady
"Algy" Lennox. of London, who has
made an irreparable mistake by lend
ing herself so generously to the yellow
journals, have been doomed out of all
reason and far beyond their merit.
have seen her on many occasions, and
at no time in anything over which 1
could possibly enthuse.
Most of the New York modishes have
far more effective clothes and jewels
During the week 1 have observed sew
eral tailor-made suits of broadtail.
They are extremely elegant, but must
be burden to carry, as the fur is very
heavy. The newest coats of this fash
ionable fur are made with very full
skirts. Some end at the knee and
others are full length. The late models
have also the wide sailor or ordinary
lay-down collars of fur by way of
trimming. The cuffs, too, are of fur.
and are wide. The light furs, by the
way, have the preference this winter
for muffs-chinchilla and ermine being
much favored. They are much more
becoming to young women than are
the dark sables and mink
A woman now engaged in making a