The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-08


black groundwork. But the dainty and
| pretty flowers are perfect, each after
it's kind. looking like tiny roses or other
blossoms. Among the designs brought
/ out in the challies are, besides the flo
tNral patterns, Persians, dresdens and
escurials on light or dark grounds.
Some of the challies have a regular
Grape twist, which makes them hang
/ like china Grape They are to be made
| into tea gowns as we'll as other house
dresses. and it is even said that they
will be among the best liked of sum-
mer frocks Lace and ribbon are need
| ed to make them all that one could
| wish.
| Speaking Of tea gowns reminds me
! that there is a great revival in the pop
! ularity of these graceful if somewhat
| careless garments. | mean that the
| tea gowns are 10 ther negiigee, though
they cost enough to be full dress. with
/ diamonds thrown in They are loose
| and long and somehow create the idea
/ that the wearer is making herself COM
/ Portable, and we all know that no wo-
pany." Still, the tea gown is here and
will stay.
| The tea gowns OF this season are in
differently OF surail, liberty, wolfe, crepe
! de chine, .pCplin. albatross cloth, cash
mere. drap d'ete, panDe. chiffon over
silk, challie and india silk. Billows of
! lace are placed wherever the fertile
|
and there are inscts, applications and
more ways and kinds of lace trim
mings than / can remember. All the
skirts are made into such tufts of ruff
| tles with rl.cnes OF Chiffon on the edges
| that the bottom sets out i'll the most
approved fashion. Ribbon is put on in
many ways. even to being added in the
form of love knots at one shoulder
or another.
Most of the very fine tea gowns are
of china Grape in pink. blue or some of
| the delicate pastel shades which are
back among this seasons colorS. Many
have Irish crochet lace boleros, and
others show deep sailor collars of fine
mousseline with an overlay of rich
lace. . Others have deep yekes made Of
heavy renaissance lace, and, in fact,
one can haN e anything one wants in
the line of tea gowns. Only the long.
loose shape is preserved.
Shirt waists and other separate waists
are still with us and are likely to re-
main. Generally speaking. they do
not vary much from those of last year
The principal thing to note about them
! is the exceedingly ugly and awkward
sleeve. All the sleeves are built more
| or less on the same lines and are cum
! bersome and baggy at the bottom anc
made snug at the top. Most often tn
| is done by having the top laid in tucks
or folds. A few years ago we had the
LEG O. mutton" sleeves. and they were
very ugly. but they only interfered
with the comfort of your neighbor,
| while these bother the wearer most
/ miserably. They get into the soup and
/ catch on everything and are not even
pretty. Can any one account for the
i yagaries of women's fancies? cannot.
Plaid silk is quite fad for waists,
! and the woman whose wardrobe lacks
1 plaid silk shirt waist is indeed to be
| commiserated All plaid silk or wool
en- waists require little dark velvet
as finish to tone down the warning col
ors.
A new and dainty evening corsage
for young lady is made to match the
rest of the dress, although it is remov
] able It is made of white dotted silk
/ null over pale blue. There are fiat
| bands of ribbon to match the under col
or and narrow ribbons of the same
shade to define the bands. A half
wreath of pink roses crosses the front.
The whole design is very girlish.
A pretty liberty waist is laid in folds,
and there is sailor collar of Irish
point on batiste. These collars are
I generally made removable. SO that they
i can be worn with any dress Boleros
are made In the same way.
HENRIETFE ROUSSEAU.