The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11

make it fit well to the waist, and the
the style. The revers are made of white
satin and are covered with application
of Irish crochet lace, a new fancy and
pretty one This special lace Is much
heavier than Irish point and is mitch
more SNOWY. 1t stands up above the
surface as though carved.
For the rest this elegant black velvet
gown is lined with ivory satin as fin
ish for the coat. 4 land of chinchiila
encircles the wrists, and muff of the
same dainty fur is to be carried
The skirt is cut with as many cores
as the law governing such things will
allow, and these all tiare slightly. al
though 1t was thought awhile ago that
fiariag skirts had lost their popularity.
But they haven't. Around the bottom
and up the flares in sharp points two
rows of silk serpentine braid are placed.
They are Joined III the middle By d row
of heavier braid set on in the same way.
This makes a rich and elegant trim
uaing.
The soft Grey hhaver felt hat Is bound
around tie edges and dfapeti around
the crown with black gauze striped
with chenille Tnsfef the hrin is 1t
small cluster Of hfaclS tips and in the
back there falls Il rich piece Of lace
Thus the whole suit is sras and bfaek.
and white The combination of black
and white hsls iest snotl ing of It's poprs
aiity and Is seen OH many of the most
fefehfig est times of the SEASON.
Among tie d.ssttilfs ana Youthful par
ty dresses which, by the waS.. are
nearly NJ wa rs designated Us froels ssg
find some spark ling silver frosted talfe.
It is certainly very perisna 1aie, sslld she
who can get through one fight WITH II
without disaster is fortunate. But, oh,
how beautiful It is. The girl who wears
1t looks like "A frosty snow. queen. IL it'll ]
this eganeseent material for it is Just
that. and almost i breath would blow il
away-there is offered 4 wreath OF tiny
white snow flowers or edelweiss These,
too, pre- frosted, so that the Illusion is
more perfect.
There are some other fancies in these
tulle or gauze materials. one being Il
vivid red, with flame eolored frosting.
Another is yellow. with amber frost.
How this is applied is Il mystery. but
while it remains ON the fimsy stuff it is
really beautiful. The dresses made OF
this have the skirts gathered full at the
waist and are left to flow out in natural
lines. &c is obvious that cores and 9th
er arrangements such as fiounces could
not be successfully made in material
so fragile. The waist is usually what
III old times was called d baby waist
that is. it is gathered full at the belt
aud neck and the sleeves are scarcely
more than puffs of the material Some
prefer long kimono sleeves and others
are shnred all the way down and droop
off the shoulders. where the waist is
held up by a strap.
White. red. yellow and all the old
pinks and blues and green's slitaate
for gaslight are shown III the light aLitt
delicate fabrics for dancing The young
persons no longer wear rich silks and
other costly fabrics for dancing. There
- lo poItiS HI - sstii utstgSitfS Il flittSS
of heavy velvet, silk or broeade in a
ballroom, there is in the floating, deli
cate and misty fabrics of this seasea.
The heaviest material admissible Is
liberty, silk null on possibly light
tafFefa.
Floating ssfshes are worn this win
ter instead of the close draped belts.
These sashes are long and are simply
tied at the waist IN a hard knot with
ont bows or loops. In that way the I
ribbon falls easily TO nearly the bot
tom of the dress Roman eolors are
worn with all white and caene ribbons
with white and eolors bur they must
mitch. SIT liberty ribbon Is much
liked for this kind Of use Seine sashes
for dancing froeks hare large roses
made os the ribbon fastened at the
ends aud one at the waist
OLIVE HARPER.