The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-03


ers have accordion @laitee hlftles,
sometimes two or three, one above the
other. but ale below che stole arrange
ment of lace.
The Monte Carlo coats seem to be
particularly we'll adapteS for decora-
ton in this style. and most of them do
have the lace down the front The
heavy Irish crochet lace is more snowy
and, in fact, better than any other e1-
cept the renaissance, but many are
fer the relief Of the irish point 1T
sets up SO we'll on any kind of ma terial
and shows like sculpture when put
upon cloth in one of the soft and beau
tiful pastel shades so we'll liked for
handsome tailor suits. In saying tai
lor suits in this connection do not
mean the gowns worn in the street for
all occasions, for the delicate colors
and tints are impossible for such re
quirements, but the dresses are finish
ed in the perfection that is called tai
lor made. Every seam is pressed and
finished so that the gown seems to
have grown together. On such a dress
the Irish lace shows like incrustations
of ivory carving. Some of these fine
broadcloth gowns have a short coat of
the same stuff, and while the dress is
incrusted with the lace the coat has
q stole down the front. Few of them
show any attempt at high collar. but
the dresses still reach the chin.
tfy- hnf
scarcely know where to begin to speak
of them The very prettiest is the
skirt moderately long in front and
demitrain in the back, with five or six
narrow rutfies at the bottom. and the
full gathered back Many dainty thin
frocks have folds down the skirt to
fiounce length, and there they are let
loose. to form a graceful and deslra-
BILE fullness. Sometimes these plaits
are arranged in clusters, and they also
are left to form a founce at the hem,
but between the clusters of folds there
are set diamonds of castle braid AMI
lace. These come in three and four
sizes, so that the small ones are used
on the waists and the larger ones on
the skirt.
saw beautiful dress at one of the
big stores. 1t was made of lace OF a
delicate all over trailing design. The
underskirt was ivory white taffeta.
and skirt and lining We're made up to-
>gether. so that when the seams We're
sewed the folds came under in fan
shape. in way to show the delicacy
OF the lace in the dress. Down each
seam in the skirt there was line of
heavy Irish point made so that the
ends fell on the side of the fan shaped
folds. The waist was blouse shaped,
with a pelerine cape of the lace edged
by the Irish point. This also was laid
all around the hem of the skirt.
Among the novelties is the linen
cheviot with the little rough knots over
the surface 1t is made into everyday
street costumes and is generally treat
ed like the wooden cheviots. The col
orings are tue same, and they are
strap stitched and slot scanned like the
wooden stuffs. Some have blouses
with sailor collars, while others have
the regulation snug basque effect
A dress of this durable and satisfac-
tory material had long f1ared and. dou-
BILE slot stitched seams, besides whole
lot of other stitching wherever it could
be added. The bodice was snug, with
a tiny position at the back. 1t but
toned closely in front and had turn
over collar, a high white linen collar,
a chemisette and a narrow black tie.
How neat this looked beside the very
frivolous yet beautiful frippery of the
fancifuI lace and other thin dresses
with all their fluffy daintiness! 1t was
water in desert.
The new hats? Oh, no; not this time.
There is not room for them under Il
volume But they are SO bedecked
with flowers and ripe and unripe fruit
that one smells them a block away.
HENRIETTE ROUSSEAU.