The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-04

The light blues. the pinks, the Nile
greens and the yeilows. with, Of course,
the fnvariable blacks. whites and creams,
Will be the mainstays of the showing and
will be the most stylish forms.
The color. however, upon which the
seal OF fashion is set most emphatically
Is blue-light blue.
rms spring and summer is going to be
a Iight-blue season and no mistake.
This fact will be hailed with joy by a
great many women. for of all the light col
orings there Is none that is so generally
becoming as this same ciel tone.
The vogue of blue will not, however. be
a hard and fast one. confined to any one
particular shade. but will take in every
thing from the palest tint up to a tone that
Is dangerously near the royal. In fact, we
may even look for navy to a certain ex-
tent.
Navy. however. is not a spring shade
and cannot be expected to enjoy the favor
that will fall to the lot of the lighter
tones.
Next to the blues. the whites and the
creams will come in for the greatest share
of attention.
Nile also is regarded with great favor
by the fashiOnables and promises to be
the choice of all women who can wear 1t.
or course. in these days. the buying of
silk waists with the average woman does
not mean the purchase OF a single gar
ment or. even of two.
VARIETY OF STYLES
IN SILK WAISTS.
Experience and ingenuity have brought the
separate waist down to an almost incredibly
low price for very attractive garments.
There is no reason why any woman in
moderate circumstances. should not be able
TO purchase almost as many silk waists
this year as she has previously bought those
OF other materials.
AS regards the makeup Of the fashionable
waists. there are, of course, a variety of
different styles shown.
One very popular form is the full blouse
effect. rather tight over the bust and in the
back. but loose in the lower portion I'm
front.
+ This lower portion is not infreouently
deliberately adorned either by lace medallion
applications, band insertions or by artistic
manipulation of the body material.
Inc sleeves are thoroughly in keeping. and
while they may be rather tight in the upper
portion. from the elbow down they display
q considerable amount of fulfness.
The Paquin sleeve. introduced last wear. |
made with graduated fullness from the ell
DOW down. and showing almost a balloon
enect Just above the wrist and then coming
In with a sharp turn and Terminating with
a tight cum. is decidedly modish.
TIL full bishop sleeve is. another popu,ar |
mode for waists Of this character.
The woman who is proud Of her perfect |
ngure Will be very much inclined to AFFECT |
the tight-ftting garment with the long |
front. ~
BODY MATERIAL Of
FANCY. DESCRIPTION.
This waist is usually made without verv
mucn applied ornamentation. that the lines |
OF tne Inquire may show OF to unhindered |
advantage.
10 Keep the garment from being too Main |
however. the body material Is OF a fancy |
description or else is more thai half covered |
with bands of very fiat trimming of lace or |
embroidery.
A wonderfully fetching style is the cat
stitched waist.
This is made Of t~affeta. liberty or peau de-
soie. q shows EpEs Of cat-sttchtug xun- :