The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-17

lace and ribbon and has a lighter effect
than the heavy ribbon sashes.
The sash ribbons are tied in unique
fashions. The long loops of other sea-
sons have been done away with. The
sash is tied at the waist line in a num-
Der of short loops, giving the effect of
rosette. Two long ends extend near
ly to the hem of the skirt. They are
loosely knotted either together or In
a separate knot one or more times at
irregular distances. To each knot is
fastened another rosette of short rib
bon loops, or tiny bouquet of ribbon
flowers.
The season has brought ribbon
| flowers to the hight of perfection. They
are generally made from soft satin
taffeta, which readily lends itself to
petal effects. There are ribbon roses
| of every size, from small tightly closed
buds which are made up in tiny bou-
| quets to great full blown beauties,
which combine we'll with foliage for
| corsage sprays and wreaths. The rib
| bon roses are of every shade. Some
are made from gauze ribbon. They
closely initiate the crash varieties of
roses, shell pink or pale yellow.
| Hyacinths, carnations, snowballs, Ii
laos and vio1ets are also made of rib
ural. They are worn in great punches
encircled by glossy leaves and tied with
| violet cord or ribbon. The white Vio-
lets are very dainty. Often with the
violet bunch a choux Of narrow rib
| bon of the same shade is combined,
the ends tied in tiny bows hanging
down in irregular lengths.
Charming chrysanthemums are made
| from narrow velvet ribbon. The jon
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skill. With their red and yellow CEN
| tiers they nod on their long rush-like
| stems as if they were growing flowers,
| Foliage of every sort is combined
| with ribbon flowers, but the delicate
maiden-hair is generally used with the
rosebuds and similar blossoms.
These ribbon flowers have a varied
use. They make a pleasing table dec
! grafton. A rose trimmed lunch table
| has a basket of silken beauties as a
| centerpiece, from which long ends of
! the same soft ribbon of which the roses
were made, trail to the table corners.
! There they are terminated in smaller
rose bouquets laid loosely on the pol
ished table and tied with loops of the
| ribbon.
They will be much used on dress
hats, especially on the fine chips. On
| shepherdess or picture hats wreaths
| of them encircle the brim and fall
over the hair at the back in dainty
clusters.
But it is as a dress ornament that the
ribbon flower will be most in evidence.
Sprays are used as corsage trimming
and their effect against a white neck
is good. Many of the salon gowns Of
the year had garlands of the ribbon
roses extending from the shoulder di-
agonally across the front of the dress
and reaching below the knees. Others
had even longer sprays extending the
length of the train, from shoulder TO
| hem.
The smaller ribbon flowers, COM
bined with maiden-hair fern or other
trailing foliage, will be used in a
fringe-like bertha effect on low-neck-
| ed gowns. One silk mousselaine, with
lavender hyacinths printed on a white
ground, has a four-inch bertha of pale
lavendar hyacinths. The effect is ex-
quisite.- .flKIK
generally partially screened by lace
fiounces, especially when they form a
skirt trimming on the elaborate even
ing gowns.
Many of the flowers are made from
the changeable silk ribbons so much
in vogue this summer. These shade off
so gradually that the change from one
color to another tint is almost imper-
ceptible. Changeable ribbons in pas
tel colorings are used to good effect on
many of the summer hats. Great soft
choux of them often furnish the only
trimming, or butterfly bows perch on
the crown or nestle close to the hair
under the brim.
The same ribbon makes an effective
dress garniture. Caught up here and
there through loops of insertion, it en-
circles the skirts in the form of gar
lands. In a similar fashion it loose
ly bands the front of the waist or
spans the sleeve from wrist to elbow.