The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-12

season, some uafk anu SOHle even WIN
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
raj patterns, Persians. dresdens and
escurials on light or dark grounds.
Some of the challes have a regular
Grape twist, which makes them hang
like china Grape. They are to be made
into tea GOWNS as well 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 d great revival in the pop
ularity of these graceful if somewhat
careless garments. | mean that the
tea gowns are rather negligee though
they cost enough to be full dress, with
diamonds thrown ill., 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-
man has the right to do that lin COM.
pany!'' Still, the tea gown is here and
will stay.
The tea gowns of this season are i'll
differently OF surah, liberty, wolfe, crepe
de chine, pCp1in, albatross cloth, cash
mere. drap d'ete, panne. chiffon over
silk, chaliie and india silk. Billows Of
lace are placed wherever the fertile
mind of a dressmaker can imagine it.
and there are insets. applications and
more ways and kinds Of lace trim
mings than 1 can remember. All the
skirts are made into such tufts of ruff
fies with ruches Of Clifton OH the edges
that the bottom sets out in 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 eolors. Many
have Irish crochet lace boleros, and
others show deep sailor collars of fine
mousseline with an overlap of rich
lace. Others have deep yokes made of
heavy renaissance lace, and, in fact.
one can have 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 dc
not vary much from those OF last year.
The principal thing to note about item
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 ane
made snug at the top. Most often thu
is done by having the top laid in tueks
or folds. A few years ago we had the
.'leg o. mutton" sleeves, and they We're
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
vagaries of women's fancies? cannot.
Plaid silk is quite fad for waists,
and the woman whose wardrobe lacks
a 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 a young lady is made to match the
rest of the dress. although it is renov-
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. 4 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 a sailor collar of Irish
point on batiste. These collars are
generally made removable. so that they
can be Worn with angr dress Boleros
are made In the same way
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