The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-07

ers have accordion plated ruffles,
sometimes two or three. one above the
other, but all below the stole arrange
ment Of lace.
The Monte Carlo coats seem to be
particularly well adapted 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 ex-
cept the renaissance, but many pre-
fer the relief of the Irish point. 1t
sets up so well on any kind of material
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-
quirenents. 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 dress
the Irish lace shows like incruStations
of ivory carving. Some of these fine
broadcloth gowns have short coat of
the same stuff, and while the dress is
incrusted with the lace the coat has
a stole down the front. Few of them
show any attempt at high collar. but
the dresses still reach the chin.
Thin dresses are SO pretty that /
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 rufiies at the bottom, and the
full gathered back. Many dainty thin
frocks have folds down the skirt to
founce length, and there they are let
loose. to form a graceful and desira-
BILE fuIIness. Sometimes these plaifs
are arranged in clusters. and they alse
are left to form a fouEce at the hem,
but between the clusters of folds there
are set diamonds of castle braid and
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 a beautiful dress at one of the
big stores. 1t was made of lace of d
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 Were
sewed the folds came under in fan
shape, in a 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 the 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 fared and DOT
BILE slot stitched seams, besides whole
lot of other stitching wherever it could
be added. The bodice was snug, with
tiny position at the back. 1t: but
toned closely in front and had turn
over collar. high white linen collar,
chemisette and narrow black tie.
How neat this looked beside the very
frivolous vet beautiful frippery of the
fancifuI lace and other thin dresses
with all their fluffy daintiness! It was
water in q desert.
The new hats? Oh. no; not this time.
There is not room for them under q
volume. But they are so bedecked
with flowers and ripe and unripe fruit
that one smells them block away.
HENRIETTE ROUSSEAU.