The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-16

have. been worn at the French
races this season. One had a
n skirt of champagne tinted wolfe
with a short. full plated bolero
of the same material, trimmed with
guipure applique. The corsage blouse
was of white silk, crossed with stitched
folds. The hat was of ornamental white
straw trimmed with black velvet.
Another had a skirt formed of three
fiounces of white etamine stitched with
mauve silk. The corsage was laced in
front with mauve cord and had a Shout
der cape like the skirt. stitched with
mauve in the same manner. With this
costume was worn a white feather boa,
with hat of white straw having mauve
and white trimmings.
Yet third. perhaps the most beauti-
full. was of all over ecru Irish guipure
lace. The waist was adorned with
short. plain bolero Of the ecru lace and
had also a wide collar of the same
beautiful material. The collar was open
at the throat. A hat OF rose colored
straw. trimmed with white silk mus
lin and white plumes. went with this
handsome lace gown. 1 noted many
of the toilets and give some of them
here as an example of tasteful dress
ing. showing how the question of har-
mony is studied by Parisiennes and
how pleasant is the effect. 1t will be
seen how rarely a hat matches a dress.
in the usual acceptation of the word.
and how much more telling is toilet
when the hat and sunshade harmonic
within preference to matching-the
muslin or lace gown. The Duchssse de
Noailles wore a beautiful toilet in en-
broidered lawn over pink, with a wide
collar in valenciennes; a large dropping
hat in rice straw, trimmed with bows
of pale blue satin ribbon and lunches
of La France roses. The Marquise de
Loys-Chandieu was in crepe de chine
of the color of the mauve hydrangea.
with a collar falling over the shoulders
in Bruges lace; a large pastel blue hat.
with feathers of the same shade. Com
Jesse 'Hausonville was in cornflower
blue wolfe, with mechlin lace in a bow
and long ends at the throat. and a
black hat and feathers, and Marquise
de Pracontal wore crushed straw berry
foulard with white dots and a pointed
cape in guipure; a large white hat and
black feathers.
A very pretty dress was worn by
Nine de Guiroye of white linen. with a
bolero with Russian embroidery, in
bright red and blue threads: a hat with
a capeline in bright red straw. with red
roses and black wings. Comtesse Jean
de la Rochefoucauld was in tailor COS
tune of white alpaca, trimmed with in
Vulnerable fiat gold buttons her toque
In cream straw and green wings. Ba-
rome de IEspee was in white lawn in
crusted with valenciennes a cravat in
black chantilly, and a toque of white
straw with large rosettes of pale pink
and green satin ribbon.
The actress Nine. Jane Hading has
some magnificent new costumes for her
plays. One thing is certain-Mme.
Hading intends to captivate her au-
diences by her dressing of the part
For La Dame aux Camelias" she has
three lovely white dresses-One in tulle
embroidered with lunches of laburnum
in gold spangles. trimmed with Brus-
sells lace and clusters of white camel
las; another in white tulle over pink
incrusted with guipure and spangled
with gold. with stole. bolero and bands
Of raised nauve hydrangeas in mauve
spangles upon mauve tulle. with clus-
b go. At rad and white eamellias on one