Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-05
NOTES OF THE FASHIONS.
sone Of the New Fancies In Makins
Up Dressy Gowns for
the Season.


French cashmere, very light weight
Of ladies' cloth, and fine French flannel
In soft powder pink, make pretty
house blouses. They are deliberately
braided in white Soutache, and fast
ened with small round pearl buttons,
says the New York Post.
Thin muslin gowns are fitted to the
figure below the waist this season in
an easy and graceful manner. Fine
vertical tucks are taken, from quarter
to half an inch in width, and Of gradu-
ated length, giving a pointed effect
where the tucking ends. The super
fuous fullness is thus equally dis
posed of all around the skirt. The
yoke OF the accompanying waist is
similarly tucked. These are arranged
in clusters of five, and band of narrow
inseRion is laid over the center (third)
tuck, and the muslin is cut away be-
meath.
A new English skirt just touches the
ground at the back, is less sloped on its
front and side cores, and is some inches
fuller all around the upper portion
than any of the skirt models in vogue
for seasons past.
The seasons new wash-silks or silk
cheviots," as they are called, abound
among summer importations. They
appear in soft, beautiful shades of
rose, amber and reseda; heliotrope.
russell and mignonette; chamois and
violet; cream, pink and stem-green;
and green with delicate touches of red
or gold. The heavier qualities are
used in manner popular with Paris
and London tailors last year, for trav-
cling and afternoon costumes, golf,
beach wear, etc. They are also COM
bined with sheer woo,len fabrics for
general summer wear.
A special feature of new millinery
Is that the blossoms and foliage used
for decoration are abnormally large,
many of the huge leaves that extend
at right angles from the sides of the
hat being shaped like those of the be-
gonia. Flarihg wing effects are still
/ dominant characteristic of summer
These are made to equalize
in degree the expanding effects of
the lower half of dress skirts. This
style of trimming is, however, much
more becoming to the faces of slender
women than to either round or oval
The capote, turban, or
English walking hat is much more suit
able for the latter type.
Argentine gray is beautiful color
very much Like the moonlight and opal
yrays of last season. With the soft,
elegant cloth and drap d'ete gowns of
this tint is to be worn an extremely
smart Partisan vest, much on the style
If the old Continental" waistcoat of
ample proportions. 1t is made of ivory
white corded silk, decorated with APP
Dlique designs in soft pastel colors.
pocket-haps three inches deep
md a fob-chain are worn with it. A
rill Of rather wide and handsome lace
iet down the front of this vest im-
,arts feminine touch to it's otherwise
'ather mannish effect.
In place of the high white linen
,ollar, ON the pretty afternoon waists
II taffeta, silk, etc., are to be worn
hose of fine hand-embroidered bish-
'p's lawn, linen batiste, or French
muslin. The collars are in various
rundown styles, some mere straight
lands bordered with tiny embroi-
cred vine pattern, lace Of hemstitch-
ng, and an edge of ungathered Valen-
iennes lace. Other collars are em-
roidered in points edged with some-
What wider, slightly full frills, with
narrow band of insertion above. The
White shirt waist is often trimmed
own the front with band made to
iatch the collar.