Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-04-16
FOR THE COMING SEASON.
lIsue of the styles in Gowns and Mill
Iinery That VIII Attract Uni.
yersaI Attention.

1t looks as if the coming season VIII
bring lace and embroideries more than
ever TO the fore, for never were these
luxuries seeningreaterquantitie says
the Chicago Inter Ocean. Some of the
laces, too, are of an indescribabie
coarseness, the meshes of the antique
sorts being s.open as curtain borders.
Wide bands in these laces, introducing
the heaviest patterns, with cobwebhke
threads, are already appearing upon
batiste frocks, and a %faForite DISPOSE
ton is TO put the band straight down
the front of the frock. Running from
stock to skirt border, such a piece, II
it comes anywhere near h required
width, is often the sole trimming OF
an elegant costume. Whole bodices
are made by whipping together the
narrow antique laces. These are
mounted upon silk without the chiffon
interlinings which accompany more
delicate webs. Pongees always seemed
games o worth the candle when self
trimmed, as their neutral tones were
anything but glorifying. But 0 the
richly tinted n~eedlework used on them
supplies just the touch needed. and
nothing could be more effective than
the present designs. The colors are
magnificent, all the hues of Aztec and
Egyptian pottery being reproduced.
The needlework also takes the shapes
of these clumsy designs of the an
clients. However, not too much of the
needlework is used upon these pongee
waists. Generally there is merely a
band of it at the front of the bodice,
with the repetition of color on the
cuffs and neck band. If the stock is
supplied with a little turnover collar
he embroidery is on this alone, and
frequently there is only a single eccen-
trio figure at the front.
Color is rampant with the new ma
t~erials, and band borders in brilliant
tints are to appear even upon black
gowns. These are rarely over three
inches wide. and n accompanying a
box dress of black yelling was less than
half an inch in width. The painted
models which go with these gown pat
terms show how the bands are to be
used.
New challis and muslins are self-bor-
dered, which seems a dainty solving
Of a knotty problem, as these Powered
and spotted textures were always diff
cult to trim. The borders initiate with
their detached bouquets and g%arlands
of small flowers the designs of the
Louis ribbons, and some are so nearly
like them in silky finish as to deceive
the eye. Since %lounces are fashion,
able, and with such edges to border
them. a muslin frock is no longer a
problem.
Spring hats in many instances re-
veal an increase of ~fiatness, some of
the shapes topping the head without
a sign of crown. A novel material en-
ployed by milliners for made hats COM
bines a straw web with lace. One be-
wildering chapeau was of white lace
with the straw portion in the cool,
greenish grays of lichen. Green and
white berries filled out the huge tur-
ban at the sides, and the whole look OF
the structure was cool and sylvan.
Many large summer hats are seen with
transparent lace or tulle brims and
crowns of closely massed flowers or
leaves, for the ornaments of the Woo
nymph are still much employed. A
garden party or carriage hat is of pearl
with tulle gathered meagerly over a
large wire frame. White velvet grapes
with green satin leaves composed the
trimmings, the fruit and foliage lying
all over the shape with a fetching care
leSSneSS.