The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
Between Seasons Costumes
Of the Gay French Capital

side of the front are two plaits la re-
ligeuse herringhoned with blue silk
The bodice bIouses over a blue satin
sash and ties around the waist falling
naturally to the hem of the skirt. A
wide collar of val lace and tiny tucks
of the blue veile are the only waist
trimming. The sleeves. very wide and
soft, We're half hidden beneath the lace
of the collar.
The second dress was of pink cloth.
with the same shirrings at the waist
and a bolero hanging loosely over a
chemisette of white nousseline de sole
pouching slightly back and front upon
a narrow band of scarlet velvet. The
pink and scarlet make a very daring
combination. and it takes an artist to
successfully carry out a scheme of this
kind. A pretty hat of white felt with
an ermine encircled crown was an ideal
chapeau for the costume.
Nine Judic should be the model for
every woman who has sufficient
strength of mind to own UP to at least
ten years of her actual age. This ac-
tress came back to the opera bouffe
stage the other night as white haired
middle aged woman who dresses ac-
cording to the requirements of her sill
yer locks. Her home gown was of
peach mousseline de Sole with wide
1ounced skirt and loose sleeves. A
pelerine and stole of Irish point COW
cred the shoulder and sides of the
mOusseline- Her visiting dress was a
violet blue bengaline. the skirt trim
med al the hem with a vandvked
hounce edged with velvet of a darker
shade. The Louis jacket opened over
white lace and mousseline de sole, and
the sleeves gave just the requisite
touch of smartness to the costume
having a triple cuff at the elbow and
wide lace at the opening over a putting
of white mousseline. The hat was com
posed entirely of ten weeks stock
flowers in all the soft shades of pink
These floral hats if made in becoming
shapes and of suitable flowers are
charming for elderly women.
For morning wear some women affect
a costume primarily designed for the
golf links but on the right figure it is
very swagger for the walk early in the
day. The short skirt is of Scotch
tweed. and when used for golf has
turned up on the skirt three inch Dor
der of knitted yarn to match the blouse
coat The coat is hand knitted in shet-
I land wool and is carried out in any coll
oring of mixed yarn. It fastens with
six rather large gold buttons.
Among the unique foibles in MILL
merry the coming season IS prepared to
accentuate a raised. embroidered appli-
cation of silk and chenille and similar
materials. Immense rivalry promises
to reign in the effort to obtain original
and strange effects. 1t is predicted
that the spring hats will be even less
extraneously decorated than the win
ter ones and that more attention will
be paid to clever outlines and a studied
simplicity. which is the supreme es-
sence of cachet
The hat taken south by the ultra ele-
gante is tiny. fiat toque, elongated as
to shape. and fashioned of loosely WOW
en- silk straw declSed with a strange,
bizarre sort OF feather palm mount I
was shown one of these in gray straw.
The fiat feather arrangement of orange
picked out in back rested on Slight
folds Of flame colcred chiffon. The de-