The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-10-31

the fabric fared to show the white satin
stripe extending out to perfect train Ell
feet of velvet and satin showing equally.
The low cut waist is of white chiffon, with
black velvet corsage to preserve unity with
the top of the skirt. The yoke is Of Irish
crochetted lace, with touches of black vel
vet and sunhower of white Irish lace
with loops of black velvet lined with satin
at the bosom.
A violet tinted, chiffon dinner robe is
striped on the skirt with horizontal and
perpendicular bands of violet velvet. They
were graduated in width and shaded IN
color, and quantity suggestive of the days
of the great grandmothers OF the present
bellies of Baltimore Between the blocks
thus formed by the velvet are crown de-
signs of silk lace edged in chiffon. The
sleeves are full and quaint.
A white chiffon velvet evening gown su-
perbly lovely-has square-cut bertha OF
opals, pearls, rhinestones and irldescent
sequins, with skirt to correspond.
A second evening gown, OF gray sequins
and duchess lace, is creation that may
be admired but scarcely described.
Striped black and white chiffon, as airy
as morning mist, has a sun-plaited skirt,
with charmingly elusive waist, in which
bertha of Irish point lace peeped beneath
black chantilly lace, while broad, pale
blue chiffon velvet belt caught with rhine
stone buttons clasped the dainty waist.
FOR CALLING.
For afternoon calls there is a perfectly
white broadcloth, trimmed with white silk
fila, with heavy silk cord and tassels.
This gown is also cut princess, and is to be
worn with rich Russian sable furs and
muff. The skirt is the acme of severe ell
egance The coat effect has long silken
cord and tassels.
One beautiful afternoon gown, sugges-
tive of a soft Maltese kitten, is of change
able gunmetal chiffon velvet. 1t is COM
bine with the most delicate chinchilla Ell
fects in velvet designs. The skirt and
waist are in wide tucks, the sleeves are
loose and picturesque, and the costume
will be worn with chinchilla muff and furs.
Another gown to be worn with the same
furs, is of gray zibeline camel's hair, with
chiffon waist and bolero coat, trimmed in
same shade of velvet and cream colored
lace.
BEAUTIFUL WRAPS.
The wraps of the trousseau are poems In
fur and lace One, loose evening wrap
falling to the feet, is ermine, trimmed in
cream -colored Irish point lace and chiffon
in hand-tucked designs. The square cape
of lace is caught with lapels Of chinchilla
fur, and panels of the lace extend down
the back 4 stole effect Of chiffon falls
to the hem of the gown in front, while the
bottom of the wrap is scalloped in Irish
point lace, edged with chinchilla. The
whole is lined with chiffon, with designs of
pink Vatican rows. The sleeves of the
wrap are succession of Vatican lace ruff
fies falling over frills of white chiffon.
There is also sealskin coat in bolero
style, with vest silk violet embroidery.
PRETTY HOUSE GOWNS.
The house gowns are the prettiest,
sweetest, quaintest things girl could wish
They have little half-low neck and elbow
sleeves and suggest Greuze or Vatican
pictures.
One-a pink crepe de chine-is trimm
ed in heavy antique lace coming in panels
from "A square yoke. The neck is square
and pink embroidered chiffon scarf is in
terlaced in the yoke and falls to the hem
of the gown.
Another-in violet crepe, Vatican
style-is trimmed in graduated medallions
of Valenciennes lace. 1t has short full
sleeves and scarf like an amythist mist.
Still third is of heavy white chiffon with
design of roses The front is pink ac
Gordon plated chiffon, while the figured
chiffon is caught across the front with blue
ribbons in Louis XIV style. There is a
yoke of Valenciennes lace, full fluffy mar
quisette sleeves, also trimmed in the same
lace.
TRYING ON THE HATS.
Miss Brown was induced to try on sew
eral of the beautiful hats that are to be
the browning ornament of these bewilder-
ing toilets. Like the costumes they are
the importations of a Baltimore milliner.
'Do you really want to see them ,?
laughingly asked the bride be. "Well,
you shall; come right into my own little
dem
Here seven hatboxes with more to fol-
low blocked the entrance. II told the
milliner that he must have known [ was
to be married" said the mistress of it all
land imported only styles that are becom-
ing to me, since never before have |
bought several hats and liked them all. >
As she tried them on, one after another,
it was scarcely to be wondered that she
liked them all, since each seemed more
bewitchingly becoming than the other.
There was il Directoire-all blue and
black velvet-that was chick to a finish;
also very dream in pink toned lavender
chiffon, with exquisitely shaded ostrich
plumes curled lovingly round the brim.
There was symphony in sage green
and pale blue, very fiat and round, with
colors harmonized as only Nature or a
French milliner can combine them.
A natty black and white hat was stylish
for travelling and two creations in black
Gainsboroughs, of the most pronounced
types and largest brims, that were just
''too lovely for anything.
''You see they are all large, said their
possessor as she removed the last and larg
est beauty from her daintily coiffured head.
II wouldn't be caught dead in small
hat, and truly she was the prettiest pos
sible type of the picture girl in the pic
ture hat
"Where are we going on our wedding
journey?'' she continued with a smile.
II am sure [ do not know-there is not
any place for either of us to go that we
have not been already y and l suggested
to my iance that we might go to an orphan
asylum as a novelty
Here she stopped and disentangled a
mass of lavender chiffon from amid a nest