The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-21

piece skirt with front panel of the
broidery founces gathered on a lawn
foundation. The bodice may be en-
tirely of the an-over to match or it
may be of fine Swiss with a yoke of
the all-over and sleeve and bertha
ruf1es of the embroidery fiouncing. II
YOU can't afford the wide f1ouncing
which is very expensive, make your
f1ounces of Swiss and finish them
with narrower edging. The effect is
just as good.
Say what you please, white is no
longer as popular as it was, and the
days of its leadership are numbered.
For the past two seasons white or
black and white have been the first
choice of all we'll dressed women for
tub suits, but this summer you will
see all the colors pressing white for
favor. Blues, greens, ecrus, pinks,
lavenders and yellOws will be worn at
all times and occasions. and although
white will continue good, people show
signs of firing of it somewhat. This
refers more, however, to the wash ma
terials than to silks and woods.
If you want a swell shirt waist
suit good enough to wear any place
but not too good if you can afford it
or a white poplin, or even a white
mohair, made with a short killed
skirt with the blouse plated to
match and with a wide girdle SWae-
ger tailor-made suits have plated
skirt and a box or blouse coat of
storm serge or some other diagonal
weave in white. The skirts are all
short, and such a suit may be worn
any place. With a dainty blouse Of
fine handkerchief linen or embroid-
cred crepe de chine or silk NULL and
hower-laden hat, it serves for
dresSy occasions, but the same thing
with heavy boots, a plain linen shirt
and sailor is a most effective outing
or yachting, or even, when the DAYS
araW nlgh when the grasshopper's
song is burden, travelling costume
II the white jacket suit is intended
Tor outing purposes, it may have Il
collar and wide leather girdIe of scar
let or bright green, and the color may
be repeated in a waistcOat, underskirt
and other details.
Speaking of luncheon favors Gas
Mr.. Ebert Hubbard says. don't
think luncheon favors have been men
uoned), how about a single Gala Hlv
at each cover inclosing in its creamy
sheath bunch of fragrant violets?
The prettiest thing in the Topeka
stores for the summer girls wardrobe
are the lowered organizes and Dolly
Warden nets and their popularity is
SO great that every pattern is snatch
ed up by eager buyers as soon as it
arrives. Not for years has there been
such universal demand for a mater
ial as for the lowered gowns this sum
mer. But their popularity is easilv ac-
counted for. The colOrS and patterns
are both exquisite and the prices not
high Very pretty organdie lawns in
the big rose, appleblossom and fruit
patterns sell as low as twenty cents a
yard and make quite as effective
gowns as the more expensive French
organdieS- Forty and fifty cents buy
the loveliest things imaginable. A wild
nat orr IF Oh. II
Immediately after its appearance in
the show window and more of this
pattern mas been ordered to meet in
sistent demands. Pink seems to be the
best liked color, but yellows, lavendeTs,
blueS and greens are all good. White
and cOlored laces black velvet ribbon,
plain and embroidered nets and chiffon
are used to trim the Powered organ
dies but they are also effectively self
trimmed with wide fiouncings and with
a girdle of soft silk in the same shade
as the flower pattern. The skirts are
very full all around and are either ex-
tremely long or extremely short ac-
cOrQlng TO the Wearer'S taste and style.
The fichu which has come in with the
other quaint and picturesque modes of
the summer is a favorite bodice motif.
1t may be of the gown stuff or of
white or black in null, chiffon or a
similar fabric. With a big black pic
ture hat and long black gloves or lace
mitts (Which persist this season in
spite OF a rather cool welcome last
summer) a black chiffon f1chu finishes
a lowered organdie admiral bly,. Such
a costume was gotten up in an organ
die which showed big lavender passion
flowers on a white ground The full
skirt was trimmed with three wide,
graduated ruffles each edged with
three rows of narrow black velvet
bebe ribbon. The simple bodice bloused
all around and had a black chiffon
fichu edged with two small ruffles
and a wide black chiffon girdle and
the short puff sleeves were finished
with a twist and big rosette of black
chiffon. The hat was a large pic
turesque model in black chiffon.
Fichus are charming with either
high or low bodices. They give width
to the shoulders and size to the bust
and are gracefully worn by any slen-
der figure. They are especially prac-
teal for one may do duty for several
gowns or several fichus may be used to
1seshen the same frock. White dchus
are worn with black and black with
white gowns, any of the pretty pale
shades may be used with gowns of a
harmonious color and a f1chu of the
same material as the gown is always
good. Chiffon fichus crossing in front
and tying in sashes behind have the
ends painted in watercolors in pompa-
dour patterns. Such 3, ficnu in either
white or black gives the simr EST
gown an air OF novelty and distinct on
and to carry out the pompadour effect
the wearer may add a wreath of pale