The San Francisco call., 1904-04-17
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old-fashioned pun heading, VIII be in
demand, and If she can set 1t around
the skirt so that it will lie upon the
ground three inches in front and SIX
Inches in the back, all graduated nicely
In depth, then indeed she is treasure
and will win rewards, not only for her
self in the shape of shekels, but for
her patrons in the form Of nice dress
Ing.
But there are many novelties OF
spring and early summer, so many that
pne pauses before them in admiration,
II not in amazement. The styles have
.hanged materially and there is no such
thing as dullness in Dame Fashions 8
world.
One Of the pretty fads Of fashion is
the fiat chou of ribbon with paste
buckle in the middle OF it.
Another fad is the windmill bow,
with a fancy rhinestone button sewed
In the middle.
Still another fancy is metal button,
with little frill of lace set around it.
And there is also a ribbon chou, which
has wings like butterfly wings, with a
long, slender pin fastened in the middle
to represent the body of the butterfly.
The. covering OF button molds may
make a very fascinating and wholly
useful pastime for the woman who is
ingenious. Button molds are covered
with Japanese silk and are then
touched up with water colors. Water
color designs are seen upon many Of
them to make the colors more vivid.
Button molds are covered with velvet
and these are set In the center Of lace
knots with lace tabs hanging from the
lace knot. And there are molds that
are covered with bright silk, with lace
sewed over the silk. These all-lace
buttons are really very dressy and can
be worn upon the incest gowns. If the
lace is laid over washable silk. or over
lawn, the buttons can be used upon
washable lawn dresses.
Ornaments for Gowns.
The washable lawn and the washable
muslin is almost a thing of the past.
Each season it goes further and fur
ther into the background and this sea-
son it is quite impossible to conceive
q laundress who can wash the shirred
skirts or who can so tub the gathered
waists that they will come out wear
able. The remedy is not to be found.
except in the careful wearing of these
gowns and their preservation when not
in use.
Lovely ornaments are to be worn this
spring, made of cotton. There are
hanging balls and cotton loopings and
all sorts of cotton braidings. These
braids are put on by hand in the old
fashioned way, in little twirls, just as
one braided ones gowns years ago.
The narrow white and colored braids
are used and the designs are distribut-
ed over skirt panels, over yokes and
over the caps and the cuffs of sleeves.
A very neat little ornament was made
for pretty cotton figured dress. The
material showed pink figures upon a
ground of cream. Little circles of the
goods were cut out and braided in
white. They were then edged with lace
and applied to the gown, making a
very nice trimming.
AS this is a season Of ornaments one
must not forget the little rosettes of
lawn and OF linen which are so plenti-
fully used to trim the summer dresses.
These are made OF long strips of linen,
doubled and shirred. The spring is
pulled UP until rosette is formed.
Every woman knows how to make
these rosettes. They are used in place
of ribbon choux for trimming wash
dresses. They are placed upon the
cuffs, upon the belt, the stock and upon
the yoke.
The size varies from the button