Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-02
scME LITTLE NUBS OF
FASHION NEWS.

!, fashions as in no Oth@f thlHS ol
the daily life do the lite thia&9 .
.o,,nt The set of a collar the twiss
af sleeve, the hooking Of a shirt and
,voist together. tha style Of Ton
or the shade OF the trimming. any one
Of these if not jus exactly So may
VII the most costly gown. Aud al
for the want of Iitde know-ho%.
Collars, by the way. are ndins to.
wsrd the two extremes. either tn
.ra very high or The gown i marked
nv the absence Of any collar what
avar Where the collar is dispensed
,,ith altogether a necklace or on. oi Z,
tho old.tin.e velvet ncckbandS takes
le nIace. OF course the presence e.
,hoonce Of the collar will depend en-
tiraIy upon the effect which il has
rnoa ones general appearance. tn
more Youthful gladly eleeeioe= Il fol
iov the ST. Cecilia style. ~h. Ie their
elders will don the now abbreviated
band.
The vogue of gjrdIes and sashes
mav be really said to be rampant. The
costume that does not show this fea
t1ra in some one form or another IS
r,re. Quite fad it is for the simple
bonsa froeks and yelling 10 have
several sets consisting Of eraE59a and
girdla to match. thee fashioned HPon
featherbone foundations, and eliaihla
for wear with lamost any e1s dn.e.
indeed. such craze has the &!ttlz
reached that one might truthfu1iy de-
scribe some of the evening bodies as
\ belt and bertha. for the bel OF cir
die part ofttimes reaches aI09ss=to
the sleeve seam. and the bertha IS
so frilly and fluffy thai and 50 wide
extending that one loses Sieht of the
fact that there is a honed and itted
waist lining beneath. Long and beoad
sash ends are dressy feature OF
many frocks. and lace and malines
are used to frill the edges and fringas
are ltBefdllS= =dpIil't On IL
In sleeves. those beacon lights OF
current and passing styles, there IS
a very decided liking evinced for the
half and three-quarters length or
course, the girl who follows the iash=
ions already knows that all the full
ness is pushed above the elbow IN the
new froeks She knows, too, that the
slopingZ shoulder has Eeen declared
passe, and that the new gowns that
ara daily arriving at he customhouse
as models for the American trade
are all of them built out on the
shoulder. little whaleb0nes or feather
bones being sprung on the sleeve
Inning or else a fluffy bit of princess
haireloth. light as a feather, is deity
dIaped on the forearm between lining
ard outer sleeve.
With the incoming cf lie Direetoife
STYLES there comes the fascina ing
iace jabo and wrist rut1les These
are among the luXures that com
n.aud a lace and often disproportion
ate price in the shops and which the
girl with ninblc fingers can fashion
for herself for a fraction Of that price.
The best shops have always odds and
ends OF fine lace that they are Very
glad to close out for next To nothing,
a@d here is the nnc0leWerker.s o2-
pCrtuntX FacinGs for III l&yerS
that are making such a tHHore aaroaa
Are another home product y lat eaa
I've made dainty and artistic at Ii IT,
cost and the sirl who paints can nave
hand-painted silk that royalties com
mand in their STATE garments and ap.
ply II to her smart velvet costume
with tha most exquisite effect.
Vests with cuffs en- suite are very
smart worked IN Kid or suede of deli.
c2te tint The old-f fashioned nailheaas
j., all sorts of colors are often used
With soansles between ana every
l,Cowa Kind of embroidery from the
fines flo to the ribbon encrusted en-
broderies of the Marie Antoinette Pc
riod are in the highest kind of vogue.
The thinn"st and shccrost of hand
kerehief linen or batiste is used for
the chemisettes, and cuff bands often
accompany the design. Little floral
Strings and sprays are done in tn q
t!nest of white linen thread all thu
tllcking is hemstitched. and The old
time veilings add to the fairy-like APP
poarance of the finished article.
Beaded bags maintain ali Of their