The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-04

a woman's toilet, excepting her gloves
and shoes that is not either made OF
| lace or of which lace does not form
an important part. Everything was
lace during last winter on the Riviera
and now, that summer has come. the
| fad has been transplanted to Paris. l.
is true there is nothing that adds I.
much to the beauty of a woman's COS
tune as lace, appropriately applie1.
| but it is a rather expensive fad. e5-
pecially if one is not satisfied with any
thing but the genuine article. Genu-
| inc laces are expensive and a women
need not overload her dress with gem
uine lace to make it cost a small for
tune. But. after all, only the wealth.
lest women will indulge in the eXtrav-
agance of using genuine lace for trim
ming her gowns, waists, coats, hats,
parasols, etc. The less wealthy and,
|
tent themselves with using imitation
lace, which is much cheaper and can
scarcely be distinguished from genuine
lace by anyone not an expert
! The latest models from Paris indi-
cate a gradual change of style from the
early Victorian to the DireCtOire and
First Empire styles. Many of the new
models are rather shortWaisted and
there seems to be a decided tendency
change is scarcely marked enough to be
called distinct innovation, and it re-
| mains to be seen how far the new style
will be carried. The Directoire effect
| is suggested not only in the raising of
the waist line and in the arrangement
of the bOdices and skirts, but is also
shown in wraps and hats. Some stun
ming Directoire models of hats, with
high crowns and pIumes have recently
been imported and are shown in the
fashionable shops.
The array of new summer silks, Of
fered this year includes Bengal and
Toxic cloths and Messaline. Dotted
and lowered foulards are also quite
popular, particularly the former Many
of the fOulards have small and stiff
various cOlOrs principally in blues.
browns, heliOtrOpes and green's spotted
with white. On the other hand the de-
signs on the modern organizes, nous
selines, grenadines and other thin fab
rics show mostly large and blurred
flower designs. The color combinations
are unusually pleasing this year.
Wide girdles are the proper thing
just now and although they are not
becoming to every woman. they are ex-
tremely popular among slender Wo-
men, These girdles are not only very
becoming to slender and average sized
women, but they are also more COM
Portable than any girdle that has been
in vogue for many years. Colored belts
are much worn and are offered in a
great variety of shades in the shops.
Pale green and burnt orange look we'll
on black frocks, while white frocks per-
NIT almost any color of girdle
Artificial flowers and fruits are an
important feature of hat trimmings
this year. Some remarkably fine speci-
mems are shown in the shops. There
IS a rather peculiar fact noticeable in
the displays shown this year. Al>-ough
there are some flowers which are al
most perfect limitations of nature in
form and color, there are others which
show the natural form. are colored as
natures products are never colOred
Green, blue and brown roses and cher
ries of the most fantastic coloring are
by no means rare. The faded or FROST
bitten roses, which were first intro
duced earlier in the season. to meet
with general approval and the demand
for them is so great that the man.
ufacturers can scarcely turn out enough
to supply the demand. In trimming
hats more attention is paid to pleas
ing and artistic color schemes ,ms year
than ever before. There are some re-
markedly beautiful combinations of
colors seen on some of the hats and in
some cases the effects produced are
quite original.