The sun., 1905-11-12
RAGEFOR THE PEACOCK'S HUES
BLUE AND GREEN COMBINATIONS
HIGH IN FASHIONS FAVOR.
They Are Seen in Gowns and Hats and in
Jewelry and Household Decorations
The CoOrs Never More Beautiful
Single Feathers and Whole Birds Used.

| Tney Are seen In Gowns ana Hats ana In
Jewelry and Household Decorations
The Colors Never More Beautiful
Single Feathers and Whole Birds Used.
when the peacock comes into fashion
| 1t gets into every phase Of it, says fashion
| expert. This was true Of the prominently
beautiful and artistic bird when it became
| the ra ge for decoration some fifteen years or
80 ago. 1t is true Of it this season.
Hats, gowns, cloaks jewelry, household
decorations, all are being affected in in
creasing degree by the peacock fad. The
blush green or greenish blue shade. called
peacock blue, is but one Of the many colors
suggested by the peacock. Every one of
its feathers, from the long ones in its gor-
geous tail to the tiny ones hidden under
its wings, supplies a color study. A daz-
zlingly brilliant costume may be planned
in it's coloring or one as quiet as the sottest
shades of buf-brown will make it..
The present revival Of the peacock ia shion
is a revival in only a limited senss, for never
before has the fashion been carried out to
the degree of charm seen this season. The
existing craze started several years ago, un-
ostentatiously, with few peacock feather
tooue hats. Now it gets into everything.
DdJS, GOWNS anu ClOdhS III ISdCOCh ellSNiSS
areseen. The carefully studied out peacock
costume is still a novelty. Buttons and
braids carry out the scheme, Some of the
most beautiful gold or bronze braids show
a series of peacock feather heads with their
luminous eyes.
Jewelry glorifes the bird of Juno in many
attractive novelties. Strings of beads come
in colors harmonizng with the peacock cos
tune. II not worn with such a costume
they give to any other gown the peacock
touch, which is one of this years cachets.
Semi-preciops stones cluster into schemes
Of peacock eoloring on dog collar neck
laces, bracelets. pins and buckles Little
in plain or enamelled gold. set with one
cleaning stone. have been in favor for
several seasons.
Back combs carry the glorious coloring
across the coiffure of the chic woman
Some of the newest combs show the whole
bird in art nouveau lines across the comb
back. Its coloring is wrought in count
less little brilliants set in the shell.
Side bags, those in beading and in the new
feather work, show the peacock influence.
One OF the former was rendered effective bv
tho bird with spread tail done in tiny colored
beads in a background composed of layers
Of white beads.
In the assortment of feather work bags
several IN peacock 1eatnerS OF the small
luminous variety that grow about the neck
draw to themselves exclamations of appre-
citation. The entire bag is composed of
the feathers.
Household decoration, be it in wall paper
or carpet or accessories on the order of
lamps, vases, fire screens and dish furnish
iings. glorities the peacock. Quiet toned
lamp shades in greenish blues are in vogue,
and look we'll with any kind of lamp.
One Of the newest fancies in electric lamp
manufacture is a peacock in bronze with
a spread tail in crystal in peacock colorng.
The lights are arranged back of the disk
formed by the spread tail Their CLEAN
through the crystal is charming.
A deep toned peacock blue plaque, set
into a polished mahogany mat of substan-
tal thickness and finish is an ornament dis
played at a jewellers. From the deep
toned background of the plaque CLEANS a
wreath of iridscent peacock feather eyes
The brilliant beauty Of this ring of eyes
makes the otherwise severe ornament de-
lightfully fantastic
Paper weights come in peacock devices
little bronze or brass studies of the bird in
its most graceful poses.
Tail feathers will be used for decoration