The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-03

noon costumes OF any shade is made
Of chiffon. liberty silk of chiffon taffeta
in rainbow shades, and is shirred at
three places This girdie is wide at
the front and back and narrower at
the sides. 1t is gradually rounding in
its curves. the very pointed belt not
being so much in vogue at present as
the one having the more easily sloping
lines. The girdle has three rows of
shiFring made on whalebOne down the
! front two rows, also on bones, at each
side. and three rows at the back, where
| 1t is fastened. Three stiff little bows,
made of the material of the girdle and
having two loops and two ends, are
placed at equal intervals down the
front row of shirring.
Three more bows are placed in the
same manner on the back row. 4 belt
somewhat like the one, which is very
popular for the lowered silks and en-
broidered materials is of the same
depth all around, deepening only very
| slightly at the front and back. 1t alsc
has shirring down the front and back
but none at the sides. as, Deing of uni
form shape, it can. keep in place with
out it.
Nothing, indeed is more popular this
season than the Powered girdle. 1t is
to be found in pompadour silk. satin,
Powered chiffons and nets, in fabrics
Embroidered in colors and in hand
| painted materials. Embroidered liner
! belts are equally a craze of the season,
but naturally these are more especial
| ly to be used with the more severe
wash gowns for morning wear, golfing,
| etc.
The embroidered linen belts are seen
both in straight and crushed girdles.
They are Of all shades, embroidered in
self coIors or in contrasting shades, in
silk or in linen thread, in open or clos
err embroidery and in elaborate or
simple design, as fancy dictates.
Many grades and weaves of linen are
also used. but the medium weight is
most desirable. A very heavy, coarse
quality is apt to look too starchy af-
ter laundering.
| Leather belts. owing to the encroach-
ment of the linen and silk ones are not
seen in anything like their usual num-
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seen they have so departed from the
tailor-made simplicity that one expects
from them that they are hardly to be
known for leather. They have Joined
this seasons devotion to decoration.
and are quite as elaborate and decora-
tive as the Powered silk ones. and even
more expensive.
! Other material-silk, satin, metal
velvet ana silk elastic-are made up
with the leather One very attractive
model is made on strips of white kid
alternating with strips of white elastic
of equal width, with the kid in front
and back, narrowing very much on
the sides, thus shaping the belt grace
fully to the figure. The kid is covered
with design in guilt spangles. A very
deep gilt buckle of an elaborate filigree
design clasps the belt. Another leather
belt shown at most exclusive estab-
llishment was of pale blue kid and
white satin.
The kid was in three strips in front
and back, spaced wide apart, between
which spaces the white satin was
stretched. At the sides the belt mar.
rowed very much, so that the top and
bottom strips of leather came together.
The buckle and back piece of this belt
were OF the pale blue leather, with a
centerpiece of white The buckle was
very large and Of peculiarly notice
| able shape.+Washington Star.