The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-08

A little band trimming on a gown of
plaid moire popin in beautiful shades
of violet gave a charming and mex
I pensive hint for home dressma king.
1t was made of graduate widths of
ribbon velvet in the three shades of
4 violet, the Velvets put one on toD of
I the other, so that the shadinSs came
at the bottom line
Bright and pale violet, fashion au-
/ thorities declare, VIII be much used
/ this winter in relieving touches. A
sort of crude young salad green will
4 also be employed with widely dissimi
/ lar cOlOrs, as we'll as ceriSe, orange
and the softer Oriental tints. The shade
/ in Ceirse which seems to have found
favor with the manufacturers, very
nearly approaches the old magenta. In
] thin milliney velvet, this color may
! trim a brown hat, the velvet shirred in
/ elaborate crown puffs, and into cache
! peigne fOunceS and deczingS. One bit
! of millinery in the two colors had a
cerise velvet crown and brown felt
1 brim, which turned uD sharply at one
/ side, where d vast brown owl head and
/ wings were placed.
/ The use of materials by the yard for
millinery purposes is growing. Some
velvet models show a complete tucking
+ or shirring over cords, the trimming
J being to a great extent made up Of
i wide, fringy ostrich feathers Such
4 evening shapes as are sOlidly covered
/ by pale MORE Silksf are made superb
ewith these frjnging plumes, which in
/ exquisite and unusual colOrS, hang as
{ far down and as cately at the back
4 of a hat as a lace or chiffon drop. A
/ s'taiT' of some sort, in fact is the new
I est feature in millinery, and a beauti-
/ fully dFaped veil of chiffon or lace
shapes it as often as anything else.
/ In the accompanying drawings are
1 shown some of the effects discussed
The larger picture displays the back
and front of an Empire coat costume,
and an afternoon dress with dra9ed
/ skirt. The coat gown is of pale olive
satin cloth. with black taffeta collars
and cuffs edged with a gilt galloOn. EN-
/ broidery in rich and varied hues shapes
/ the little vest pieces, and the enOr-
mously high belt worn with the white
muslin bodice is of folded black taft
fetae-
The hat is of wedgewood blue felt
with an olive feather and huge pink
/ rose.
violet cloth is the material of the
/ draped gown, which with one figure
/ is worn with a hat of olive felt with
purple roses and olive and purple
+ feathers. A very new model is shown
I by the little bOlero which is shirred
at the back, and which hangs short
enough to display the deep violet vel
vet belt all round. The same velvet
and cuffs of the bolero, with soutache
braid for further ornament
/ The second picture gives some mod
est walking froeks in the new tartan
stuffs. The Elton dress is in shades OF
/ green, trimmed with a tartan braid in
cerise blues and greens. The belt and
/ Jacket facings are of green velvet and
the hat is of violet felt braid, with
eerise trimmings.
Beautiful shades of dark blue and
green distinguish the next frock
which is of English homespun. The
smart little Norfolk coat, with its
brown velvet belt and collar, is in {
model lately exhibited as a jaunty
loose effect suitable for young ma.
irons. Plain white cloth pipes the
cuffs and edges the collar. The hat
flowers and all, is in a single line
scheme of purple.
AS may be gathered from these de.
scriptions, hats which contrast sharp
ly from the color of gowns win bC
one feature of the winter styles.
Cashmere and merino. too. ar,
charming old materials which are tC
have a vogue. Already word come:
from Paris that some of the first even,
ing wraps are being made of thes,
gracefully hanging stuffs, which arr
lined with silks and satins as soft a.
themselves. One mantelette was de
scribed as being of ivory cashmere
with borders of swan 's-down, set il
thick quif1ings of tulle.
I Tulle, the smart mOdistes say, is t
8 trim everything. MARY DEAN.