The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-05

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and tucked batiste guimpe. A bias
band made the fiat collar of the blouse
ami u bias band was stitched i'll a
Greek LATTICE pattern around the blouse
which was quite full. The sleeves
were elbow puffs divided by bias
band There were high close cuffs Of
the batiste. and a pointed girdle Of the
poRgee.
a dark blue batiste gown with bands
of blue and white embroidery was a
great success. This skirt was full and
had plain panel in front Of EN-
broidery, about four inches wide. Two
bands of four-fnch and one of six
inch and one of six-inch embroidery
crossed the fulIness Of the skirt. giving
the effect of puffngs. The waist was a
surplice opened widely in front to the
waist The collar and guimpe were of
the embroidery with a. neck frill of VAL
enciennes. The sleeves were elbow
puffs with a shallow cuff of embroidery
and a triple frill of valenciennes. A
belt of the embroidery was fastened
with round buckle of mother-of-pearl.
A third example of this style was
seen in a gown of old radium silk. In
this gown the full skirt was crossed
with rows of heavily corded shirrings
leaving puffs between. The first row
occurred about six inches above the
knees. Eight inches below this row
were three in a group, leaving two mar
row puffs between them. The hem
was covered with three rows of shirring
corresponding to the group above. The
skirt was laid in very close plaits at the
waist line. There was no blouse to this
costume, but a skeleton waist of
shirred bretelIes and straps was worn
over a lingerie waist of coffce-colored
batiste.
There is every prospect that we shall
be wearing overskirts within the COM
ing year. The tunic skirt is being
doomed by the dressmakers, and since
many women have taken to the innOva-
ton, it's success is fairly we'll assured.
The style is very becoming to tall fig
ures, but is not at all happy one for
stout women.
| When becomingly worn, the tunic is
| decidedly attractive. The usual form is
double skirt. with the upper half open
in front. The lower skirt is always
trained, or. at least, very long. In fact,
the long skirt, has by no means been re-
ltired. One rarely sees a fine gown with
short skirt. On the other hand walk
ing, tennis, and golf skirts are very
short, indeed.
The question of feathered hats never
settles itself. and never ceases from
agitating. The logical minded woman
asks why it is legitimate to kill harm
| less sables, minks, seals, and ermines
! for their fur and not legitimate to kill
birds for their feathers. Birds may
sing-not all of them do, however, and
animals may not, but life is just as
sweet to one as to the other Why for
bid the wearing of feathers? Still,
even those who ask this question are
often offened at the sight of a stuffed
bird on hat. A bird with glass eyes
and a stuffed body resembles a corpse.
We cannot wholly blame George Ber-
nard Shaw for his structures on the
young woman, who occupied the seat
next to the playwright at Covent Gard
en-. She wore, said Mr.. Shaw, stuck
over her right ear, the pitiable corpse
of n large white bird, which looked
exactly as if someone had killed il
by stamping on its breast, and then
had nailed 1t to the young lady's temple
(which was presumably of sufficient
solidity to bear Incorporation. I am, l
hope continues Mr.. Shaw, mot NOR
bidly squeamish, but the spectacle
sickened me. I presume that If l had
presented myself at the door of the
opera with a dead snake around my
neck, a collection of black beetles
pinned to my shirtfront, and grouse
in my hair, 1 should have been refused
admission" Life is certainly full of in
consistencies.
There are pleasanter things to thinl
of this hot weather. Still the birt
equestion sobtrudes Itself at a time
when hats are loaded with wings ant
feathers. These, of course, are not a.
offensive as stuffed birds, but they
usually precede birds. Just at pres
ent ostrich feathers are the mos
fashionable hat trimmings. Ever
Powered hats are in a minority.
| Everyone GpIllul6IItS OIl lIlC iii
proved style of bathing suits. Their
is no excuse for woman looking
dowdy in the water or on the beacl
nowadays. Handkerchief turban
with visors protect the hair and tn
eyes, and these, as well as stocking
and shoes, must match the dress
The idea of wearing gloves with
bathing suit may strike some peopl
as. absurd, but the gloves are reall.
meant to be worn on the sand and t
and from the bathing houses. TIL
glare Of the sun is very hard on tn
skin, as everyone knows, and there
no use in running ones hands in it.
The little fan continues in fashion
Charming little paper fans are to b
had for next to nothing, and are yer
nice to have around wherever or
goes. For sums from one dollar t
five dollars one may purchase trul
artistic gauze fans spangled to mate
evening gowns. Some of these ar
overloaded with spangles and loo
anything but cool. There is no deny
ing the fascination of the f1ashin
things, nevertheless. The lace ia
has a very old and respectable fame
Lace fans are handed down like lac
shaWls, and ought TO he as highl
priced. They are not 80 extravagan