Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-13

the antique and faconne waterings, lace
either black orr white or ecru. and event
some startling ANdes, any and all Of
those are IN the hSsst standing for such
purposes. eeA
Broadly speakingse be. coats are well
fitted to the figure. j Iii fronts are rolled
back in revers to diAe oja handsome vest.
usually either In \ Si-painted or em-
broidered chiffon, IsAnSor some Of those
exquisite masses ofBlosdlework that ara
so much sought Lhousaat. the. presazt
time. The sleeves are, of course. elboS
length-that almost goes without saying
at all, when any garment for formai
wear is under consideration.
Below the waistline the coat may be OF
any ;nngth that the wearer chooses, o.
what will best suit her style. The ext
tremely slender girl leans to successlons
of little ripping basques, while hefs
plumper sister beams upon the we'll ancsS
closely fitted lines that best accord, aftels
all, with this design.
Dinner gowns are now being made With
the coat for the upper part, and charn1
ing one that owes its inspiration to Paris
is in a changeable velvet; they are tho
very latest nnance In this fascinatinglys
fashionable fabric Of porcelain blue and
yellow. This is fashioned over skirt ofs
porcelain blue chiffon, backed with paid
yellow mousseline de sole, and ths)
foundation slip Is Of white satin liberty
well stiffened with princess hairclotts
above the hem The coat follows that
conspicuously short wasted Directotre
model, the brond, squat revers covered
with yellowish lace that was, doubts
less, coincident with the premier introduc
ton of the mode, and the long tailA
characteristic of the style, hung clear to
the hem of the skirt, lined with char
able blue and gold satin messaline.
Bias bands OF the velvet barred
| skirt from knee to hem, each band
lowing slightly wayy line, and cs
with that quaint little bordare rich
! that is another revival from the
| that are past and century gone.
The vogue of bridge whist has BIZ
| forth the little bridge Jacket. In
respects this follows the fitted line,
ready referred to. There is usually
| open neck, and oftentimes even sly
| decolletage to those, and the sleeves
| consplcuously short. Only in rare
do they even cover the elbow poirt
| 1t is quite the thing to have tho
short of even this length.
The so-called cotillon jacket is
in real laces of all kinds and
] There are charming ones on
| of Irish crochet, the real thin
its best is as flmy as tulle, a
way removed from the work
| and Syrian peasants that, VIII
of truth employ the crochet
| the same thread Is so stiff and
| altogether unattractive that OF
| why the thing finds any sale
| who has known the real Irish
It's native heath will never a.
| a passing glance, much less an
| to the limitations that pass I
this side OF the Atlantic.
However, to return to those
cotillon jackets. They are In
mounted upon mousseline de
tended to be worn with the En-
| that are fast coming into
/ favor. Some of them are strf
| niscent of the bolero; others
| eton order, and there are e
that come with shaped basq
the waistline and set fat OF
Only the flmy mousseline de
| pected to line them, and the
/ gown is supposed to sho
| through the meshes Of the lac
The tea jacket is, perhaps,
that partakes in even the 8
I gree of negligee effect, ant
/ all sorts of charming device
this Brocades, brilliantly -ol
| sheer messalines and chiffon
favored. and the coat is SUPP
loosely.
The glover is reaping b
all Of those short sleeves, ar
some exquisite examples In 81
suede, with velvet ribbons se
style along the arm Others
cred, and the servtceable
even is supposed to show 80
4 of decoration when worn eI
eay or all of those dainty