The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25


more general wear, with the sleeves
shortened to elbow, the cuffs being
transferred to that position. As to
length, walking skirts may escape the
ground, but dressy frocks are made long
| that is, touching all the way around.
The grey braid hat will be worn with
this suit, tho if trimmed with some
thing less conspicuous than the roses
will also answer as a shirt-waist hat.
How would you like a couple of sprays
of lilac, white and lavender held with
knot Of pansy velvet9 These shades
are fairly neutral, the knot of velvet
giving the necessary tone. The all
black hat you will wear with the pretty
fluffy yellow frock, substituting yellow
| roses for the bow Of ribbon. The
sleeves must be made short, full and
fluffy, the tan gloves being an artistic
finish to this toilet. Here again is
pretty costume, either for evening wear
or the theater. The blue cheviot coat
would seem to be good garment as an
extra wrap for travelling or protecting
a light gown, but I think I should re-
move the strap in the back if that will
"tourist.' The white linen suit will
be most useful and may be given a
smart touch by wearing tie and belt
to match, in the house, and on the
street, say you get cheap straw sailor
IN red and cream speckled straw and
twisted it with scarf Of red silk, add
Ing black quill. A red tie and belt
will be worn and your oxfords will show
red lacings. Then I think a dark red
taffeta sunshade will be good invest
ment, as it can be carried with so many
of your gowns, the gray, the white and
| almost any cotton shirtwaist suits.
1t seems to me that the purchase Of a
skirt would be desirable, also shirt
waists for wear with it. Now a full
skirt for business wear, whether office
or schoolroom, is always to be preferred
to the plain gored styles, so I should
| choose one of the mohairs in a small
check, made with box plaits stitched
down to the line Of the hips, then
pressed to the hem, and plain tailored
shlrtWaists of madras, four of them,
and possibly add shirtwaist suit Of
tan grass linen made dainty with bit
OF white embroidery and pretty belt.
| Surely, now you are we'll provided for.
The black wolfe skirt will not only an
swer for wear with its own bodice, but
may be worn with the net, the embroi-
dered Swiss and the dotted Swiss
waists, the two latter waists also be-
ing suitable very warm days for wear
with the white linen skirt. The gray
wool is to be best standby, the vel
low net for dressy occasions when the
wolfe in all it's glory is not chosen. the
white linen for afternoons, the mohair
skirt and madras waists for school, the
blue and tan changing after school with
dainty lingerie collar added. An alter
native for the tan shirtwaist suit
would be a white mohair skirt for
evening wear at home with the pretty
white blouses.
| [ estimate the pompadour silk for the
wolfe will cost So, the gloves another So
and the hat $40, an extra dollar being
allowed for the little lingerie frills; to-
tai $l5. You must buy a frame for
the hat, cover it with overlapping frills
of lace, buy a plume, have the ribbon
tied in pretty bow at the counter, and
then try to enlist the services of a
friendly amateur milliner if beyond
your own powers.
Your black parasol should not be
more than 81 and your red SO. This
brings us up to 1922. The mohair skirt
will be So ready made and the waists
will cost probably So each. Thirty
five dollars have now been spent, so you
may allow 81 for new trimming for the
gray hat, and $3.50 for the sailor hat,
trimming and all. The tan grass linen
or batiste bought ready to wear will
possibly be Sc and the alternative, the
mohair skirt, about the same, leaving
very fair margin from the $50 for the
purchase of accessories as belts, ribbons,
a pair Of white chamois gloves, chif-
fon veil or what not. It is rather ear
ly to speak Of next fall styles, but 7
hope when the season comes round you
will consult me again if you feel that I
can help you. Your blue hat you will
: put away until next winter, also your
fur coat, the blue gloves, too, tho I
should like to say, consign them to tho
flames. I do so dislike freak colors In
gloves. I saw an otherwise very pretty
wedding spoiled by bridesmaid wear
ing pretty blue eolienne frock with
short sleeves and long elbow gloves the
same shade. The effect was positively
uncanny, the arms appearing fully a
yard long.