Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-20
Notes Of Interest from
Women's Realm

duties are entirely along social lines
or In the retirement Of home life, Is
now giving a great deal of time and
thought To the planning and making
OF the spring and summer wardrobe,
Winter costumes are still in evidence.
but my lady will not be caught nap
ping, we may rest assured, and the
mlld, sunny. le~ngthening days OF
spring Will open many a crystals and
reveal a Kaleidoscope OF grace and
beauty. Blues. yellows and greens,
but especially blue. will be set In
all shades and materials.
The famous English novelist. Mrs.
Graigie, Is O In New York. and al
q reception gwen by her to q favored
few she appeared In an accordion
plated gown OF pale blue nuns veil.
Ing with hat OF the same shade. the
only trimming a magnificent ostrich
plume OF the same blue.
We find this especial blue offered
In the muslins and linens for sum-
mer wear. Brown tones are not Of
fered al all, unless 1t be In coppery
and sulphur shades. which but very
few women a wear successfully.
The question arises as to the pat
tern, or rather the style In the MAX
ing OF these spring and SUMMER
weaves. There is the eve prominent
shirt waist, OF course, for the lin
ems. but Paris does not take kindly
and never has to the genuine shirt
waist, which Is known there as the
"American waist" When 1t comes
from the hands Of the French modiste
It has many a dainty feminine touch
that removes 1t very far from the
tailor made, untrimmed, close-fitting
vast Of London and New York. In
the shops which cater especially to
the American purse one finds nothing
in color in the way Of shirt waists,
and no flimsy materials. All are
made In dead white, the favoriie ma.
terial being ours linen. II trimmed
at all they are heavily embroidered.
The belts shown to wear with these
waists are sometimes In soft, dull
colored leather which wrinkles to fit
the form. There are other elegant
models in dull white, heavy gros-grain
silk, with a square and handsome
buckle in silver or gilt.
As / have said before, the French
modistes do not take kindly to the
skirt and waist Of different material
or color, and true to their convictions
they are sending out spring models
from neck to hem one unbrOken line.
Yielding a point to popular fancy they
call these creations shirt-waist suits.
But let me describe a dark blue tai
feta. and decide for yourself as to
prolriety of the title.
! AThe skirt was circular, of course,
but tucked to fit the hips closely.
fiaring below the knee. The waist
was lain In close plaits at the Shout
der, ~loosening or easing over the
bust and to the waist line. At the
neck the silk was turned back In
small revers and faced with white
silk forming a v which was filled by
a guimpe with big collar Of white
embroidered India silk. The blue tai.
feta sleeves were plated into the
shoulder, but reached only to the ell
how where they were gathered into a
tiny turnover cuff of the taffeta faced
to match the revers at the neck.
From elbow to wrist was a tight-fit-
ting sleeve of the same embroidered
silk as the guimpe, finished at the
wrist with just a line OF blue in a
lighter shade, there being a similar
line at the edge of the high collar
coming well up to the chin.
The hat to wear With this costume
a rough black straw with two
white roses under the brim and green
leaves and buds on the outside.
The hats shown for spring wear, as
well as some marked for summer use,
are generally wide OF brim but with
out the large and fiat %ungracefnl
crown of a season ago. The crowns
are now higher and nearer the size
Of the head.
Two OF several hats ordered by a
lady noted for her elegant and taste
full toilettes were Of wide-brimmed
dressed In tulle. One was
trimmed in canary color with pink
roses at the front, and steamers to
hang loosely or to be knotted lightly
across the breast. The other was en-.
tirely In white tulle with ~rosettes
made to look like white roses, which
were fastened to the hat with rosette
made to look like white roses, which
we're fastened to the hat with tiny |
pins having the effect Of
dew drops. A third hat ordered by |
The same person was Of rough straw
Tor country or seaside wear. II was
4 mass OF very natural wild flowers
every color. Az q rule the ultra
fashionable do not take kindly to
but the beautiful roses intro
iuced by the milliners last season
could not be resisted. 10th to relin.
luish the queen Of flowers. the same
effect Is being tried for by the many
and compact dahlia. The re-
suit is great style and smartness. but
40 grace. The dahlia will doubtless
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