The Lake County times., 1906-10-13
THE ETERNAL FEMININE.

Ny Dear Martha:-So far as con-
gpicuous social events are concerned.
society is most inactive. The country
house parties Of the old time charming
variety were killed with the advent Of
bridge whist. and where men and wo-
men indulge in outdoor exhilarating
sports you can only find abject slav-
cry 10 the game Of bridge.
All manner of preparations are be-
ing made for some ultra fashionable
weddings to occur in November. A
relative of one bride-to-be has shown
me her own frock for the event and
you must agree that it is unique. The
skirt is composed of ive-inch bands of
tucked, ivory tinted net joined by mar
row Irish crochet inserting and at the
top of each band is the narrowest pos
sible edge Of sable, with a wider band
of the fur around the bottom. 1t is
over a gold colored silk Of the radium
kind. The bodice is a Louis coat of
canary colored satin elaborately en-
broidered with heavy gold threads The
collar and small yoke effect are of Irish
crochet, and the whole is edged with
sable wherever it is possible to put the
FUR without over doing it. She is to
wear sable toqUe with flowing. yell
low paradise plumage. Nets are TO be
extensively used for dinner and even
ing gowns It is called tulle by the
Frnch modistes, but is is many degrees
heavier than the material with which
we associate that name Another fur
trimmed gown-as beautiful as it is
faddish-is in the brides trousseau. It
is of brown-rich golden brown-chif-
fon broadcloth and has one wide and
T. in
very narrow bands of leopard skin. The
coat is of the open front variety, tight
fitting with short tails in the back and
dull gold buttons. The waistcoat of
the leopard skin is cut very high in
the neck leaving an opening not more
than three inches deep. 1t is double
breasted with small gold buttons. These
costumes are so striking they prove
that no matter how costly or modest the
material may be from which our frocks
must be made, it is always we'll worth
devoting gray matter to the achieve
ment of originality in every sartoriaI
department. A most fetching black and
white frock is of messaline The skirt
is very full with deep hem and two
clusters of tucks--twelve to each clus-
ter 1t is princesse with the deep
plaits stitched fiat over the hips and
around the waist, and then, the full
ness comes into play like a sunburst
over very handsome heavy lace. The
soft material is drawn on each side
into two points with one in the center
and the same effect is in the back. The
longest points extend up along the arm
holes several inches below the shouI-
der. The next are about an inch lower
and the center one is to the bust line.
Each point finishes with a jewelled but
ton. This is a model easily copied in
any soft material. The elbow sleeves
are mousquetaire and quite tight with
a turned back cuff Of the lace.
There is an unusual holding back
from New York this year all seem
reluctant to return to their city homes
which are, in fact, closed eight months
out of every year. There is an ever
increasing unrest and desire for change
strong enough to infect even the dust
Of the good, old Knickerbockers and
cause the proverbial turning in their
graves. Always,