The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-25
Special to The Journal


New York, Apr. 24.-Better one good
/ suit and several stunning waists than
many costumes and fewer. less impress
sive '-tops'-especially if the latter
are not of the transferable sort. When
in doubt what to wear il is safe 10 Sc
lect 4 lace waist made after d smart
imported model. Not one Of The cheap,
elaborate sort that too many women
buy, for Il lace waist of this kind Is
one OF the most hopeleSsly common
looking garments in existence ana
should be taboOed by any women with
claims TO good taste. The only dCsir-
a BILE waist in the lace class that can
be had ready made at a low hguTe IS
built OF net, either plain Brussels.
point de Paris or the square meoIed
inlet net that just now holds the lead
in fashionable favor. These waists
can be had in excellent models at very
moderate prices, and can easily be
made distinctive by the addition OF
trimmings of velvet ribbon, bits Of
embroidery or perhaps some sort OF 4
cloth harness" that matches the
skirt worn.
In these times when all the fashion
able shops make the most eXtenSi-e
showing of models from the ateliers
famous artists IL dress creation, she
who can CLEAN suggestions that will
enable her to transform simple ready
mades" Of plain materials into tops
that may be worn with distinction in
any company.
The French are adopts in making
smart use of the simplest means. 1t
is only the few who can hope to rival
them in this faculty to create elegance
by the combination of ordinary mate
rails, but there are any number OF
amateurs who are excellent copyists.
II is no harder to copy from really
artistic sartorial creations than from
ordinary productions from less author
itative sources. The basis of all extra
waists is a simple, good fitting
blouse, and the woman who has time
and is willing 10 take the trouble TO
follow the directions that come with
any one of the many patterns that can
be had for d few pennies, and can't
turn out a gOod plain blouse is the eX-
ceptiOn.
Given this. the TEST is only u matter
of decoration. Every family or indi-
vidual who is in any way interested in
clothes, should possess a Jane" one
of the paper mache forms that can be
had at from fifty cents up, and on
which the waist can be slipped and adj
justmentS lfade at a great saving q
time and suppressed language.
Coral Jeweiry and Embroidery.
A gown of primrose yellow is trimmed
with bands of silver gemmed with seed
coral Coral is also mingled with
bright and Gull gold and with topaz
and turquOiseS. Pendant ear Orna-
ment5 all have d stud fastened close
to the ear, and from this the pendant
falls. A mixture of gems is fashion
able-an ear stud of pearls on tur-
quoise 5or sapphire with d pendant of
diamonds. for Instance. Most of the
pendants are formed of several stones,
but a few single pear-shaped gems are
seen
Very dainty pettiCoats are Of cam
brio, with deep full flounces of washing
tamhour net, lavishly embroidered in
colored linen.
Shades of rose, wine and purple are
among the beauty" wells of spring.
\ white net evening gown is span
gled palette in silver. and embroid-
cred in trails of raised Valencienncs
flowers, the leaves veined in shaded
filoselle, the fullbloWn flowers IF
shaded pink and nacre sequins touched
with bronze, and made over white
silk foundation, yelled in sOftest blush
rose. The corsage, which was cu1
very low, was almost entirely OF rLo
embroidery. and was finished with an