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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 12, 1903)
Smart Summer Silks for Summer Wear :, v- ' '-Jv--r .:P-wi fi- ffA - ;r-V4 1 f ". " ' ""v' - ..s.3l "- V' v' j 'V' j -., ;.K-r- f-"-; ."WiMfa w1 prettt ooflrn;uK or blck ako whitk iiaiu lank foulard. i& I chnpei of a Sunday morning dln- ummer silk. I'erhapa this la be cause the airy ruffle of ttte ehccrer mualinn peeni too frivolous for ho devout an atmosphere. Perhaps It la due to tradition of preoodlntr treiwratlonii of worshiper. to whom a UIT black ullk wo the only Bidtable Sunday frock. So re llsluuHly wits it kept for thin purpose that the same dress might do duty for a half core of years. Milady of today Is not so frugal. Bhe has several ailk drerairs, even In a ulnfrle season. Yet In their making, If site In tends them for Sunday wear, she follows somewhat after the simplicity of her grand mother. Not that the frocks are plain. They are trimmed with laoe. contrasting bands or silk or sntln, and iuind-BtitcMnK and embroidery. Hut they arc for the moat part devoid of the extravagance Which rules tho other aummer creations. Many of these summer silks are modeled after tho linen nhirtwalHt suits. They are sultahlo for shopping or traveling as well as church, and yet possess) a certain quiet elegance. The foulards are among tba most popular of the Hummer silks. Ttte polka dot effects are both neat and stylish, and can be (ash toned wltb very little trlmmiac. A black satin foulard that has a wfaiU polka dot tias pipings of white Mtta. The skirt tuts the fashionable "Soraats" flare. It la luld In fine tacks over the hlpa. Tka deep Hpaabsb flounce, which aoeeotuatesj the dare around the bottom, hi beadea by a line of piping. A narrow fold of tka ilk, also beaded by piptac, trims the bot tom of the Bouaoa. Tbe Misuse Is fall aa extremely plain. The atlk fits snugly ewer the cheat with tbe aid o ctustars of Mi pleat, which are bM frasa. the shoolder line duw to tbe beast ha Below this the fullneHS caprs fur the tightly poachea front. The staadusg collar la ezteadesl into add shapod lashnp tabs, piped with wbita. Simi lar tub conceal the ahovider seams sad are stitched oown over the cas of tha sleeve. Bach sseere baa a plain cap, mtx Inches deep, Aninhed alt by a piped band, which run areoad tha arm. It full ia a ate i irate puX arer cuff. Sheer white tsasasr eaOars and tuff look well on this oeetuau. If red, bright green or -pale feht are asad instead af white for the piping, the effect Is pretty. Another foulard ia in a leaf brown BhaJo, with relieving polka dots In green. It forms a good model for general wear and illustrates the usefulness of feather-bone in summer frocks which have not enough body to keep their shape. The plain sntln which forms the stock, nhoalfler straps, cuffs and belt Is piped with featherb ;ne. The skirt flares slightly around the botto.n and ia trimmed by two folds of the silk, iu Id on six inches from the lmttom horn and apart, so as to nlmulate flounces. Tho wulHt has the curved French waist Una and u full pleated front. This latter is trimmed with triple tmmls of brown Batln an Inch wide, stitched with gre?n. The standing collar Is of the foulard, ornunvented by a stitched band and tab of the satin. Similarly stitched bands conceal the shoulder seam and form the belt. The rlaln sleeves puff slightly over a moder ately deep, tlght-flttlng cuff, which Is trimmed with a etitrhed band. A white cravat, with ends ttlmmed with lnco or embroidery, may be worn with this costume to give a touch of cujUx&kUiig color. ScaaU checks la black aad white or other color camblnattona have been popular for a season or two. it may even be aaid that their popularity reappears annually. J 11 V s 4 lM f V;- I r!" v 6 -? - " I .... mai aBi T1, , ' .-',. A' r w I s rOLKA DOT KFFECT IS SATISFYING. They are nlwayg chic and furnish a good background for bands or pipings In some solid color. But the huirlinc silks are a little mure individual this summer. A hairline blaj-k and white Loulsine hus a tight-fitting skirt, with a deep, graduated, rather scant, flounce. The fullness over the hips Is managed by clusters of short, tine tucks. Similar tucks form a heading for the flounce. The blouse waist haa a full front laid in fine tucks, which extend down to a low bust line. Over these are appliqued inch wide bands of white valenclennos insertion, garnished with small black worsted but tons. Tho shoulder line It long and the Insertion covers the upper half of the ar.-n-hole scam, giving the effect of a deep yoke. The crush collar of the Loulsine his an extremely long point in the front and is rnasaented with tbe fa.ee iasertioa. Tho sleeve 1 loose and pulls over a narrow cuff. This Is trinuned with the insertion bands, aad Uie insertion, applied la the form of a square, ornaments tbe outer arm above the elbow. Refuting an Ancient Slander HB leas foandatloa there la for a (dander tha longer It lives. How aaaay Meals are fat esJsteace to day that have been handed down th ranch the channels af literature aad verbal tradittoa and are firmly believed ta by the mass of unbind, and yet are abseiatMy irrnnnnsi For example, take that mama idea af woman's garraflty. Frasa the prevalence af this snistakea a, tioa, an saight intact a that saaa has lost the power of r seech aad that wecnaa is the sole media far verbal fsomcnaatcaUoa. writes Kebert Webster Janes ta the Housekeeper. The so-rafted '"comic" pa- with Vdtes ta which woman's al- sr ""werda, words, wards. a Ifnanset says, U heU up far ridiente. who wrHe craleal paxagraaha (or BtinartUy harping upon this ancient theme of feminine loquacity with suata remark aa this: "A nta la Vlasourl has not spoken a word to his wife for six teen years. Perhaps he was unwilling to Interrupt." Or. "It was aaid of a certain great man that he could be silent in seven languages. It is rarely that a woman per forms one-seventh mt this feat." FuaayT Perhaps, but with a sting. Tuec as see whether verbosity is a purely feminine diaracteristie. Preaching and the law snay be regarded aa chief among the talkative professions, and these are JUIed almost exclusively by men. Barberiug, ton, which a smut what of a conversational eall rr. attracts many more mea than women, aad who ever heard af a female auctioneer? The truth Is, tbe power of speech wsa given ta bath men aad waraea for tufcrfHgrat use, aad ae sea abuses tho privilege about aa tnsieh aa the other. But to lay the entire burden of criticism upon woman Is the es sence of Injustice, A black and white hair-line taffeta hi even more stylish. It embodies the most salient features of tlie summer fashions shirring, the long shoulder effect, plastron front. French-curved waist line, and aleeveg puffing over a narrow cuff. The skirt has an extremely deep, full, graduated flounce. Tunning from the knees in front almost to the belt line in the back. The fullness Is afforded by a four-Inch band of shirring and is lieaded by a stitched band of tli silk. The full blouse has a plain plastron front trimmed by black silk buttons and cord ornaments. The fullness over the chest is kept in place by a four-inch shirring. The fancy stock collar is trimmed with laoe lipphque, and the stitched tubs, which con ceal the long shoulder soams, are also garnislted with silk buttons. The sleeve are laid In tucks to the elbow and puff over a narrow cuff. A charming frock, which Is buiW on still more elaborate lines, la a Louislne In a metallic shade of blue. The full skirt is shirred all around tbe top under a. deep pointed eeinture or girdle. A three -inch hand of white point de Venise runs around the skirt below the knees. This is bordered by triple runnings of narrow dull green velvet ribbon. Below it are appliqued shorter bands of insertion, which form aa oddly pointed omament in the front. The full blouse waist Is cut out in a point at the nech and worn over a standing col lar and dicky of tlte lace. The edge of tha neck is ornamented by an applique hand of the ribbon-run lace, which extends in oddly-poiuted tabs down tho front of the blouse. Two shorter bands parallel it ever each shoulder, the second one capping th sleeve. Tbe big puffed sleeve ia hardly more than elbow length. It is drawn wito a narrow cuff of tlw luce trimmed with the velvet ribbon. The eeinture of girdle ia also of the lace fancifully run with the ribboa. The standing collar of the uaderveat er dicky ia beaded by triple rows of tha ribbon. A green chiffon parasol, aad a assart hat of green aatia straw trimmed with a wreath of cornflowers complete a striking costume. UAUIBT UAWLSI,