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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1903)
. What is Going On in Woman's World of Fashion PRACTICAL. SCHOOL. HINTS POP. MANY AGES. I "NKW YORK, Sept. 11. It Is plain I TJ I from the models seen that them I I la to be no great change In chll L0J drcn's styles for autumn. School wSSl-li wardrobes for all ages, however, dismay rnnny novelties In the way of de tails, charming: odd collars which take line entirely new, and different ways of putting on trimming'. Some of those ways. It must be confessed, are revlvnln of other days, but that only makes them the more charm ing. One trimming; method whk-h suggests the pants let and prunella-gaiter period is to have bands of ribbon velvet or gimp in graduating widths put on In deep points, A dainty llltJa school frock decked in this way with black velvet for a maid of 7 was of sapphire blue merino. The ttltort bodice, which was cut to wear with a lawn guimpo, boasted quulnt little flowing sleeves, cut hurt to bow the puffed white under ones. Many becoming bertha effects ure seen Upon thesj little cut-out bodices, though sometimes the neck will be finished wiUi only h. narrow ribbon ruche. In such an event there may be similar ruches on the skirt the ribbon gathered down the middle or at one edge and ona linishirur the bottom of the short puffed Sleeves. it is not absolutely necessary that these velvet and ribbon garnishing should be black, though this contrast with color Is most often seen. Net usromaiuuly the dress stuff and rib bon matches In tint, the white gulmpe and uuderak-evea providing; the break needed for tilts sameness. Soma school wardrobes now being fash ioned for children la the smart set display a number of apron. Them are very Ions; wulsted la rut, and since brown Holland and Ktout linen form the materials of in my, they have often quite a blouue look. P"or girls from to to such aprons display the regulation bib, covering- the bodice back nd front and rut in smart grown-up fash Ion. With younger children the Holland apron approved for practical wear la fre quently high at tbe neck and with long sleeves, these buttoning at the back and held Into the waist with leather belts. Such styles, when severely plain, are suited to both hoya and girls, but when an apron displays the least scrap of trimming It is distinctly a feminine garment. f-'ioe and embroidery trimmed models, delightfully coquettish, are provided In fine French lawn for dressier service, while for girls whose frocks are nearer the Hour there are any number of styles In silk, alpaca end gloria. The e aprons are In variably black, but though their we Is Chiefly to keep the dress clean, many are made quite fine with colored embroideries and wide strings. One black pongee apron sported a deep red band In cross-stitch and a prim little bib decked in tbe sume way. Another of black China silk showed several rows of black torchon luce. One or two pockets may embelllBh the front of these practical and pretty details, the single one placed at either side, and the pair put primly close together. Mothers in doubt as to what to make up for the autumn school wardrobe will gather valuable hints from the shop dis plays. At all of the large stores there are now Juvenile departments complete In almost every detail, while at the regulation out fitting places for children (he smallest triile Is considered. Everywhere, too, much ex cellent advice is given, experienced sales people of taste and discretion being kept for this purpose, while the girl who sella hat ribbon can turn out a smarter bow in five minutes than the usual home milliner could make in a day. In this way the matter of a school hat Is quickly accomplished, fur such headgear Is still scarcely more than a fiat, large shape with a single bow for ornament. Some fuzxy "Tumi" are seen of knitted camel's hair yarn for the cooler weather to come, and the deep blues, reds nnd browns of these seem very stylish. A pepper and salt mixture, however, is con sidered much more Scotch, If one may use the word, for thla cosy winter headgear as well as a number of beautiful plaid wools are said to come from the bind of the bag pipe. No autumn and winter materials are more charmingly suited to youth than are these brilliant plaid stuffs, whk-h the merest thread of black velvet trims de lightfully. Tbe genuine Scotch tartans, of course, follow the colorings and patterns of their native clans, so that the deep grcn and blue and black design of time honored memory is still with us. This, if softened with black velvet. Is always stylish, but more becoming pluids introduce Tlvid shadea of red and bars of a blighter green. A brown black and orange plaid the tripe In this tint barely a line realises a charming street frock for a girl of IT. Bands of plain brown In wool of the same weight trim It effectively. The skirt is in side pleats with a double box, one form ing the apron. Krom this, at the hips, go tab bands of the plain, which hold down the side panels. The bodice la In blouse shape, opening over a narrow vest of yel low spotted linen. It Is cut out at the neck In the usual surplice way. A kingly band, with ends turned back, forms the finish to this, and three such bands bar the deep cuffs of the puffed sleeves. Numberless enpo effects are seen on the school frocks of both little and big girls. In the former case the cape treatment may suggest a collar, but on the gowns of larger girls it is definitely a cape, whether tho fall comes from the throat or from the bottom line of the yoke, as it frequently does. A yoke of any description is much ad mlredt and many are the devices for novelty employed with these little frocks, for ages below the miss stage will often show tucked yokes, put together with strips of coarse lace or velvet ribbon. One pretty frock of plain sage green challle had the round yoke completely cov ered with a lattice work of narrow blick velvet. A doep band, achieved in the Barms way, headed the nix-Inch hem of the full skirt, each breadth of whieh was per fectly straight. As many such skirts are seen for girls below fi as are gored ones, thouRh with the ribbon ruches and velvet bands and little frills now In fashion for the young world a gored skirt Is a more fitting background. With the ungored models go usually deep hems alone, or else band trimmings put on flat. The trimmings of the gored skirts will make them stand out more than ever at the bottom, where n new style pcttle--tt also doe.s much to Increase the spreid. Thin, to be strictly truthful. Is no more than a deep-shaped flounce, covered with tiny frills pinked at the edges. But such a Juvenile petticoat, which faith fully copies the bottom section of grown-up ones, will be of the gay silks also employed for adult underwear. Neat school petti coats of black alpaca, gloria and moreen are also seen. for maids above 12 there are many va rieties of novelty wools, whose odd checks, figures and stripes are agreeably broken by bands of plain material. Cape effects, shoulder epaulette bands and pleated skirts re stylish points with these, but however plain the gown a picturesque sleeve will be sure to give it distinction. To enumerate the many sleeve models now In use would be difficult, but the Inser tion puff Is still the favorite. With this not a few flowing cuts are seen, such sleeves falling over tho puffs of either the same material or thin white. In the bitter case the quaint look accom plished Is very pretty, and women to whom a picture look is Indispensable realise the value of such quaint styles. Flowing sleeves are no leas captivating for childrrn, and when they are accom panied by the extremely short skirts which are worn they ure all tbe more cLuuininc. Some of the skirts of the French frocks) for girls from 5 to 7 are mere flounces, and narrow ones at that, for In Paris It Is the fashion to have little knees show. To return to the subject of materials, there are artistic patterns among the new challles, whose deep, rich colorln-s are all the richer for the block trimmings used. With such stuffs and others of a similar delicacy, black ribbon of any sort will be used for the garnishing. The ribbons are prettiest when very narrow, and moire most effective when put on plain. As yet few wraps are seen for children in anything more than the weight suitable for cool summer days, which virtually is the requirement for first autumn wear. 80 one turns from the little covert Jackets and flannel reefers we bnve known this Ions while to take In the beauties of the new rain coats. These probably because the weight rec ommends them to mid-season wear are seen In great numbers, and the best of the models are cut on English lines. This is to make the yoke and sleeves In one, with sometimes n Mas seam down the entire back. The sleeves are modest bells In cut and rItp, nnd If the majority of the blue coats are unlinod those In the sage-tinted cravoiiette will as often display bively silk linings. Such coats will by no means be confined to rainy-day service. Topped by pretty hats in autumn braids and colorings, tber will celebrate any cool afternoon, with tbe fronts often left open to show the silk doublings. Even the rain coat now has its mission of loveliness, and so it has be-come more indispensable than ever. Umbrellas have caught the same infec tion, and those for school use are not ex empt from lite coquettish trend. Neat "Crusoes" a French title fur tbe luxurious schoolgirl are of dark green or red silk with matching; stocks. The piece of the Jewel Is the handle en animal bead of some sort gaily painted as to features. One green umbrella with a green stick supported a green goose handle. The bill was white, of course, and the rims of the eyes red. MAHV PEAN. Oh, of Course "White," remarked the fair temper anno worker, 'Is the emblem of purity and in nocence." "That explains it," said her m.'t:c--of-fact brother. "Exp'.alns what?" asked the fair one. "Why, bartenders always wer white coa's," replied the observing brother. Chi cago News.