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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1903)
What is Going on in Woman's World mm - ; V 'iiikMMllmk 7 J ' v s 1P CORSET COVEIt MADE FROM A EV YORK, May 8. With the past ing or the chtll airs of iprlng wedding gown are taking on seme of iho airy prettiueia ol siimiiici'. Altar frocks for June brides mm tho gamut cf thin white mate rials, from the inort expcrmlve lares to tho simplest organdies, tho latter bring sclf trlmmed In many cases. Bridal attire for those emerging from mourning, or yet In half-mourning, la In all cases extremely modest as to material. Foi such gowns plain French organdy, mous scllne tie aole and plumetis a fine em broidered Swiss are suitable textiles. Fine tucking and shirring present easy and In expensive ornamentation. Many light weight silks are med in combination with more airy materials for some of these dainty altar frocks, Louisine being the silk moat lu favor. A gown of louisine and silk muslin for a June bride Is fashioned to create a prln rrfs effect. The silk skirt, which is shirred at the hips, leaving the apron gore plain, bangs from a high fitted girdle, over whose corset-like top falls the blouse of the mous-ai-line bodice. Mounted, of course, upon silk, tho muslin waist is shirred to shape a yoke and sleeve caps. The stock, which ends with stole drop at the front. Is of fne multese lace; the cuffs of the puffed Mshop sleeves are several moussellne flounces bordered with the lace. For such a costume a plain tulle veil, with or without orange blossoms, will be worn. Yells adjusted without flowers are bunched to form a low coronet effect, at the two sides of which bows or rosettes of atin ribbon may be plac-d. The growing custom of having children among the bride's attendants calls for dainty things in little-girl finery. Frocks made for small maidens of honor, many of whom are no more than 4 year of age, dis play minute frills, edging In close ruches, and skirts so short as to seem like doll klrts. Silk muslin, In delicate bluea, pinks and yellows, arc used for these frocks, with the thinner weaves of the fashionable laces edging the skirt frills and ornamenting bodices. She who has not seen the popular "robe" 4ress in Its half-made abape had better go forth at once and make Its acquaintance. Displaying In many ornamental ways all the lace, embroideries, and braids of the sea son, the completion of such a frock Is a trifling matter as rompnred with the men tal worry that stuffs by the yard necessi tate. Poth the trimming and the model of the gown are decided for you; not a scrap of splendor U paid for that Is not used and the ornamentation is of the sort which comes under the head of sophisticated. In ether words, It suggests subtleties Impossi ble to any but the most accomplished makers; and all this. If you can do the rest yourself, may be had for only $25. Superb, Indeed, In effects are some of these gowns In oyster and pearl whtta can vas, over which a flat washbrald clambers to form, with round aorta, the most orna mental designs. Big braid and lace rosea WIDE STRIP OF EMBROIDERY. set in the canvas and eked out with a vari ety of hand stitches also appear upon these frocks, with which ribbon sashes and natln belts wi!I bo worn. Among the more fragile robe gowns eri some dainty patterns in embroidered ba tiste. These, in vaiicus tints, ecru and black, white and ecru lha most swag&er and expensive combination of the season are much dearer than the more solid ma terials. For example, atl ecru batiste, em broidered with great flowers In combined black and white, will be $12 the yard, but for the whole gown pattern only $-'0 will bs asked. With a robe gown of pale blue embroid ered batiste went a colored fashion plate of uncommon merit, for the accompanying models are not always beautiful. Three deep tucks bordering the gore skirt were headed by two wide bands of finer ones, between which appeared a band of em broidery. The needle work also outlined a narrow skirt yoke and formed the stocks and cuffs of the blouse bodice, which the wide and narrow tucks almost entirely shaped. Robe gowns In wool veilings are not so frequently met with as those in the so called wash textures. They are seen inset with lace aud encrusted with the band embroideries which embellished the linen and canvas materials; but veiling Is more commonly bought by the yard and some of the new methods of Its manipulation in clude the old-fashioned shirring. A gown of Ivory white voile, with round Insets of antique lace, has the Bklit shirred to fit with sheath snugness almost to the knees. The bodice yokes, cuffs and sleeve tops of other gowns will be formed by smaller shirrings, for those used to shape skirts are from two to four Inches wide. Espe cially are they seen on costumes of crepe de chine that Is, the plain roll sort but with crisper textiles the modish shirring Is no more than a mass of bristling tucks. The threads which shape them are pulled tight, and the tucks themselves made nar row enough to stand up like the quills of the fretful porcupine. The tun-pleated skirt, to Judge from the numerous examples foisted upon the world. Is to reign supreme as the smart accom paniment for the summer shirtwaist. Sun pleated skirts In many soft checked wools are offered with others of brilliantine and fine serge for ordinary wear. Hut the umlulatlug charmer of spotted liberty silk, in black or blue, Is considered the right caper for more elegant service. These creations begin with pointed yokes and eud with a bias footband, put on to create solidity as well as flare. Round silk braids outline the hip yokes and bot tom borders of their finely pleated silk skirts, and $29.i0 Is the price charged for cne. Apropos of skirts. It seems that the shape of the petticoat which is worn with them I more than ever a serious matter. For trained skirts of a clinging nature It has been found satisfactory to have the petticoat top of thin Jersey wool. This, be- 5 life wmfa .. - ' v w ? : V i V m. s J, I. s .'- t ; t ' :w - : : . . & I i i i ii i i i i in LJNEN LAWN, EMBROIDERY AND ing much more clinging than silk, adds nothing to the bulk of tho figure. From the knees down deep kilted flounces with ruche borders give all the furbelow neces sary at this point. The Jersey top of the petticoat is cut In a number of very nar row gores, each of which is outlined by a bias band of the silk. As to the price of such a petticoat it M much dearer than one entirely of silk, which may be had in dahilia tints and cool greens as low as $5.95. With a plain but well made black suit a change In petticoats and smaller details often constitutes a pleaaiug variety of toilet. Along with other notions all her own, the French woman cleverly makes with ribbons or flowers a sequence between her hat and petticoat with a dahlia-purple petticoat wearing purple dahiss in the hat, with apple green a wreath of tho fruit itself and so on. So It you can afford only one gown this season look out for a good supply of pettl coats, even If some of them arc only of tinted cbambray. Changing the trimming will also do much toward effecting variety, but since un trimmed hats are more abundant and more reasonable than ever and the trimming can be accomplished at little cost. It seems scarcely worth while to go to this bother. A clever girl who mutt be smart on a small income tells how she achieved three stunning hats which, milliner made, would have been much too dear for her. "For shirtwaists," Bays she, "I Just had to have a French sailor, one of those big, flat things which look so simple and cost so much rtady made. Black I was tired of, so black aud yellow straw I told myself I tuould have, and Buch a shape with the fashionable beef-eater crown was toon found for $1.10. Black Louisine ribbon, fif teen Inches wide, and two long yellow straw buckles trimmed It nicely. The rib bon was slipped through one buckle straight cross the front, then was drawn over the side brlns and tied under the back In a long bow, held down by the other straw buckle. "An all-around hat was made by a swag ger ready-to-wear box turban of black novelty braid, which. I picked up for $3. Taking off its silly straw ornaments, I sub stituted a $3 aigrette of Jet and square-cut osprey at the left front of the brim. Against the back I placed a fall of black Louisine, pleated and crumbled together as the milliners manipulate such ribbons, and behold! for $7 I had a headpiece such as the best shops would display and for less than half tbey would charge. "My dress-up hat the Sunday-go-to-meetlng, theater, driving aud "Visiting thing, you know I expected It to cost more than the other two put together. But of Fashion LACE MAKE DAINTY LINGERIE. here luck favored me. Deciding upon a foliage chapeau as suitable for variety of costumes, I first purchased a shape in white tulle that Is, the under brim only was of tulle, with the twisted piecea braided In a loose basket fashion. But with this rich and elegant facing It was easy enough to cover up the hard, flat horsehair outside with a bed of fern leaves put on flat and tied at the stems with soft white Louisine, which lower down made the rear fall. This last hat cost all told only $5, for, of course, I went to modest places for materials." MARY DEAN. Frills of Fashion For the toilet table are dainty articles of cut gluax, with gold mountings and powder boxes of dull gold. Glassware In all colors, and dark or light shades, Is being attractively mounted In ineta'.n for vafi-. centerpieces, ash trays and similar uiiicWs. Voile thev call pretty white wash ma terials of silk and cotton. It Is dainty and bus the effec t of nilk. There are tiny raised si Ik tlgures of different styles all over the material. A beautiful new cut glass vace hna a rather small round base, something like ;i water bottle, and a broad llarin top. The shape Is antique in design and the cuttings are varied and artistic. One way of finishing the neck of chil dren's coats which are made without a collar or with a deep shoulder collar is with a heavy silk cord which outlines the neck and ties with loops and long ends in front. Strong, heavy mats of straw for the sum mer home are from the cast. Damascus mat they are called. They are of the natural straw color with a timple conven tional design In some dark tone in the center. Many quaint, old-faHhloned designs are being brought out In quartered oak furni ture. A small round table with drop leaf is bordered with graceful carving. Squares of tapestry are inset in the backs of chairs of attractive design. A chafing dish In golden copper, with trimmings of silver around the edge, Is a handsome novelty. The handle is of stag horn. All the accessories are a'so of copper, tray, spoon, fork, skimmer and alcohol llagon lh5 handles being of stag horn. lieautlful ribbons have the effect of laee appliiue on the edge. A wide wash ribbon of a delicate shade of pink or blue or pale green will have a pattern of umall dots in the center of the ribbon, and on either edge a leaf design in cream, which looks like an application of lace. If handsome, delicately tinted wall paper has been marred by a great spot It may bo removed by scraping a piece of French chalk, mixing the powder thus obtained with clear cold water and applying for at least twelve hours, after which duhl lightly off with a soft, clean CiOth. A new design In screens particularly suited to a den, hall or country house has a heavy black walnut frame, with small upper panels done In bright colored hunting scenes or Remington pictures. The lower part is of gray or tan leather, the natural stripe of the hide being laced together with leather colds. t