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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1904)
St. IouIs hnve made for her two weeks' or morn sightseeing? It la easy enough for trip dame or damsel Upon her nutivo heath to say that she will Imply wear her usual garments. She Is not burdened with luggage and there is feer home to draw from; with every change of weather, some garment, whether new or old, accommodates itself to her needs, l.ut tho tourist sightseer If she be sensible must consider two things, space and time. She must have only as many (farm en ts as will comfortably fill one fair Biased trunk, and sho must not Waste precious momenta In too many changes of costume. A dressmaker who makes a specially of fitting out smart travelers gives a list of a woman's absolute requirements for the fslr. This list, for tho two wei'ks' limit. Is as follows: One traveling suit of covert, mohair or Bummer tweed. One shirt waist gown of linen or dark Ilk. One dinner frock of lighter silk or veil ing. Ono rain coat of lightweight cravenotte. Two hat. This list, with a modest compliment of footgear, gloves and neckwear and per haps two shirt waists will give a woman quite a smart appoarance during the speci fied time. The sightseer Is also advised not to wear the same costume four days In succession. A cliunge Is restful; so, weather permitting, tho llttlo silk or linen Bhlrt waist frock may alternate with the more solid traveling one. On rainy days the cravenette mat Is worn with the skirt of this dress and a visored cup of the same material may serve as hendgcar. Last, but not least, there is the question of underwear, which should Include a black pongee of china silk night dress for Sleeping car use. Tho other lingerie should also bo pongee. In the pale creams, which are more practicable than white. As to the gowns themselves, the dress maker offers raodols, materials and prices), but when comparing them with shop styles and values one feels inclined to favor the Bhop. It should bo remembered that a few dol lars more for alteration: will make a vast difference In the fit of a shop garment, and when all dono it Is still much cheaper than the product of tho private maker. Tho traveling costume comes first. The prospective tourist should Inspect two ex cellent shop styles. Tho llrst Is made of ago and puce colored covert and Is com posed of a fitted coat and gored trottolr skirt. The coot Is ornamented with the SI Itched straps which now embellish most wraps In this material. A fancy vest In red nnd white gives a touch of color and sleeve caps give breadth to the shoulders. Btltched applications of the covert In pad dle form effectively trim the skirt. For use with this gown and others of a Similar order there Is a ready-to-wear sailor for tho modest sum of $3.50, mado of coarse Straw In many colors, with trimming of Soft silk and bird wings. Of the two colors mentioned for this suit, puce Is perhaps the must stylish nnd bo ecmlng This shade, which Is a pale brown anil qulto tho rage In Prance, la simply "flea color," a onco fashionable tint lately revived. Tho second costume Is a Norfolk effect In checked tweeds In various tints, and trimmed simply with largo bone buttons. The neck of tho jacket Is cut out to show a bit of a white pique vest, which Is usually matched by a white kid belt A good hat for such a gown Is shown by the man hat ters, and Is a small, rolling shape of white Panama, with a crown band aud front bow of velvet In black or brown. Of nil tho fair trousseaux the traveling gown of good tailored style will give the most satisfaction. A woman cannot dress In a fashion more practicable for running about without four of rain or muddy pave ments, and, renewed by a good brushing and with a change of shirt waist substi tuting white wash silk for cotton she may even appear with perfect propriety at din ner. In fact, with dainty, though suitable accessories, the well-made tailor gown may go almost anywhere. The shirt waist frock is a matter much more eaiilly disposed of, for never were uirt waist frocks more plentiful. Among the shop models good linen and canvas styles have the upper part of the skirt matching the pleats or tucks of the waist Sometimes there Is a heavy lace set In the waist, or a little braid may be used, but the most desirable models show next to Bo trimming on the skirt fkime coarse blue linens display on the - '' bodice a very effective trcntment In white French knots, mingled with narrow braids in several widths. In a brown frock a huge oval or disk of trimming may appear only on tho hips of the skirt; the shoulders of tho waists are always made to look as long as possible. This lengthening Is carried very far on the silk frocks, which are nevertheless de lightful. A deep shirring often accom plishes It, running far down over the sleeve tops and fitting the upper part of the skirt The puffed sleeves of such gowns are huge, the bodice blouses all round, and the skirt escapes the ground by several inches. Those gowns weigh next to nothing, and are therefore admirably suited to midsum mer wear. Their prices vary enormously. They aro largely fashioned of changeable silk in blues, browns and greens, the SHIRT WAIST DRESSES OP BLUE checked silks, which are so frequently trimmed with solid pipings, taking other forms. For tho woman to whom a change of toilet for dinner is as necessary as the meal itself a dressy costume is an impera tive need. In all likelihood a woman will meet her friends at the fair, so alio will do Wlsoly to provide herself with a dress which with a slight change of accessories, will servo for both afternoon and evening. In this particular it is possible to be easily and quickly suited. Fancy costumes are much more readily found than severer stylos. Two materials stand out above all others for tho fair dress frock Bilk and veiling. A ready-made silk gown In shot and checked weaves Is usually desirable, the short coats nnd etons of these llttlo cos tumes not always coming out happily. In this Instance, tho looseness necessary for a correct effect is shown by the Jacket, the bottom edge of which reaches the top of a wide silk girdle attached to the lining. The trimming of this model is not always tho same, though stitched biases figure to a large degree. These are In either the gown materials or In a solid silk In one of Its colors, tho bands often out lining a deep flounce on the skirt and shaping many novel shoulder effects for the blouse. Two shades of blue on the new royal and bluet orders are shown by one delight ful little frock, whose bright blue heud pieve sports a wreath of pale pink roses. Another excellent fdiop model, of great dressiness, without corresponding extrava gance of price, Is of veiling, in blues, grays and champagne tints. The form of this gown, which costs $29. 50, Is a belted blouse and slightly trained skirt Silk braids are effective trimmings, with touches of white and other color ou the front of the blouse, which may be worn over a net or lace waist on the smartest occasion. Net and lace waists are not nearly so dear as they once were, dainty little models In both materials selling as low as $5 and $0. Many a clever woman buys and re furbishes them, running narrow velvets through the stocks and cuffs of one, or shaping a pretty girdle in flowered ribbon for another. The costume for sightseeing must be short In skirt and In weight. Divided skirts of black pongCB may take the place of more bulky petticoats, and a ribbon girdle will be found a practicable and comfortable corset for most figures. Gray and brown castor gloves are to be pre ferred to kid for hard wear, and strap sandals may be included in the list of LINEN AND PUCE COLORED SILK. Bhoea to insure the comfort of weary feet on tho hottest days. It is wonderful how this sensible footgear rests the feet, and the whole body, for that matter. Sandals are much worn In Europe, and In Paris they cover the bare extremities of the most elegantly dressed children. As to the bedroom negligee, 60 cents will buy a handkerchief klmona. Gorgeous squares are sold In the shops at 10 oents apiece, and six are required for the flut tering sacque. They are put together In a new way, with narrow boadings between and ribbons running under the turned-over points at the -neck. These smart additions cost but little more. Lastly, put down In your notebook one lightweight umbrella, rubber sandals and a bottle of good cologne water. You will need them all. MARY DEAN. Frills of Fashion Bodices aro more Moused than ever. Girdles are wide and some of them aro high. Hips are tucked, shirred, plaited and much trimmed. Kaglo and owl heads top some of the new hat pins in silver or gilt. Rouleaux of satin form one of the fash ionable methods of trimming. Taffeta gowns are to reign supreme this summer both plain and chucked. Skirts are very round and very full and the majority of them clear the street. Tan-colored linen, with a touch of sky blue, will be much worn this Beason. With canvas and lawn frocks will be worn double, large spotted canvas and lawn ribbons. Gold embroidered chine gauze sash rib bons are charming additions to summer costumes. Rlpo apricot, deep raspberry pink, spinach green and coffee brown are color favorites jufct now. The peacock fad shows no sign of abat ing; buckle, ktat plus, button and dress) ornaments of various kinds are decorated With peacock eyes. Stocks sre the redeeming feature, for they are not worn very tall and they can be fitted to any throat. Tucks appear upon the hem, from one to two Inches deep, and are set crossways on the hips to the depth of an eighth of an Inch. The rage for gold, which has been so marked a feature in Parisian trimmings all the winter, has now given place to one for silver. One of the most noticeable features with regard to summer evening costumes is tho mixture of different laces on the same dress. Sleeves aro Immense and most of them are made in open balloons. Others are bal loon shaped, closed at the hand, and fitted with a stiff lace cuff which may be slashed or may bo closed. Inside the stiff lace cuff there Is a oft lingerie cuff. The "tub" hats of duck or linen are made with similar pointed crowns and they, too, aro extra size or normal. These white hata are trimmed with bands of the material half an inch or an inch in width, some times with colored silk or black on white. The three-cornered shape Is seen in the tub hat. Still the crush belts prevail as trimmings for hats, and the girl who wears them can use them alternately for her waist and head coverings. Belts aro becoming gay in color, pink and blue In pale shades being found in the leather, while the hats may be varied indefinitely. The sailor hats are trimmed most successfully with the belts, which are buckled around them, and any extra length is taken up in a loop set with good effect back of the buckle. Maltese lace has been used In making some pretty frocks this year. It goes well with that shade known as champagne. One frock of a soft Oriental silk in this shade is mad.i with three deep ruffles on the skirt, these finished with rather deep, many .shirred headings after the old-time de signs. There is much of the pretty silk lace on the bodice and sleeves and the gir dle Is ashes of roses. It shades from a very pale color to a soft brown and fasten with a buckle of gold. A bit of gold lace gives character to the bodice. For and About Womek The dress of Princess Angelbert von Ar enberg at the recent ball in honor of the prince and princess of Wales at Vienna caused a sensation. She wore 400 large diamonds and rubies, many the size of a hazlenut. Miss Stella Snyder, a Missouri school teacher, was recently sued for $1,000 dam ages for whipping one of her pupils. She won the case, and as a result of the pub licity attending the trial she has secured an appointment in the state reform school for girls. Considerable support Is given by the Swiss press to a suggestion by Mme. Hil-nktr-Schmld, a physician of Zurich, who asks that the state pass a law compelling all unmarried girls of the rich business class to devote one year to unpaid hospital or ambulance work. Mrs. Fanny Iiullock Workman, who has held the world's mountaineering record for women for some years, broke hr own record climb of Koster Gunge, 21,000 feet, recently in the Himalayas, by the ascent of two great snow peaks in one day. The first of these is il.770 feet high at tho summit, the second 22,567 feet. The late Miss Frances Power Cobbe, the author, was tremendously in earnest in her humanitarian views. While chatting in her presence on one occasion Kegan Paul said something about the "lower animals." Miss Oobue exclaimed indignantly: "Lower animals! I acknowledge no such distinc tion, Mr. Paul, unless you refer to married men." It Is said there have been 10,000 Japanese women who have volunteered to go to tha front as nurses. Since the war with China, and probably knowing the present war to be In prospect, the women of Japan in great numbers have attended hospital train ing schools, where Instruction is given by American and European nurses, aud have thoroughly fitted themselves. Mrs. McClellan, wife of the New York mayor, Is one of the most unassuming women In the empire city. She has never cared a rap about society. Anything in the way of a large function appals her, but her friends are all of the sane, quiet and smart Knickerbocker element. As tlte daughter of John (. llecksctier she was born to as sured position, and now that her husband Is mayor of New York she has gone into society in a quiet way. A SKIN OP BEAUTY 15 A JOY FORPVFff. DU. T. FKLIX OOURACD'S ORlKNTAt CBKAM, OK MAGICAL KEAUTIFIEU IiemoYWi Taa, PlmpIoe.Frn-ilea, 0) iuiu i a4cueiw iuiq, ana sum Queue, aim every biunlvft W o VJJ TV p-T taito It to be ur 1 w e M itiipropcrlTniad. Acctpl uo counter feit ot ilmllai nam. Dr. L. A. ban u ilauy of the taut- )ton (a paueniii 'An you ladle will nso Ibem. I raeoramead '6euraud'i Crws)' M ttie Uaet harmful of all the (kin preparation." for ule by all DruggltU and Fancy Good UealeiS In the U. 8., Canada, and Enrapa. tm. T. HOPKINS, Prop'r. 87 Onus feats 8t, U. X o A
