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12 THE COtn c. Fashions of the Day, My Dearest Adelaide: My! thing are dressy! You cannot be too much "dress ad up." You must have gauss and fluff and white even if you add a chiffon bow or jabot, or one of Jace, or of Liberty gauze to your severest tailor made and really this is quite the proper thing to do. As I told you a few weeks ago, the man nish girl is "off the earth." In her place is the daintiest creature, simply a dream! I do not believe, my dear, that there will be seen this summer a plain or ugly maid or matron assuredly not if she but understands in small detail, the art of dressing. These thin, gauzy, lacey, spangled, tinseled stuffs are besoming to everybody. Of course the Bret spring dress must be the tailor made this drees is the backbone of a woman's wardrobe; what ever else this must be first It a woman cannot hare but one, then this must be first and last. It must be of cloth or of serge. It can be made with jacket and skirt, with a variety of silk waists, or it can have a moulded waist of the goods. I mast tell you of a costume that Mar gueritaSylva wears ic "Monte Carlo." Evoryone has not the exquisite curve of figure that ha this glorious-eyed sou brette, neither has everyone the brilliant complexion framed in the mass of dark hair, but the costume can be adapted to almost any style of wearer. It is of white cheviot a creamy white and is lined with turquoise blue. The lining show ing, not only as the skirt is lifted, which woald not be seldom, off the stage aa well aa on. The skirt is plain, made in the circular style. The bodice, a round one, showing every curve of the waist aad bust, and with slight points back and front. The seams and darts were braided or covered rather, with soutache braid and finished with a simple pattern of clover leaf. The collar was extremely high and plain, s J high that as pretty Marguerita sung she slyly unfastened the top hook. The hat was a white af fair, with chiffon and white wings adorn ing it. The costume was plain and was ali in the cut and was superb as a model. To return to jackets. While the short jackets are the correct thing, just now, some of the tailors are trying to cram down our throats the fact that long coats are to be worn. It does not go down my throat. Sounds slangy, eh, Adelaide? Anyway, dear, the long coats coming nearly or quite to the knees are ugly and unbecoming. They break the wearer in two, and destroy all the lines of the figure. In my opinion a coat should never stop at the knee or too near. It it is that long it should continue on down and have some ccquaintance with the bottom of the dress skirt. So much de pends on the length of the coat. It can rain or it can create grace and style. If perchance theee English coats do take hold they will die "a borninV will never be popular. The foulard dresses blue and white and black and white are trimmed with StfaaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB' PsWaMfiaQsSfcJsrm L -uBBBk K JfctBw lli- -A Stilplao-SEilixie Sanitarium, Cor. I-3btlx and M All Kinds of Baths Scientific Masseurs. A Deep Sea Pool, 50x142 feet. Shaving Hairdressing-. Drs. Everett, Managing Physicians. white Swiss muslin plaited flounces. These flounces are edged with ribbon or lace to match the color in the foulard. In fact, white Swiss muslin flounces and ruffles are used in trimming silk and wool dresses. Chiffon, moussaline de soie and gauze are so perishable that in many instances the Swiss muslin is tak ing the place. Tailor effects are moderated and made effeminate with appliqued lace yokes, revere aad girdles. Waists can be made of entirely differ ent material, from the sleeves and skirt. This gives endless variety for dainty summer dresses. Lace waiBts made of insertions and ruffles with silk sleeves and skirts are always effective. Checkered skirts with jackets match, ing the color of the check are extremely stylish. A new material is checkered with a moire effect running through the goods. I saw a blue and whit9 one, small check. With it was wore a blue velvet jacket Eton at the back and 6ort of blouse m front. 'Ihe vest was of white silk and lace. White dock or linen skirts are made up with red jackets. And they are red, too, Adelaide just stunning for the sea shore. Sometimes the skirts have red let in somewhere with panels or bands appliqued with wide braid. Red jackets are worn with checkered red and white wool skirts, and red jackets gilt-buttoned with everything. I told you last week of the latest French dresses being in the princesse and poloaaise style. They are extreme ly graceful on plump, slender figures, and can be adjusted to mountains of flesh almost as well by an expert dress maker. And, my dear, all dressmakers muEt be expert this year. If I ever have any power to wield the first thing I do will be to make a law which will imprison the fiends who profess to be dressmakers and are not. Tessa. HESaMTjirll "f Patronize Home Industry. Made in Nebraska. JieW Lincoln Steel RANGE Best on earth. Made on honor. Sold on merit. Guaranteed a good baker and economical of fuel. All styles and sizes. Soxe people claim they will SAVE THEIR COST IN FUEL inside of two years over any cast .iron stove made. 4 Hole Range as Above 40X0 6 Hole Range a Above .'.45X0 With enamel reservoir. Delivered at any railroad station within 300 miles of Lincoia, Bcckstaff Bros. Mfg. Co.. Makers. Lincoln, Neb NEW TOURIST CARLINE. JTJ1 Jg THE Weekly Personally Conducted Excur TRAIN TO TAKE sions to Portland, Ore., via Burlington Route. On February 17 and every Thursday thereafter at 6d0 p. m. Pullman touribt sleepers in charge of our own excursion conductor are scheduled to leave Lin coln for Portland, via Denver, Leadville, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Oregon 8hort Line, pawing through the grand est scenery of the Rockies and stopping several hours at Salt Lake City to allow a visit at many points of interest there. Berths, tickets and full information may ba obtained at B. Jk M. depot or city ticket office, corner Tenth and O. Geo. W. Bonkdx, U. P. & T. A. The Burlington's "Vesti buled Flyer," which leaves Lincoln every evening at 6:10 p. m. and arrives in Denver the next morning at 7:15. It carries thro' sleepers, chair and dining cars, and offers a service that is unexcelled by any road running into Denver re member this when pur chasing your tickets and START RIGHT. B. & 31. depot cor. 7th and P sts. City Ticket office cor. 10th and O sts. G. W. BONNBLL, G. P. & T.A. 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Write at once for terms etc., to IflE HAWKS NURSERY COMPANY MilTtraukeet Wis. Where the Bullets were Thickest. "Yes," said the veteran, who has been drawing a pension for the last thirty years, "I was always where the bullets were thickest in the late war." And this statement was quite true. But he neglected to mention that the place to which he referred was the sup ply wagon. H. W. BROWN Druggist and Bookseller. Fine Stationery and Calling Cards 127 S. Eleventh Street. PHONE 68 i 9 Trivvet Dicer, I hear that you are thinking of going with the next Arctic exploration expedition. Dicer It's a mistake, Trivvet I shall not go with a North Pole expedition un til the fashion is adopted of sending the relief expedition in advance. Patriotic Customer Yes, I'd like to buy that flag you just showed me, but the price is too high. Can't you come down a couple of dollars? Dealer What? Lower Old Glory? Never!