Raiment.

Lake County Press, Issue 904, 29 March 1900, Page 7

Raiment.

Painted Shoes.—Painted slices are a late novelty for evening "'ear. violets, pansies, or rosebuds being delicately hemmed around the ankle. The stockings worn are embroidered to match the flowers indicated on the shoes, which are either of kid or satin. For day wear are adopting a patent leather shoe with a Louis Quinze heel and red satin bow, the ribbon being passed through a couple of eyelets on either side of the “ tongue.” It is a very smart, stylish shoe. Ribbons.—The rage for ribbons still continues, and we are told we shall see still more bows and streamers on our dresses as the season advances. Dainty chine and Dresden ribbons, however, have disappeared, and in their stead we hare only costly ribbons in stripes and brocade." Tartan plaid ribbons arc very much to the fore, and everywhere they favoured, excepting in England. Some of the newest ribbons arc figured in Indian stylo with “ dissolving” patterns in taffetas which look exactly like the patterns we are accustomed to associate with Indian shawls. A tremendous vogue is prophesied for them. Moire ribbons are only seen on mourning or half-mourning costumes. But they always look elegant. Ruches.—What is almost universally worn now is the “Judy” throat ruche of white tulle. It just looks like a cloud of tulle out of which peeps Amy, (Maud, or Ethel’s pretty face, making the pretty look prettier, and even the homely comely. These ruches must reach to the ears ; the thicker and more cloudy they are the more becoming they are. They have been all the rage during the last few months. At present fur is superseding them to some extent, but they can always be worn, even in the coldest weather, for they are as warm as fur and quite as becoming, though less than half its expense. No woman 1 think will be such an enemy to herself as to deny herself this extra addition to her comfort and beauty.

Gloves.—Most of ns are old enough to remember that up to a couple of years ago gloves, even for evening wear, were considered snobbish. Now they are never out of place, by day or night, if they are clean and the weather be fine. On the other hand, tan gloves, which used to be the only distingue gloves, and were' worn even with evening dresses, are now called “ mannish, and only suitable for driving along country roads, and are totally unfit for town wear.” White gloves are puffed up because the “ microbe” has been discovered in coloured gloves, but light, natural tinted Swedish kid, which has never undergone the dyeing process, is better suited for day wear, and is much more . becoming to the hand, for which nothing is more unbecoming than white. Glove kid is even more becoming than Swedish kid, but the kid must be of the very finest quality ; and, If a light colour must be worn, let it be cream or the palest of gray or tan, but not white, unless one has a model hand. Millinery. There Is nothing vry now In millinery this season. The beefeater harts are supposed to be a novelty, but they are only a revival of a fashion which was in vogue a short time back. Toqueshaped hats are considered the smartest this winter, and are Worn by both young 'and older ladies. Shot velvets are used extensively for trimming purposes, as well as glace silks ; wings, feathers, quills, velvet flowers are also to be noticed. The millinery this season is decidedly brighter in colouring than it usually is at this time of year. We see coloured flowers, shot ribbons, and fur massed together on one hat, and another blue felt shape with blue and green ribbons and green wings.