gerated, is not smart, but al though the belts and bodices give more the effect of the old-fashioned round waist, the line from the neck to the finish of the dress waist is very nearly as long as ever. It is more fashionable to have a small waist measure than it was last season, and the built on those lines, but it is more in effect than in the number of inches gained. Belts and bodices of all sorts and descriptions are worn with waists of dinner and ball gowns. Silk, satin, and velvet on the bias are in favor, or ribbon, but the long sash ends have not met with popular approval, and the bodice is fastened with buckles or fancy buttons. The different colored bodices considered so smart last winter will be as fashionable as ever, and certainly they are a great addition to almost any gown, besides making it possible to have a variety of different effects for the one gown. These bodices are often elaborate affairs of pleats which are really a part of the gown itself. On one gown, for instance, the folds of the bodice are high at the back, carried up in a point. EVENING COAT of écru taffeta with collar and sleeve frills of white new corsets are Irish lace; frills and rosettes of the same taffeta with cords of black. en, are included in every thorough outfit; and for winter as well as for summer there are made up the most charming waists of fine embroideries that can be laundered as well as cleaned. Combining net with lace of a different kind is also carried out, and with good results. A waist having the body and lower part of the sleeves made of Valenciennes net, has a deep yoke and the upper part of the sleeves of Irish or fine Cluny lace; the combination and cuffs might be thought to have outlived its popularity, and yet for the simple waists to be worn with the tailor gowns -that is, when the loose blouse is not worn - this model made up in crêpe de Chine seems just as popular and quite as attractive as ever. Liberty satin and all the new weaves of satin are to be used for these waists. They wear well and can is charming. braid on all of the ruffles. ply or elaborately. |