f HE CHARLOTTE NEVS, FEBRUARY 24 '
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New York.
In these days specialized endeavor
in all walks of life, small wonder is it
that there should be milliners especi
ally for the little folks.
Along Fifth avenue, Madison ave
nue, and the side streets that run be
tween there are several of those smart
shops that cater exclusively to the de
nizens of the nursery and the school
room. Some of them make frocks and
wraps, as well as hats "and bonnets
for their juvenile customers, but even
in such cases the millinery departmtnt
is in the hands of one special design
er. The result is that the . children
whose parents can afford to patronize
those exclusive, and tqually expensive
placces, are apt to be gowned with
just that correct degree of modish sim
plicity which betokens a long purse,
and a knowledge of how to best spend
its contents.
Just now the designers are busy, in
dead, making up all sorts of smart
confections to adorn the cur's of dear
little Miladi of anywhere from : 6
months to 18 years. In other days a
girl was supposed to be ready for pre
sentation to society in general at 17,
and to be married by the time that
she was 20 or 21 at myst. But now
adays 19 to 21 is considtred the prop
er age at which to enter society, so
those clever people who cater to chid
ren still retain the miss of 18 upon
their books and in their good graces.
A sweet simplicity marks the best
of the new designs. There is the most
delightful variety as to type, shape,
raw material and color; but the ver
dict is that to be modish, or to be
even within striking distance of the
mode, the chapeau must be distinctly
simple in outline and somewhat scant
as to trimming. Here is where the
cleverness of the milliner must be
made to tell, for it is in the shape it
self -that the smartness of line and de
sign must be apparent; the trimming
is not supposed to help it out even
one little bit.
There are some fetching bonnets in j
courrse of preparation that are intend-
ed to bt worn with the oldtime style
of frocks which the French are ad-j
EOiElE . ' ;-
The Darky Confers the Title.
From the Live Oak Democrat.
gressmen were ono
day joking ith a colleague from K
tucky, with;: respect to the, well-knot!
penchant: of men of that State
courtesitles; "Why," said one Z
the Representatives "it's a notorion
fact that every. man in Kentuckv i
V . ; - f ; smiled. ;vwre not the only
f z ? r 'aers'gmity of that weakness" ia i
f . f'v-.V-'-Joer Chandler .Harris once STlC2
- '"-nflfl HP hart q flionv.TF . "a
;itP colored population were in a d,P9;
unresponsible." "How's that'"
some one. "Oh," continued the Bln
grass man. "Harris said that when t
negr6 : had once dubbed
Pcourtesy.' title - the habit soon bee!
i Georgia negro a 'chaw' of tobacco'' hp
auaea, ana you're straightaway
'Cap'nj'hand him a quarter and von
find yourself a 'Colonel;' present him a
dollar and you're a 'General' for life
but just throw in an old suit of clothes
and a couple of drams of corn liquor
and the result will be that he'll raise
his children to address you as 'Gov
ernor.' "
Quaint Breton Bonnet.
A charming quaint shape is that
borrowed from the old time bonnet of
the Breton huse wives, and ne that de
velopes well . in lingerie materials.
There is a large and rather low crownj
with three or four shaped flounces or
ruffles for the brim ; these broad in
front and narrowing at the sides, they
disappear altogether at the back of
the bonnet.. A cravat of ribbon is tied
stiffly around the crown, the bow
spreading well across the front, with
several loops and straight ends. In
place of the usual millinerywires some
elevr makers substitute rods of collar
t bone, making the frame altogether of
this flexible featherbone, sothat the
entire hat may be put through the pro
cess of the laundry without danger of
showing rust spots, a catastrophe that
is bound to "ccur whenever a wire
frame makes the acquaintance f water,
but. which is obviated in the feather-bone.
1 - -.rK-L ...m af-j in. n i M ,,, i-i , , .. , . n-.i i, .;.,,- a tor's
TZaijTZnlQ&Zic Gipsy ibonn&k
mass of material is at the back , mak-'
NOVEL TYPES IN TRIMMINGS.
vocating so strenuouslv iust now. The
Norman and thp Rrptnn tvnpq.of hnn- ing the short front' and Icne back line x
net chime in delightfully with those tliat is so modish today in grownup . Some Radical Departures From Ac
cepted umes.
The gowns of the new season those
that sare figuring today at the Riviera
ideas, and they-are made ud in all fashions. Just a wreath of green foli
sorts of materia's, straw, linen, lace, ; aSe w-th little white snow berries at
embroidery, ribbons and what, not." close intervals and a few white snow-
The mob cap of the time of the Birec- DaU nowerss ttickeed mto- the fluted 1 esoris aispiay some cnarmmg novei-
toraate, too, is on view, and one can folds make the trimming; and there ties ln tns trimming line novelties
well imagine any of the small girls of are a. few crushed rosettes of pale that are so striking and so attractive
ono's acquaintance dressed after the Dlue moire ribbon, with . long tie .that one oftentimes remembers the
fashions of children oi that time with strings of the same to complete the t trimming scheme long after the lines
a emmpe. a shortwaisted and sr.ant.-. cuamt apperance. i uwu il&wii. uave snyueu lub
skirted frock oL soome sheer woolen' This com binatioa of pals blue gray
material, short sleeves, quaint little . ish-green is one that promises to be
mitts and this big mob cap with its extremely modish for the small girl
fluted frill and stiff ribbon cravat, ' this season, and it is chiefly, in, velvet
with, perhaps, if she is a great little , ribbons that the color combination is
lady, indeed, three upstanding ostrich j carried out. That : is, the" fetching
tips at one side. ' j chapeau or bonnet is in the green
mi.' .....n( t . (Shades, and the trimmings include the
The peasant caps of the provinces - al blue velvet ribbons -of
France are cmite an insp-iration to, nf, veivei riouons.
the creative milliner, and with the ! r JLS?f f f ShaPG that " bemS
.lovnr 't,,,, ,',. 4.u u revived with a huse success this year
Sve to Sem they Issume q118 fhtftilly accommodating toVe
SoLrn and a'differU s dressing that the little
made in linen, as were theiV originals, i SI 'f t . ,and
thev are Rn rt QQ t m,l ! le shaPe thjs.with its sott droop back
throueh t.hfi nVrt; i;r, ;i and iront. the sides liftiPg just enough
j;--.w,wfcj vj. 111V ( JU.U11U1 J
without in any way losing their dis
tinctive shape and cram. When the
fond mother d esires to expend quite
a little money for her daughter's head
wear, she can order those in hand em
broidered . linens, with whippings of
real Valenciennes along the button
holed scalloped edges.
'The big flat plateaux that can be
wired.and bent into all sorts of fetch
ing and original shapes are treasure
trove - to the milliner who likes, to
study the faces and features of her
small clients... and then make chapeau
that shall be modish, distinctive, and
individual in' its impression. 1 One
milliner has gotten up what sho calls
a gypsy bonnet, and declares that the
idea came to her from one of her lit
tle clients.. The original is in a dull
grayish-green panama, all hahdwoven
and, by the way, after white those
soft grayish greens - that the French
list as lilleul, or, linden leaves, are con
sidered far and away. the most modish
for nursery wear. This bonnet has. a
headsize in velvet' to maatch - the
straw, and to this ' the fluted folds of
the flat plateau are caught. There is
to display the smart hair ribbons,
which, by the way, it is quite the hing
to have en suit with those that adorn
the hat. -
Those flopping Leghorn hats, too,
are worn in the simple lines that have
characterized them for so long. They
are not supposed to be wired nor
twisted in any way, and the preferred
garniture is a big splashing Alsatian
bow of ribbon across the frot, extend
ing well along the sides, and with per
haps a modest little bow . topping a
pair of short streamers in the back.
Sometimes a smart shaped quill, with
a gilt line long its center is thrust
through the loops. vVhen the cnild
wearer, is of the short and plump type
this clever little touch on the hat will
go far towards making a piquant ibi
pression.
The lingerie hat abates not one jot
of its modish ; popularity:? but - like all
the other good thing'sthat hold over
from one year t anther, there are cer
tain : little tuches that go :tcr make-' It
quite different! from .its predecessors.
The new ones display . ribbpn trim
mings evclusively, and here are smart
little Bows- tucked in-under .the .bnm
memory.
One sees bread braids upon the film
iest and sheerest of what the French
term lainages those "soft and sheer
weaves of woolen persuasion in which
in the new goods, there is more than
likely to be a little silk interwoven.
Wool chiffons are among the latest and
those take the intricately woven arti
ficial silk braids to a charm. It takes
a cunning sense W the fitness and the
contrast of things to dispose to advant
age those heavy tresses; but the effect
is deftly lightened by the use of soft
chiffon bouillonncs, richelieu pleatings.
silver tissue bands and such other airy
devices. "
Welcome news it is that there is the
widest latitude allowecl in accepted
trimming schemes. Line, color, width,
debth all.are entirely at the will of the
designer and limited only by the night,
the figure what the French so expres
sively designate "allure" of the weav
er. Straight lines, pannels, crosswise
forms, bias stripes , and stripes, rctmd
and circplar motils incased in an oval
frame, perhaps,of quite some other ma
terial are among the devices that the
best couturieres are indorsing to the
attainment - of the , novel trimming
schemes . 1 . .. .
All of. the new dress materials are
of soft and smooth finish and a lust
rous surface that is bound to throw,
even the slightest attempt at garniture
up to the very best advantage. Chiffon
'
Qyazjol 3ysbcn JSojixeb .
winter weather. Charming teagowns can quickly recond the proportion be
of chiffon are trimmed with bands of tween the price of the lace some two
fur in conjunction with heavy guipure hundred dollars, and its epnivolent for
lace and en passant be it remarked wme-ht i
A very pretty trimming seen on sev
eral of the new gowns of crepe or silk
is made of wide very soft' taffeta rib
bon of the exact shade of the frock,
the ribbon being cut along one -ede
and fringed, extending around the skirt
in ruffles. This would also make an
effective decoration for an evening
gown cf net, chiffon or mousseline. '
that the heavy; guipures lead all the
other laces in mode this year and
opera wraps of the same filmy material
show the similar style of adornment,
with, perhaps, the addition of exquisite
bead embroidery to highten the effect.
The shops are showing len'g sprays
of the most exquisitely fashioned
chiffen roses, with bunches of maiden
hair fern "done in velvet. Those are
to be appUqued flat upon gowns that
grace formaKf unctions, the roses stand
ing out in bold relief upon gauzy sur
face. The fashioning cf those blossoms
from chiffon or . ribbons either mate
rial is equally in fashionable favor just
new is quite an ' art, one that the
regular artificial flower makers are
taking up with much success and the
amature followere. came close behind.
Even hats are on view with thureiass
cf trimming foT their sole adornment,
and it mast be confessed that upon
a youthful face and figure the .result
is all that could be desired. -
In these separable appliques that
offer such opportunity to the clever
designer, sunflowers and daisies are
quite prominent. Wheat and -barley
raceful lines,.-and
Found Her Life Work.
Chicago Tribune.
- "1 don't see your wife often, Mr.
Hiickstep." '
"No; she's always in some sort of
charitable work."
"What particular work is she en
gaged in?"
'. 'I believe she is trying to save Niag
ara, now."
. A man' gets old awful fast after his
children begin to give him advice.
sex
Appearances are Deceiving
But the chances are all in favor of the man
whose clothing bespeaks the gentleman.
We keep your clothing presentable for
$1.00 A MONTH :
a suggestion of scoop in front, but the that add a -lot to its' success.-;
the metallic gauze ribbons are pleated
tightly after the richeleu mode and
used as an edging to define, all of this
conventionalized work the hight of the : ears, too, afford
mode- is attained, and the gown so there is a lack of set or mathematical
adorned takes front rank at once in the outline to the new productions in this
procession of fashion. line. : ' ' ' ;
One of the latest conceits is for lace Feathers; are quite a favored motif,
robes constructed chiefly xl flouncing and one sees ostrich feathers, peacock,
cleverly joined together and backed eagle, bird of paradise and " other!
with either lace or chiffon of a harmon-' plumes cleverly reproduced in laces of
izing or contrasting tint. One charming ; various kinds, are to be in the highest
one is in pale blue over a rosy mauve, , kind cf favor. The Irish laces, however, ?
the latter color in velvet ribbon liberal-: show no signs of a waning vogue. In-1
ly used, for trimming in the shape of deed, so much to the contrary, there is j
escaliers of bows and a deep crush not 'enough of ;the exquisite Limerick
ceinture. Another displays a lavendar lace upon the market to meet the de-1
lace over pale yellow chiffon, this injmand, and machine-made" imitations;
turn being posed over . pale pink peau ' are commanding pretty nearly as high '
broadcloth, the silk or the wool chiffon i de cygne, changeable or shot ribbons ' a price abroad as the real thing used to
itsplf those soft and clinaring henri- i of ' louisine displaying all three colors do. : Carrickmacrcss is another Irish R
ettas and all of the voile family show: fashioning " festooned lines over each product7 that meets with -favor; -while
flounce, the point of each festoon being as the real Irish croquet, it is rapidly
caught with a much-crushed rosette. 1 i becoming to be worth almost its weight
Upon gowns that are intended to do ' in gold, for the real thjng is so light
duty right along into the summer time ' and fine that its: weight in dulk is
and "rococo borders, interlacing ovals , one sees odd little touches of fur. In-; inappreciable. An entire princesse
and intersecting circles all take-on ; deed, in' this new scheme of things fur- gown -imported the other day in this
added, charm when fashioned of the is regarded as - a -trimming accessory, croquette, lace weighed but 14 cunces,
soft pile fabrics. Then when one -of and not as an indication of warmth or. unmade and!: the mathematical gainl
Carolina
223 N. Tryon St.
Club
Phone 306
Latest
up to the best . possible degree the
favored design in velvet or velvet rib
bons. Picket fences, walls: of Tory,
Headquarters for the
Popular Music-
Mandolins, Guitars, Banjos
; and General Musical Merchandise
Teachers' arid out-of-town trade solicited.
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213 N. TRYON
L. WALDO AMES, Manager.
PHONE 313.