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Show stripe ol color, 'i ttin was no drapery xxpt from left shoulder to right hip. iluv liAtrUL, ,J LATEST Sl'lifXGSTVLKS An Interesting Letter hy Olive Harper, the Well-Known Fashion Correspondent. THE rASHIONS OF THE WEEK. Some New Ideas hi Waists Which Are Pretty Tor Graceful Women A Pair of Farty Dresses. N- XKW YOHK. June Tliero has lieen considerable talk about wai(s made with tiio material simpiy draw u aeros ,lio front smoothly without .my darts or seams' or opcu-ug, opcu-ug, and now I tuiuish ictts l two gywiis made m that d.vle. . .. ..icvo one or tnose pretty stylet It is necessary to have the lining of the waist fitted well to the figure, with the seams all turned in, and the bones laid flat wRh extreme care. Then the material mate-rial is drawn carefully over and pulled Tiu;s economy and savino chuck. and drawn until it (its like a glove over the lining. Of course the girl must be inside the lining while this molding process pro-cess is going on, aud I Bhould also mention men-tion that the shoulder and aide stains are only basted. As soon as the outside tita without a wrinkle then the shouldor and side seams are ripped and the whole is sewn together. The material muKt be flexible, such as camel's hair, cashmere, bunting, surah or china crajie. This latter when in black make an exquisite drapery, and indeed the model of the design was in cream colored silk with large garnet figures, and ovtr it wiis draped the black :rape as seen in t he illustration. It is a real relief to tho eyes to see these pretty plain corsages after so many heavily heav-ily laden waists. The other one has the fullness which would have been taken up in darts brought down to the point in front. The whole dress is in drab cashmere, cash-mere, summer weight, and the front breadths are slashed and lined with old rose silk, whilo the underskirt is of myrtle myr-tle green vein tin a, Bordering theslashea are bands of embroidered loaves in russet rus-set green shadings, and done in chenille, which leaves it in quite high relief. Thia kind of embroidery is very rapidly done, and vory pretty when finished. The sleeves are also slashed on the outer side ami tilled in with velutina, which is cheap, very fashionable and wears well. Those gowns bntton in the back, the buttons being hidden under a narrow box plait, which is laid from the nock to the waist liue. it is a saving of cloth also. Do you want to see two vory protty party dresses, girls? Of conree you do. The little one is of gray Japanese crape, accordeou plaited, with streamers of rink (peachblow pink) ribbons hanging from waist to the foot of the dress, where it is fastened in a loop. A belt of the same goes around tho waist and ia tied in a double bow with long loopa and ends in tho back. Across the front of the corsage is a fichu drajiery of gray tulle, with a pink rosette. Tho sleeve are of crapo and the drees ia modestly low in front anl.ba:k. The pretty Cato-gan Cato-gan braid in the dressing of the hair gives a girlish look to the whole. Many young ladies who have low foreheads are parting tho hair in tho middle and combing it back, leaving only one littlo curl down tho middle of the forehead. The gloves are pearl gray. The design of this pretty little gown could be carried car-ried out in a variety of ways with slight ' alterations. For her blonde friend the other "creation" "crea-tion" would be the f'-il. This is In palo blue surah and white hue. . Hie style ia so simple that a description is not needed. need-ed. This also could be in lilac, lavender orany other preferred color. Bothdressea are suitable for any evening gathering where full dress is required. arf.s't Tiirv psrrnr? This wek I have ett three tieautiful ; toitumes. me wan black bv-e, with he aud tliere a tin velvet bow of com :olor. Fauny Edga Thtnca wore the , athtr black dreas, tn skirt accor-Jcon plaited, the waist tiighdy open at the , Ot-k. and her color was red. ! Llla Whetler Wiiwx wa wfib hr aud j die wore a prince lrss of thh k looking hntitvr light trray wool, with. f:U |