Show i OVER rf JAllP8 + P Already the little birds who make it their business to whisper secrets of corning corn-ing fashions have announced some surprising sur-prising novelties which the present month is to bring forth January is to be a month of striking fashions and if re lipble authorities are to be believed the year will be full of surprises of the same character Probably the most interesting novelty interestng noely which can appear during the cold days of January is a furry one and the new lur collar and muff are really worthy of attention They are of sable and made entirely of tails Tails have been profuse in their appearance during thl entire season sea-son but a collar new The collar Is i so lle fashioned that i encircles the wearers lace and head even higher and closer than a ruff The little brown tails reach saucily almost up to the hat brim and dance this way and that about the face of the young woman who wears them The effect upon a soft cheek must be something approaching that of the castl cast gation of a veritable citoninetails but the young woman of the present winter does not apparently object to this Per hups she is reconciled by the fact that her unique neck ornament attracts more attention than any other thing on the avenue 000 There is a new hat in the milliners shop which is tho most astonishing thing in the repertoire of January fashions The white gown was sure to be followed by the white hat and the interval between them has not been long The white hat is another relic of the czarina craze and has just been Imported from Pails I is cut on the sailor plan and is decorated bv a huge aigrette in front and bunches of volet at the side The most remarkable remark-able feature of the hat however is that it is made of kid an altogether new material ma-terial in the line of millinery For this I winter at least the white kid hat is sure to be popular 000 A fashion which all the 97 brides will hasten to appropriate is the brides gir lethe le-the extravagant feature of these ornaments orna-ments b ing that they can only be worn with wedding gowns The bride girdle is i of a definitely prescribed width four inches at the narrowest point ant six at the widest and it is covered entirely with pearls Preferably this dainty girdle should be laced with a slender silver wire wireI is a question for the brides themselves thEm-selves to decide a3 to whether the bridal srirdle shall be put away with the bridal wreath and carefully treasured for the daughters wedding or whether thevan dal economy shall cause It to be torn apart and the pretty pearls utilized for some other purpose If sentiment counts for anything the brides girdle which will really be the telling feature of the bridal gown should never be made to servo another purpose < < < i > Ir this day of new things i seems as i every whim can be gratified Pretty I arrangements for the neck give a soft look to any face and to a pretty one i makes it all the more attractive Kence every woman craves something becoming becom-ing for the neck The daintiest collarette scan this season is a creation of fur and lace The lace which was very handsome hand-some was gathered very full At intervals Inter-vals of two inches were sewed mink tails tais six inches in length This formed a col larette onehalf yard in length which was tied at the throat with narrow ribbons rib-bons which did not show The muff that was used with it was thickly interlined with eiderdown and lined with white satin The lace and mink tails were the same arrangement as the collarette with I the exception of yellow velvet roses which were strewn thickly through the lace and fur For receptions and afternoon calls nothing could bo daintier than this worn with elaborately trimmed gownS and plain gowns can be made to look dressy by having pretty arrangements for the neck 000 This winters dancers are a gorgeous lot and they make a ballroom suggestive of a fairyland whose dressmakers are remarkably re-markably well up in their business A sample of what a really fine gown means this season is here given I was made of rosesalmon duchesse satin both bodice bod-ice and skirt trimmed with white mous seline de sole insertions that showed a pretty floral embroidery in colored silks I But this trimming was enhanced by a novel garniture of ribbon The back of the bodice and the epaulets were plain satin and the skirt was lined with pink taffeta Cover a dancing floor thickly with such handsome dresses as this and the sight is one of beauty that should be a joy forever Between dances there is no letup in the brilliancy of the picture because dainty wraps that come out for bared shoulders are fully up to the gowns they top Scarfs and capes for this purpose are most elegant and though their delicacy makes them seem almost useless they ordinarily furnish all the protection that is desired Almost any cfiio becomes more dressy from an arrangement ar-rangement of ribbon passing about tho neck under the collar The ribbon is knotted into a handsome bow at the back and in front at the fastening Is looped into bows and ends which quite cover all traces of hooks and eyes and either prevent pre-vent or conceal tho wear that is sure to show promptly at this point Ends of the ribbon hang to tho edge of the cape open and add to its dressiness when it is worn 010 Pretty collar bands for dresses are made I of bias velvet in any light or bright shade slightly draped and gathered m two short loops at the back where they I fasten The velvet is beaded with steel pearl turquoise jet or rhinestone nail heads and the frill commencing at the side and extending across the back is made of white chiffon edged with yellow lace 000 Smal jet buttons and clasps are growing grow-ing In favor some of the fancy buttons being as large as 16 lines Perhaps the ravorites among these are in enamel showing open work designs and cut shell trimmings Many square patterns are in motherofpearl and some handsome specimens of this material are nchly engraved en-graved sometimes showing gold ligures 000 Black velvet hats with black feathers and Idrse turquoise ornaments for the only corer are one of the latest fancies of fashion And a novel toque is made of turquoise blue and brown velvet wide in shape with an aigrette of tuberoses Flowers are generously employed on winter hats and camellias gardenias and violets seem to be In the lead in Paris 000 Full vests of checked silk in two colors are used in plain cloth gowns with Rood effect They open in the center to show an inner and narrow vest of fancy ga loon or an embroidery of beads on white silk and are finished on either edge with a tiny knife plaiting of the silk tny 00 Dancing gowns for small girls are made of taffeta gowns sik with an overdress of kilted chiffon of the same color or one of fine lawn trimmed with lace insertion and edging o 4 0 Small belts arc shown with enameled buckles indeed buckles are to be seen in all manner of materials as motherof pearl horn jet steel and gold from less than half an inch to three and a half inches wide j o 0 < A pretty dinner dress Is made of pompadour pompa-dour silk flounced up to the waist and the round blouse bodice his a cream mousselinc de sole vest with guipure lace yoke and a white satin ribbon belt and collar drawn through stool buckles two at the neck and six at the waist < The new ostrich b oas are made short so that the ends do not hang lower than tho waist and these are not pointed the same width being maintained throughout Collarettes however are much thicker in the middle < s > < > 0 The fashionable fan is a veritable tOY it Is so small The empire is the appro td style in the tiniest size and i is more beautifully ornamented than ever 00 < The sleeve which was worn in the early part of the century is the latest model shown just at present I is close fitting from the wrist where it fares ting the hand to the elbow and above this is a puff which gathers full Into the armhole There is no very marked change in the fashion of hairdressing at present but some ingenious novelties have been devised de-vised to facilitate the arranging of the hair in the numerous puffs and curls of the present mode The most Important i of these novelties is tho Newport coil which is made of long beautiful hair fashioned around a thin ring through which ones own hair is drawn and entirely en-tirely hidden by the hair of the coil The most elaborate coiffure can be fashioned by using this coil and all styles of beautiful beau-tiful tortoise shell combs and ornaments may be found here for ftnishlng off 000 The debutante tea 1s one of the most cii6yable of the fashionable socIal func A tions of the season They are really I restful entertainments and as only a few minutes are required at them they are a pleasing change from the long crushes which are frequently extremely tiresome < S > < 0 Thimble collecting promises to be popular popu-lar among women with tine and leisure I is a respectable fashion for thimbles have at some periods been objects of considerable I con-siderable artistic value I I I is really astonishing to see how varied va-ried are the designs of an article which at first sight presents such few opportunities I opportuni-ties for the elaboration of fancy Silver is of course the commonest metal of which ordinary thimbles are made although al-though steel and brass are substituted in I those intended to be used by tailors The gold thimble of our grandmothers is decidedly rare although In every collection col-lection one or more specimens may always al-ways be found Their disuSe may no doubt be traced to the fact that fancywork fancy-work as an employment for the women of the higher class has unquestionably gone out of fashion Jewelled thimbles are not uncommon those with a turquoise set In the top being be-ing the most ordinary but modifications of the tailors thimbles made in gold or silver without a top used at one time t be the favorite for treating in this way Some are studded with jewels and very old thimbles may even now occasionally be found with pearls set in them They are chiefly ornamental however for it is practically impossible for the stones to be set sufficiently deep to be safe and they become discolored very rapidly More precious jewels like rubies and diamonds are sometimes used and no collection can be considered to bo complete com-plete without an example of this kind Ivory thimbles which at the beginning of the century used to bo common are I now very rarely seenin use at all I events They lcd themselves to decoration decora-tion but the need of making them thick ton them a clumsy appearance to I in which popularity must be attributed their decline |