Show 1 Q Of Interest i To Women iH o I 0 Velvetis laigMy fashionable for both day and evening costumes It is worn 4Iti especially at weddings where ceremonious jf cere-monious toitets are necessary and a i iII where the friends as well as the relatives fl rela-tives of the contracting parties are expected ex-pected to reflect credit on ths affair by t the sumptuousness of their attire VeIl VeI-l vet is also much favored for elaborate i dinner gowns and is by no means confined con-fined to middle aged women It is worn in rich and brilliant tints by women of all ages and is richly trimmed with lace guipure point < cte venlse and renaissance renais-sance embroidery or bands and detached t t I i 4 SILK VELVET GOWN motifs in application Sometimes open insertion is laid over satin ribbon lighter than or the same shade as the velvet The latest novelty in lace is enriched od the thick part of the pattern by pearl beads of various tints steel embroidery em-broidery gold and silver threads tind 4 even braid patterns Choux and flowers of velvet are now used indiscriminately on skirts and corsages cor-sages and are seen on nearly all the newest gowns worn by those women who desire to keep uin the movement as Parisians exnress it The fashion of having velvet slaves for silk gowns of the same color as the silk or differing from it is by no means wanting Breteltes belt and similar portions por-tions of the gown are then made of the velvet and the costume is much I icher looking than if it were composed of silk alone Velvet Is likewise thus combined with tulle gauze and mousse line de soie an association of fabrics that would have been considered preposterous pre-posterous a few years ago An illustration is given of a striking Sown of periwinkle blue bengaline and escurial yellow velvet Te silk skirt is slightly draped in front and has a desp plait which extends above the waist and hooks on the left side of the bodice A r band of mink < borders the plait The bodice is tight and has a yoke of velvet I i r surrounded < by a bertha of guipure headed by a fur band Fur also erlges the standing collar The plait which comes up from the skirt fastens under a silk bow The girdle is of velvet covered with guipure The immense I puffed sleeves are of velvet and have very deep silk cuffs reachm above the I elbow and cut in points Fur bordrs I end wrists |