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Show NOVEL U8E OF MALINETTE. Pretty Neck Dressings Can Easily Be Made at Home. Slnco mnllno has been, brought out in a water-proofed quality, styled as mallnctto, somo very beautiful neck dressings hnvo been shown In this diaphanous fnbrlc. The shops aro asking ask-ing goodly prices for theso novbltles, but tho hnndy women can make tho samo things at homo at a comparatively comparative-ly small part of tho price asked for tho ready-mado articles. A combination combina-tion of whlto, point d'esprlt and whlto mallnotto Is shown. In this neck rucho, trimmed with whlto '.sntln ribbons. Tho ruche, which Is sopio three-quarters of n yard In length and about seven Inches thick, Is mndu ot four very full ruflles of tho spotted net, oach wldor than tho other and set on nn Inch wldji band ot whlto satin.- Tho edges of thoso four ruffles are finished with full pleatlngs of the mnllnotte, giving a sofo Huffy effect, which Is possible with no 'othor material. Tho mallnetto being moisture-proof, tho dampness In tho air only serves to glvo It moro bcUy, bo that after all a rucho of It Is qulto a satisfactory Investment. In-vestment. Tho rounded ends of tho rucho nro finished with short and long loops' of white satin ribbon doponding from largo rose'js they aro small." Howevor, becauso largo hats aro being worn, do not go to extremes and get tho largest ono you can find. Unless you can havo many hats, bo moderate In your choice of sizes nnd colors. H Purple, in nil Its regnl splendor, has been overdono in tho largo cities, and its lifo will bo a short ono. It seems tho most dlfllcillt thing In the world to mako a color fashlonablo and not common. Women Jumped at purplo, bought It In gowns, hats, stockings, boas and evory Imaginable garment so much so that tho moro oxcluslvo J sot aro avoiding it. This latter class havo turned their favor toward peacock blues, soft browns, tea greens, all of which aro colors that will stand the test ot a second season's wear. All hats must tilt down. Most of tho shapes are1 modified forma of tho mushroom, falling rather low in the back and nro worn well off the faco. No bandcaus aro worn in most of the 'H largo hats, but if any is used, It must bo oven all around the crown and not over a half Inch in width. This gives Just enough place to put your hatpins through; but many of tho handsomest hats aro mado abso lutoly without bandeau, setting close on tho head. Nothing is raised at all. Littlo mocking birds are among thq nowcBt ideas in hat trimming, their appcaranco being caused by tho do-mand do-mand for tho peculiar tinge of blue-green blue-green which is found on tho plumage of this bird. They aro not cheap, but are exceedingly smart on a hat that blends thoso shades. Another now Idea is the square, bows of velvet ribbon such aa aro pic-tured; pic-tured; This effect is mado by wiring the ribbon two ways across the ribbon and directly through tho middle. It is a very up-to-dato trimming and hoi pi to fill In around tho crown of the larger shapes. Embroidered bands of hand work are being used aVound the crowns ot velvot hats to givo ihem a bit. of life. 'H These hats aro to bo purchased In shops where Japancso trimming's are carried and sell from $1.75 up. To an othcrwlso dull hat they givo a dash and style that la inimitable. Some-times Some-times a buckle is made of heavy buck-ram buck-ram and covered with ' this gay em-broidery em-broidery Instead of running the hand around tho crown. |