the striped, however, is little used.

The neckline of dresses inclines to the square décolleté. The sleeves are either kimono or set-in. And tiers are much used in the skirt.

And here is a description of the costume of the season: the sleeves are slanted and gathered to such a degree that they appear like a wing. The dress is black, its skirt pleated and very wide. The waist is narrow. On the bosom are six buttons, and the collar is wide, with above it a trimming of white fabric that winds round the neck in a circle, rising above the neck.

And here is an evening gown of black organdy, wide, with horizontal tiers set apart, broadening gradually as the skirt widens. The bosom is open in a décolleté with bretelles, and the shoulders are covered by a piece of white fabric fastened to the gown by two large buttons.

As for jewels, they have made much use of sea shell in necklaces and bracelets, and the dominant color in them is red-purple.

Black shoes, or white trimmed with black, are the shoes best suited to the season's clothes.

And long hair, swept up to the back, is all but overpowering the fashion of short hair; and white hats made of straw suit it well.