The Portland daily press., 1878-12-06
[Harper's Bazarl
Nnyy YORK Esshinuc

The pretty Trianon polonsise with short
skirt is favorite design smong the latest
lmportatlons of the trottoir or sidewalk dresses
sent over from Paris This is coquettish lit
tie costume, somewhat in the Dolly Warden
style. and is especially popular with Young la
dies when made up in any of the fashionable
colors and co mbins'ons of fabrics. 1t is also
worn by those of quiet tastes when made up in
plain stuffs; it is moreover, most useful de-
sign for remodelling the polonaises of last sea-
son that now look too straight and plain. As
an instance OF the latter case, ladies who have
black brocaded silk polonaises left over from
last season now turn back the fronts In the
deep three-oornered revers, cover the upturned
part with satin or with plain silk, and fastsn IT
in the middle Of the back with bow; this
couceals the worn parts of the polonaise. gives
it stylish appearance ana makes 1t more suit
able to wear with short skirt. Plain cash
mere polOnaises are made in the same way
faced on the revers with figured or striped stuff
and the lower skirt beneath is trimmed with
bands and festoons of the trimming material.
The shape of this garment is very simple.
1t has three darts in each front one
OF which is the under-arm dart that is now
used TO prevent the necessity of making a cross
basque seam. The back has a seam down the
middle, and short side form beginning in
each armhole. The back of the skirt is plain
over the hips, and slopes to a point at the bot
tom; II Is slightly draped between these spaces
bS peats or better still, by tapes suspended
from the waist. 10 sleazy fabrics it is best 10
put an interlining of tou0datlon muslin in the
eevers. This reyers facing must extend quite
far back at the lower edge of the skirt, anG
should have a piping OF satin on the top and
down the side.
The polka basque With foil flowing train is
model for a house toilette that may be either
very PLAIN or very elaborate, according to the
trimming chosen for it. The fJw.ng SKIRT
represents the greater fullnes about the hips
and train that has b-en gradually added TO
skirts since the return 10 paniers was suggested;
she trout and sides are as clingng as tney ever
We're, and are made of three narrowly gored
bresdths. Tue full back s made of Ihres
straight breadths Of silk, and when the lady "a
Is large or the tram that of long bridal dress
four widths are used. The gored bresdtbs "a
the figure so nicely that single PAIR OF strings
tied TO tha second seams holds the fulInsss IN
place. There are no hOunces in the sIraicht 6
breadths; one or two knife pleatiues edge the
pottom-are not set upon it--aud extend no
the sides 10 the waist; these show pret,ily at
The square corners of the train where it's length
IS at hrst added TO the gored breadths The top
OF the full breadths may be pleated in small
SIDE pieats or 10 large Wattesu box pest or
they may be plainly gathered or else deeply
sDirred.
The front breadths are variousy trimmed
There are ftom one TO three plestings across the
foot. The side cores may be covered with mar
row frls, and the middle front gore be quits full,
gathered down the seams and ffinged below.
In other cases there is single deep apron