Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-03
THE FASHIONS.
To Remodel PrinceSse Dresses. .Stylcs
nrloung ladies...pariSian Dresses.


hrNoung l.adies.-.Parisian Dresses.
narpcr's Bazaar
PrinceSSe dresses of velvet or silk are
made fuller i'll the back 10y opening the
midle seam of the skirt six or eight
inches below the waist, and inserting
two Or even three straight nicated
h"eadths az silk or satin. NE pleatips
Is arranged to meet III the middle.
other prlneeSSe dresses have soft putlS
Of silk or satin added in the back. This
panler effect begins below the basque,
and is not n bunch Just below the waist
hne, rs II was in the days Of the Grcclan
bend. An excellent plan for renewing
prmccSSc dresses that have become de-
faced Oh the front hreadths il IL cut III
the front q the length 81 y basque, and
lei the back remain rs n princeSSc court
tram; then have three short pctticoat
hreadthS for the front and sides OF Il
different fabric. This idea is suggested
by seeing black velvet prlnacSsc
dress made moro elegant than
when new by having front hrcadths
81 white satin cmhruidrr-
od allover with tiny roSchuds used III
the place OF the original oncs;a knife
pleatug nj satin edged the velvet train,
and passed IN the sides to tho waist.
still another plan, and loss expensive
than The asst is that Of putting deep
triangular rcVcrs of hroCado ON the
front brcadthS, The top of these rcvcrs
begins where basque would leave ott,
and extends around the hips like those
seen III the rrianon polonaise; they
meetat the top III the back, and are
loncd hy large loop or knot with
hanging sashes that are fringcd III the
ends. Sleeves Of the hrocadc and vest
OF the same may be added. A full
parmo of Breton lace in close knife
pleatS adds much 10 tho style and
beauty " these black dresses
Very young ladies are SO partial to
coat.sllaped corsages that they are
adopting them for full dress. For
instance, there are English eutawav
coats ct dark-bluc striped MORO, with
brocadcd velvet vest, and large shail
button inlaid with blue to represent
violets; 10 finish this is " MORE train
red coat of striped MORE has vest Of
old-gold-striped velvet, with pctti,oat
and train TO correspond. Yards upon
Nardsof Breton lace are on such tot
lettcs. II is said that Worth uses many
thousand yards of this lace daily. Pale
pink MORE, combined with silk of tho
Same color, is very popular for young
ladies evening dresses. Only II very
little satin appears on such dresses in
the way of revels and pipings. The
favoric and the most youthful trim
mings are white passcmenterie Of
mingled chenille, pearl beads, and
silver threads, and quantities Of mex
pensiye white lace.
There is an eiiorl 20 do away with
basque corsagcs for young ladies, and
to revive the pointed waists OF IL few
years ago, and also the short round Jo-
sephile waist, with or without n very
wide oelt; the round waist is called the
First Empire corsage. a fresh and
lovely dress for dcbutanto Of white
barege over silk is in the Josephine
style. The short round waist has three
darts III front, and is made Of the barcgc
laid smoothly upon u silk lining, Tho
belt Of gros grain in four folds is three
inches wide, fastened by n cut pear
buckle. The sleeves are quite short
puils, and the low round neck is finished
10y few soft folds Of the barege in Gro
clan style, caught in the front, back, and
shoulders by sprays of pink roses. The
a
pleatngs around the skirt and there i
II long round overskirt Of barege simply
hemmed and softly draped
To cover all silk skirt above Ill,
pleatings. The back Of the over
skirt hil in two soft putls tEatarc separ
ated by garlands OF roses, which end ii
sprays that extend over nearly to the
middle Of tho apron. Another whit,
barge dress has the fort of tire over
skirt and the reverse in the back o
pink silk outlined by garland o
flowers.
A Parisian dress with pointcd-waist i,
composed Of embroidered canary col
ored gauze over pale blue silk. The
corsGgc Of blue silk has the sharp pom
of the front and back covered from til,
neck down with horizontal pleatings o
the yellow gauzc, on which are cluster
of red and yellow roses. The neck ex
tends square above the shoulders, ant
the sleeve is scarce more than II strap o
embroidery.
Marriage ImDrOmDtu.