The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-10-28

Readers are advised to select for tbei,
earliest autumn costumes solid colors.
and use the simplest designs sent over
from Paris. For instance, get Sicilienne.
ottoman wool reps, or cashmere of a
dark shade OF brown. green or red, for
the corsage and drapery of what appears
70 be princesse dress, but really is
culrass corsage with the skirt entirely
separate and attached below the hips by
great hooks that catch on loops sewed to
the waist. If the ws-ist is Sicilienne.
the skirt may be of plush or velvet OF
the same shade, and for a brides Wis
lung costume, or her travelling suit in
which she is to be married, this will he
best OF golden brown, darker seal
brown, or the new electric blue. The
basque should be fitted smoothly over
the hips without any pleating added in
the back seams and should be a .sround
pasque" -that is. of even length all
around, instead of being shortened on
the hips or heightened in the back. This
basque of Sicilienne has Breton vest
OF the same laid in very fine pleats "a
iar up as the top of the first dart, then
iet rail- in a loose soft puff, gathered in at |
the neck, and finished there with a |
double standing ruffie of Sicilienne that |
should extend all around the neck. The
Breton vest, it will be remembered. be-
gins on the right side and laps to the
lett, hiding the buttons that fasten the
fronts OF the waist. On the edges of the
vest, concealing where it begins. il a
plush revers that extends all the way mn
around the back of the neck; the EDGES
Of this revers meet at the waist line and
are scalloped on the inner side and cord
ed with Sicilienne. For this vest Sic;-
ienne five-eights of yard wide is used.
and the fine pleats. datly pressed and
much Tapped, are twenty in number. A
irooping fringe-like ornament of passe-
nenterie balls falls below the throat
lcross this vest, and similar ones ara
N the plush cuffs. directly over the back
lraPery, and on each hip below the
lush pockets. The plush skirt, with I
me side gore, front gore and straight I
'ack breadth, is cut out around the |
over edge in deep narrow scallops-
TX inches long and two inches wide
nd these are bordered with Sicilienne:
hese scallops fall on box-pleated plush
aiayeuse. The hip drapery of Sicilienne
epresenfs short full paniers in three /
'ngthwise box-pleats, with the edges G
irned under in puff. On the plain '
art are pockets of plush-long, narrow. '
nth bias corners-and the fringe passe- c
lenterie below.
For plain cloth dresses made Mt home
lercules braid two inches wide is the
mining. These should have habit =
asque only two inches deep on the sides, :,
'arpiy pointed in front, and with the .
ng square middle forms of the back &
lid in two double box pleats. A row :,
black Hercules braid is across these &
* pleats, while the other edges of the 4
'sque are corded Two rows of braid =,
ltline vest up the front, and are :,
United to form cuffs. The standing :,
Diet collar is of velvet the color of the -
9TH, and dull old silver carved buttons I,
stem the waist. The lower part of the =
Irt has lengthwise tucked flounce o
II yard deep, with only its upper =;
Ii tucked, and the lower part falling a.
loose pleats over box-pleated balay. =,
Sc. The apron over-skirt is draped on %
. lower skirt, and its edges are sewed =,
derneath Mt the head Of the t1cied W ~
unce. The front is much wrinkled ~ -,
d has five rows of Hercules braid n,
lgthwise from the belt to the edge. ~
er this is worn a jacket mantle. This +,
; partly fitted sleeveless jacket, with q IN
mite drapery that falls low over the r.,
ms like Dolman. 1t has deep ~
ron collar of velvet, satin strings to 81
at the throat, and two rows of wide "a,
"a for trimming. This costume, M,
de OF old green cloth with many On On
'aiiel rows OF black soutache, or Of -
isible blue with black wide Hercules "a:
I'd, or of golden brown cloth with co. co.
brighter ficelle-colored braid. will be a.
pile and stylish choice for the first 81, 81,
! autumn weather. A turban of En- ;ne
n straw, with velvet brim trimmed co s
b many cocks plumes. and one or the
small, meek, sad-looking doves, or ere
sea-swailows, in front, should be An
n with n - IN De- al