Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-12-13
Plain Dresses.

Plain Dresses.
Ladies Of simple tastes have these
tastes pratified by the plain costumes
which it is the excellent fashion this
season to choose for the street. The
tailor dresses of cloth brought this
simplicity. into favor, and have also
made it the correct thing to have street
suits of wool in preference to those OF
silks and satins formerly worn. While
cloth is the favorite fabric for wool
dresses. there are ladies who object to
its great weight, and for thesp1herega
the lighter mers-hair, Blarr1tz ana
ottoman reps, cashmere, the rough
twilled bison cloth and fhe' ftgqFd WOOL
tapestries. The entire dress is made or
these woolens, thouglrini npurte skirts
there is usually afoun daioASkNt which
is wholly concealed by the wool skirt
laid upon it. For simple aeslghs, OF
these there are skirts made ~ two
straight breadths of the widest double
width wool goods broadly bo!defed with
velvet or with plain velveteent set on at
the foot mot above it, as was formerly
done. This is handsome in Xull tHtian
red camel s-halr in two straight breadthS
over silk foundation skirt we've this
is ponnais of the wool goods CLOSELY
fitted and very much drAped by ensving
away from the waist in front. Hpd being
CAUGHT MP on the tournure by two bows
or rosettes OF velvetei The 'front.' oil the
polonalse is tucked in small knckss that
begin at the neck and 'disapb3arsi1 the
curves below the waist. A .Stsnding
velvet collar, velvet cuffs, and twosFel-
vet straps at the waistifne complete the
trimming. e THE buttons are small and
are of metal, with the disk shaped Ike
a cup, with red or iridesccnt1 coloring.
aud in this cupi is a'abunch ofalm@taI
grapes or of leaves. If a coat is added
to this for the street., it is rather short
with cross seam along the hips. apd
some box pleats behind Gray. cash
mere suits are similarly made, with the
drapefy d CHI back tef1 30 Te1Rot
Broad. being confined to, a lopg narrow
space, while It Is very short Oh the hips,
|sand scarcely imore Sthan al 'basquet in
front. There may be soft gathered
vest of saiin, or else .One aof the new
small-figured velvet brocades is used,
with tiny leaf or block or ring Of satin
sunk in the velvet. s. 49, go. !. i.s ~
The tapestry woods. are liked By voting
ladies who want good deal OF color,
vet in subdued tones that will not ybe
conspicuous; these are lHetty in dark
blue, brown, dull red, or green grounds,
with flower designs woven to represe ntS
the cross stitches of old tapestriesH this
figured stuff is used merely for the skirt,
while the overdress is plain cloth, seam
el's-hair or Sicilienne of thesc color OF the
ground. Dark blue and Titan red suits
Of twilled stuffs have postilions basque.
and plated skirt. with. braid ted panels.
and with most Of the sdrapetT in the-
back but if the wearer is quite, tall or
has very small hips, there. is also some
wrinkled drapery across the frQnt; ii
she is quite stout. there may be- four
plaits, two coming from each siAa1d0wn
the middle of the front, while sthere are
wide side breadths that are covered with
parallel rows of braid, thicfsBt than SOU
tache, and third of nsyinehf broad.
This is pretty on the fleckeds Cheviots
now SO much in favor with young ladies'.
and the braid is usually of the darkest.
color; brown flecked with red. green
with golden brown, and blue. with. red
or brown, are fashionable, contrasts in
this warm yet light wool n rs, position
basque Of cashmere, OK lsbn wool
dresses is now very short on the lips,
and is longer behind, where it forms la.
broad square. The front MAY be,either'
round or pointed, and is 'vefy plainly
buttoned up to the throat api finished.
with high standing COLLAR; or else it
has soft satin plastron or vest, which
| is further trimmed by a reyers of velvet
on each side, and passing up around
the collar The very long apron over
skirt, with single cluster Of folds drap-.
ing it high and far back on each side, ia
still fashionably worn by young ladies;
these are made of two !breadths Of
double-width goods by some nnodistes.
while others cut them by the pattern Of
the lower skirt, and drape them on the
wearer, arranging the ifuHnesssAs best
suits the figure. Harper's Bazaar. $50