The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-04
Partisan Styles.

The fashion of clinging dresses still
lasts, and is likely to last for some
time to come. Large, hollow plaits
double or trebel, and manifold gathers
are in many models arranged round
the waist dIId over the hips; the
I double skirts, also gathered, form an
ample drapeTy, which allows of being
lOoped up in the most varied and
graceful fashion, and fastened by long
| loops of ribbon not above an inch
wide. This mass OF light material
forms round the hips sort of roll from
which the waist seems to come out
slighter, imprisoned in a bodice peaked
in front and shoft over the hips, with
out the least basque. Skirts of very
| different fabrics are made thus OF
yelling, cashmere, wooden Grape, surah,
shot silk, satin, ETC., with small
drapery only, scarf or short tab
lier. When the material is Il large
patterned silk or shot velvet, or silk
and velvet striped pekin of two shades,
the skirt is made quite plain, with a
little trimming round the foot only !;
fine fluting of self-colored material
of the prevailing shade of the dress,
a quilting or ruche of silk and lace.
solutely necessary to give the required
effect. Some Of our mantuamakers
are beginning to line the material of
the puff with stiff muslin, which holds
it up to its duty, which is to keep well
putfed out. This is not bad idea, for
it allows of wearing but light tor
nure instead of the heavy and elabor-
ate system so fatiguing to wear.
Tho Oonoro1 of focbi0T ot
present is to make waists shorter and
to do entirely away with basques, but
so far this takes place only for bodiceS,
adopted at all exclusively. Separate
the skirt are always made in the coat
shape, varied by draped paniers, either
full or almost plain. AS for the prin-
cess dress, with long basque added
on behind, and the polonaiSe, with a
puffed and gathered draperY, they are
made either of the same fabric as the
skirt or of some self-colored material
to match; but the most part of bodices,
either long or short WASTED, are made
with wide plaitS crossed over the
chest, with gathers in front, or else
loose over Il full chemiSette of light
colored tissue. This chemisette takes
the place of the vest in most of the
new costumes. You see it is easy to
dress ones self according to ones own
fancy, and to modify, without great
expense, toilets of last year, thanks to
the infinite variety of colors, shapes
and combinations of materials favored
by modern fashions.
The question of sleeves is perplex-
ing. Can it be that the present fash
ion of puffs coming up over the Shout
der will be continuedS We scarcely
think so. 1t makes one look high
shOuldered, which is anything but
graceful, and gives undue width to
the upper part of the figure. For the
autumn sleeves will be made long
and quite tight at the wrists for town
toilets; short to the elbow, with some
pretty gathered trimming for dinner
and evening dresses. With the for
mer the three-buttoned glove is suffi-
cient; it should ripple little round |
the wrist, but is no longer Slip |
ped over the dress sleeve; with |
the latter the glove should come up |
over the elbow so that no particle of |
the bare arm will be visible; all brace |
lets are worn over the glove. I'm |
glazed kid gloves are the most fash
ionable, of dark or medium shade for |
the day, medium or light shade for
the evening.
Cream Dresslng.-1wo eggs, three
tableSpoonfuls of vinegar, one Of |
cream, one teaSpOOnful of vinegar, a |