Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-20
Travelling Dresses.

The most fashionable modistes are
using heavy mohairs and alpacas for
travelling dresses. These come in gray,
ecru and tan brown shades, and are
made up in the severe tailor styles that
are in favor with ladies who like En-
glish fashions Such dresses are mere
ly stitched on the edges, or are bordcred
with many rows of mohair braid; but
for those who prefer more dressy cos
TUNES velvet borders are placed around
the skirt, and there are wide bands of
velvet up each side, that are disclosed
by the open sides of the deep apron
drapery; there is also a vest, collar and
cuffs OF the velvet Clear gray mohair
with black velvet bands is most
stylish choice for spring suit for trav-
cling, walking aud for any use that the
tailor suits have hitherto been put To.
Ecru and tan mohair dresses have dark
golden brown or maroon velvet trim
ming. Sometimes silver braid is placed
in rows on the black velvet vest and
border of gray alpaca dresses, and gilt
braid is used in the same way on the
brown costumes, or else the skirt is la d
in side plaits, each of which is edged
with row of the braid that merely
peeps from beneath the side of the
lengthwise plat. These mohair fabrics
are cool for summer journeys, AID
moreover they have a smooth surface
that does not retain the dust and soil of
travel. Louisine silks in pepper-and-
salt patterns, in underlined checks, and
IN narrow stripes are also pleasant to
the touch, durable and cool, and in the
quiet combinations of blue with dull
red, ecru with brown, and other chevi-
OF colorings, are both useful and pretty
for travelling suits. The entire dress is
made OF the same piece of goods, and
its tasteful trimming is the velvet collar
and cuffs that are used this season in
two-thirds OF the dresses made.
For longer journeys through varied
temperatures a wool dress is the best
choice, and should be of pure wool, un-
mixed with silk or linen, that il NAV
not cookie if accidentally dampened;
the rough-finished bison cloths and the
cheviots of light weight are most used
for general wear, while French cash
mere is worn by brides or by those who
object to the rough goods. In chev.ots
there is again fancy for dark navy
blue that is almost black for the great
er part of the dress, with ecru wool for
the collar, vest and cuffs, or else the
bright poppy red cashmere neatly Gov
cred with blue braid lightens up Young
ladies' blue dresses, while those who
are older use dark blue or black mo-
hair braid. A very long polonaise is
made of the cheviot, with the front of
the waist curving around to the LEFT
hip. and the part below the waist line is
shaped to form square long apron
that is open up each side, and has only
few wrinkles across from hip to hip.
The space showing between these open
ings on one side shows only the plaits
OF the skirt beneath, while the other
side of the skirt, as far as it is visible.
is covered with rows of braid that are
put lengthwise if the wearer is short,
and across the space if for tall figure.
The position basques used with long
over-skirts and plated skirts of wool
dresses are made single-breasted. with
rolling notched collar that leaves a
slight open point at the throat, and
with this is worn ''dickey," or small
chemisette, of tucked or embroidered
linen, with a standing collar and
narrow cravat ribbon, or else fiat
folded scarf like those worn by men.
There is also an attempt to revive
double-breasted fronts for such basques.
and these a,e made by really doubling
part OF the front, sewing narrow
piece to the straight edge of the righ'
side of the front. tapping it over on
the left, and shaping to follow the out
lines of the figure, tapering in toward
the waist line, and broadening it above
and below. HaJper'S Bazar.