The Red Cloud chief., 1884-06-20
Travelling Dresses.

The most fashionable modistes arc
using heavy mohairs and alpacaS for
travelling dresses. These come in gay.
,cru and tan brown shades, and are
made up in the severe tailor STYLES that
ire in favor with lalies who like En-
VliSh fashions. Such dresses are mere
" stitched on the edges. or are bordered
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
bv the open sides of the deep apron
drapery: there is also 4 vest, collar and
| cuffs of the velvet. Clear gray mohair
!, with black velvet bands is q most
stylish choice for a spring suit for trav-
cling, walking and 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 Ia Il
in side plaits, each of which is edged
with n row of the braid that merely
peeps from beneath the side of the
i~en|thwise plat. These mohair fabrics
are cool tor summer Journeys, aud
moreover thev have d 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
| rel, 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 n wool dress is the best
choice. and should be of pure wool. I'M
mixed with silk or linen, that it may
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 cheviots
there is again a 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 COW
cred with blue braid lightens mp 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 lett
hip. and the part below the waist lint Is
shaped to form 4 square long apron
that is open up each side. and has only
a 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 a tall figure
The position basqueS used with long
oyer-skirts and plated skirts of wool
dresses are made single-breasted. with
4 rolling notched collar tina leaves a
slight open point ut the throat, and
with this is worn a .'dlckey." or small
chemisette. of tucked or embroidered
linen. with 4 standing collar and a
narrow cravat ribbon, or else Il Hat
folded scarf like those Worn by men.
There is also an attempt to revive
dou~ble-breasted fronts for such haSqueS.
and these are made by really doubling
part of the front, sewing a narrow
piece to the straight edge of the right
SIDE of the front. tapping it over on
tie let. and shaping to follow the out.
lines of the figure. tapering in toward
the waist line. and broadening it above
and below.-Harper'S Ba.ar.