Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-12
Stylish DlIaperies

The draperies of fashionable dresses
Are now invariably made to form part
Of what was formerly called ssa trimmed
skirt, - as they are attached to the belt
Of the lower skirt instead of being a
separate over-skirt; this arrangement is
far more convenient and simple, as il
makes the dress consist of only two
pieces, and it insures the graceful
hanging and correct proportions of the
entire skirt. Two kinds of draperies
are in style this season. first, those with
long straight effects suitable for stout
figures; and second. those festooned in
many wrinkled curves that add to Che
breadth of slight figures The long
Iraperies are often attached to the waist
in the back, or are cut in one piece with
it in princesse fashion; they then con-
sist of a single breadth of double width
stuff, or two breadths of the fabrics that
are three-fourths of yard wide, or else
three or four breadths of the narrow
summer silks. They are usually lined
throughout with crinoline lawn, and
turned over in q roll or slight puff just
below the waist line. and caught at in
teryals below on the wrong side to give
he effect of the curved pleats called or
gan pleats. The fronts fall into deep
apron that is almost without wrinkles,
and NAV be turned back in revers ON
each side. or else caught up high on the
left side, and the space shown between
On the lower skirt must have cross
wise trimming of wide tucks, bias folds.
rows of braid, or else founces; these
ffounces may be many narrow bias
frills, or else three deep pleatings. An
other favorite front for such dresses is
two deep gathered founces. with the
lower edges cut out in long leaf seal
lops, and bound or else faced; above
this the drapery falls very irHegularly.
One stylish design for draperies near
" conceals the lower skirt, and con-
sists of soft puff falling below the
belt in the back, beneath which are
two very full broad box pleats that fall
to the bottom of The skirt, and in
deed from its entire back The front
is then deep apron that opens with
trimmed revers on the right side to
show some pleatings of lower skirt
that extend from the belt to the foot;
This is suitable for any fine wooden
dress, and the reFers are nearly Gov
cred with rows of soutaehe. For stout
ladies the side panels are still used,
and the space between in front is filled
in by a lengthwise fan-pleating. or else:
by two large box pleats that may be
double or triple in their folds For
those who are very tall the bias cross
folds and tucks are put On lower skirts,
and the drapery, though ample, does
not conceal these. Tucks are tby no
means confined to wooden or wash
goods. but are now used on satins,
silks. and grenadines. The lambrequin
draperies are made very full and short
for slender women of short 81 ature,
and this fullnBs is increased in the soft
wool or silk fabrics by a lining of crino-
line lawn. A fayorite festeoned drap-
ery has one short curve on the Left hip,
with a much deeper curve next it, fall
ing on the front and right side of the
skirt: these cures do not lap. but each
extends up to the belt in MANY wrinkles;
these are pretty when edged with
lace or with fInge, but they are also
finished by pain facing On them. An
other favorite hrapery has the two full |
back breadths extending along the hips |
without being cut of, and dropping in |
front in two curves that may be even IN |
panier shape, d else in the two irTegu- /
lar curves lust described. Young /
ladies who like unique draperies copy /
Miss Tery's graceful over-dresses; |
these are merely a long round full skirt /
with similar Rirt below it, and the |
d apery consist IN catching up on the 1
left side of the ever-skirt, as if to throw I
it over the arm, or to thrust its wrinkled |
fullness into bit or q loop of ribbon |
pendent from TIE waist - /
Sometimes al apron is made of
double width toollen stuff placed |
nearly plain acriss the front. and folded |
down the left sih In one broad double
box pleat tassels or cords, or ribbon
bows. or rosettes ornament this pleat.
For those whose hips are too small, the
apron over-skirts are now made with
out slopIng at DE top, ana are either
shirred or pleates to the belt French
models have tn verfugadin puff still
added TO oTer-ssirts, and they also IL
Iusfrate the Ion! over-skirt, which is
really so long tia the merest glimpse
s given ON the font and the left side
Of two or three ruffses Of lace, or of
oinked silk. or offnefy pleated satik
hat edge the fpt of the lower skirt.
this dhpery forms a Wat
eau-like pleat that is held by a great
DOW near the topH the left side, while |
n others the wbole effect of . pulled
pack and wr1nklh apron is given by
irawing mp onl side In double |