Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-04-03
SPRING

SPRING DRESSES.
mseerlals and Trimmings. and How They
arc Fashioned.
cashmere of the finest twills will be
used Tor both house and street dresses
In the early spring months, and for
cool days in summer. All the light
shades of reseda, ashes-of-roses, olive.
and brown are largely imported, and
are 70 De employed for the entire dress
when 1t is made tailor fashion, but
there are velvets of similar shades to
be combined with it for more elaborate
costumes. Gilt braiding, not merely in
parallel lines, but in embroidery de-
signs OF vines for borders, or separate
figures, stars, blocks or c~rescents, will
ne the trimmings when only cashmere
IS used. When velvet is employed
there will be fine cords and piping folds
edging various parts of the corsage,
while folds or bands of velvet will trim
the SKIRT. Those who object to velvet
as heavy for summer dresses will have
the accessories of watered silk or of
gros tallle Of the same shade. Black
cashmere with close silk embroidery
upon 1t in interlinked rings, leaves,
daisies, OR other small flowers will
form the over-dress for skirts Of gros
grain or MORE silks, and for quite
young ladies' the gilt or silver wrought
cashmeres will be employed. A pretty
model for these has all the visible front
part OF the skirt covered with two very
deep %fiounces of gathered gros grain
cut out on the lower edges to form
leaves that curve toward one side.
Above this falls two irregular draperies
of cashmere. with interlinked rings en-
broldered all over it; the drapery on
the left side curve much deeper than
that on the right side, and each is car
ried up tc the waist on the sides to
meet a long breadth of cashmere that
covers the entire back of the skirt.
The back may hang in very full pleats
quite straight from belt to feet, but for
those who need a more boutfant tour
it is caught up in a single bunch
OF pleats on each side and in the mid
die quite near the top, and hence falls
plainly. Shirring will be used on the
front OF the basque of such a dress, and
may be done i'll the cashmere itself, or,
which is a better plan, in two small
scarfs set on down the front, and made
of the silk used in the skirt. Otherwise
the basque is very plainly fashioned,
and may have a slight position pleat-
ing, or else be smooth over the tour
noure; it is necessary. however, that it
be quite short on the sides and behind
in order to be in good style.
When watered silk is used, it is more
effective as a plastron put on quite
plainly in a curve extending to the top
of the darts in front. and about the
same depth behind. For young ladies
there are laced girdle fronts made of
MORE OF of velvet from six to eight
inches deep, set in the front darts, and
laced with gilt cord or a silk lacing
string over a soft shirred corsage Of
the wool or of silk. Another youthful
fancy has Sits cut in the edges of the
basque over the hips, and these Sits are
laced together witha cord and tassel of
gilt, silver or of silk. Sometimes folds
of velvet in which gilt or silver braid
is tied along the edges trim the front
Of the waist and the skirt. Pointed
revers of velvet or of gros grain or
MORE will be arranged in various ways
on cashmere and or Bengal:ne silks.
The single revers all on one side of the
corsage front is newer than that placed
on each side, and promises to be used
especially when the opposite side is
richly braided. For slight figures it is
a good plan to make a very narrow and
flat vest of velvet OF silk with a stand
ing collart to match, and outside of the
vest add a shirred scarf of the wool of
the dress waist. Sometimes this full
ness is made of the front part of the
waist itself pushed back on the lining.
The %cut-away basques will also be made
again, sloping back toward the sides
from the top of the first dart. The
space inside may be covered plainly as
a vest, Grit may have q shirred bib-like
piece in one with the front of the over
skirt, in the fashion worn last year.
Side draperies falling in waved jabot
folds on the skirt are to be lined with
velvet or silk that will come into sight
in each layer of the folds.
Instead Of severely plain bands or
folds for trimming skirts there will now
be vandykes. scallops or leaf points on
the upper edge, while other folds will
have openings or Sits cut at regular
intervals, and through these will be
drawn gilt or silver braid. Tucks will
be more used than at my previous
season, and these will also be decorated
with braid, or with stitching, or with
very narrow piping on the lower edge.
The Elton jacket is a fanciful little
garment that will be becoming to slight
figures. 1t is similar to the Zouave
jacket, but instead of being curved
open in front, it slopes away gradually
from the throat to the line of the waist,
and is slightly pointed behind. The
new caprace is to edge it with closely
strung small gilt buttons, or else with
large cut jet beads. A soft sash is
passed around the waist with this
jacket, and sashes generally are to be
used with spring dresses.-Harper's
BGzar.
Cheap But Valuable Advice.
1t is not easy for American women
to resist the influence of pretty things.