Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-03-20
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and "i t"r.h "i,' huI '"1 md llia-
he llt.,t ...I .uun. ma, hc nf "A
single q 'p ptf b brown. cray or
blue ut rI fln au. M two nlttrna,.
ing culur, % ir,. vItr stripes. aud are
mnds up n veto u..,tr ta-hinns with
plrpt"d hu a,,n.. - = bluu.c polunisc.
With sb H. ,,litr tui ru.i. ui light.
r"lurrd M s"u,t mr. ll,ey are com.
blnri " th ,ekvtern ns y sklrt aud for
a Breton vest. hui arr usuall, II one
iahTie Among Ne cloth Dire -es the
new moss green aud y dhrk red sbsdi.
known as the l'fh,rs. nf Wals. red are
the PREVAILING colur-, aud the.. ar.
trimmed with braid in embroidery pat.
terms. either metal or mohasr braid, or
else with DARK mr. especially thai of
thu black hu..inn lamb fur known A.
Astrakhan. and also with .eaI..kIn.
The general design. of which theirs are
nanN variations. h short .kir, laid In
pleats On the side. aud behind. but
plain in front. aud with braldisg or
tur or bath together, bordering this
plain itnnt and extending up the sisi.s,
sometime. Ihcr. ARE hrahfrd panels.
aud un oth'f skirts there h q fan of
four at in pIrats down the middle III
the front, " .lh the braid outlining th.ae
plrai. nn the .,des.
The back IT th, skirt is Little trimmed,
and i. usual, laid IN large box pleat.
The draper, un the most cost, gowns
i very simple but il yery bnultant by
reason ui the dress pxiendnrs or cushion
hustle and steal springs b.nsath; the
front hangs in apron shap.. sometimes
In Ienrihwi-c plcat. down the IN ddle.
and raught up high on each sid. with
short back dralwry. while other. have
short apron with many curved fold.
acruss IL. and straight fall plcats be-
hind slll others have deep dfapery
on the right side nf the front. while the
letl l. . short curved iamhrs.luln. with
the pleats ~ the skirt below visible
slno.t the whole length from the belt
ta the foot The straight plea;s or
water Tail drarery arr much used on
the back ~ hraNt dresses. rlain kilt
plratoi aud box. pieaIrd skirts are re-
-rrt el fus srrN yOunc ladies', and these
arr tsnintri down each plcai either
With basket figured hralds or checked
cloths. or .isc with plain wool braid
through which are threads of gilt or
silver 4 Vvry st,i iish design for the
~ rta II thnsc who are very tall ID 10
form the from, and side brvadths In
fuuf yrrN Wide tnoks az else bias folds,
that cover the luiindation skirt up 10
the short apron drappry A large de-
sign oi wbrals, or oi arahe.g,c. or
palm l-a,e~. j. then made In braid ON
each m ~ sld" g,rns. or else fur n
lali un ~ ssie panrl., and the back of
the -kiti hBs fnll pletts aud rather short
uyer-,irapep,
Fur h ,rrt effective when made In
represent ,wo .qpiRr.. Ia the sront and
.i,lrs ut the skir,, that j.. crossing the
foot AMI eNtending up zach SIDE twice,
a- II the ftnni sguare Tapped over that
,n the sitip-. lngli-h iallor~ use mo-
hair or sAttrrn fnt foundation shirts In
prrfet-nc" in thu lk foundations used
in lielch ,if,ssos. isoau.e the latter,
'huugh pitast tnt aud light Ia wear, are
not dufari' 80 ..rtpg enough 10 sup
port heavy cloth. The ba-,t,lt.s of these
uloih Jrr4sc- are surs short, especially
IN the back, and arr more often made
wit boat pisats there than with the poz-
til,nn plvated ha"k Witch has been 30
long IN favor thr front III III. basque
h pointed. the .'dcs are shorter than
the fronts. ahi the back IL very short
indeed. hriag unls lhpe az four inches
h,luw The linc ui the waist, III. back
.cam~ arr rl,.e,l 10 the end. aud tho
hrai,iing bprieFs ~" entire bassl,,e. out
lines q ,est. and cover. III. collar aud
ruiis 1hsre maS be ianeiiul VEST set
W of another color, or u ma, be- cov-
erred with btaid. ar slsr u may be of
ultot the vest. Ia single piece In
lict1n - a. nrr most used, Another
fashion fut quite Young ladle. u that of
making kuuave iackel III rio,h ~ be
SaFn over " ais,coa, oi different fabric.
whiuh also ~ appears IN the pl.ats oi
the skift. While the apron drapery
matches ihe jackei the saIsseost II
fastened t"h ISL, ioasing a plain Hre-
| tun irnnt hui With lhis u worn q
Greek sash ui satin, passed around
behind The laekn, y edged with gilt
balls. which are uiilcrr-' mess but
tons rlusrls strung together, and she
| collar g. straight ami high. IN military