Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-12-10
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
The --latest Styles In y1ssting and Recep
fion Dresser

The --latest Styles In y1slting and Recep-
tion Dresses
Combination dresses of faille han-
caise, Bengaline, or other repped silk
with velvet are among the most tasteful
importstions for visiting and receptions
toilettes. These may be in monotone
when the velvet is figured or striped
but If two plain materials are used, they
are oftenest in contrasting eolors. In
these dresses there is greater fullness in
the skirts and very long draperies, and
the effect is given of one skirt opening
over another. As an example of mono
tone dresses is a rich gown with the
ample skirt of sapphire brocaded vel
vet, with large raised velvet flowers on
a ground of repped (uncut) veil
vet of the same shade; this is arranged
with three straight black breadths
of velvet gathered to very small
space on the belt, while two front
breadths nearly plain at the belt drop
down to form a long apron shaped
only by pleats catching up the
sides, and cut out in deep scallops
across the foot to show border of otter
fur set on the foundation skirt. Down
each side hangs a sash-like breadth of
Bengaline silk fringed at the lower end
and pleated into space of two inches
at the belt; on one side this sash has
deep loop falling from the belt, but the
other is plain and straight. The basque
of Bengaline has a square plastron OF
the figured velvet, and is cut up in seal
lops below this plastron; there are also
scallops at the end of the middle forms
of the back For dress in contrasts of
color seal brown Siciienne or faille
franchise is made up to open over tur-
quoise blue velvet skirt which shows in
q wide band inlaid down the front be-
tween three plaits of the brown silk, on
which are placed cross rows of blue bead
fringe. These plaits are wide and not
set stiffiy, yet are held well in place by
the fringe; the silk drapery back of the
plaits is caught up high on each side,
and descends again in the back to show
the blue velvet from belt to foot The
basque is of the silk, with velvet vest
and inside cuffs. Plush skirts are used
in the same way under soft repped silk
draperies, and in some instances there
are wide bands like borders of metallic
galloon straight around them: as this
galloon would sink into the deep pile of
the plush; modistes make tucks in the
plush, and attach the galloon to the
lower edge.
The red gilt and copper galloons are
very effective on black or brown plush
skirts. By way of change from the
brown and blue costumes that prevail in
rich fabrics, many green gowns are inn
ported this winter, among them one of
changeable green and red satin over a
plush skirt of the same celoring, with
reddish gilt galloon for trimming. while
others are of green velvet with repped
silk, and many are of green cloth with
velvet. In many dresses third color is
introduced, and this color is oftenest
bright poppy red, which gives an effect
i've surprise by appearing, perhaps, only
on one side of the skirt, or else inlaid
down the front between folds of the
color which is least prominent in the
costume.
A novelty in cloth costumes shows
panels and borders woven along one
selvedge to represent ribbed Hercules
braid. These borders are three-eighths
of yard wide, and are put lengthwise
in panels on the skirt. meeting at the
belt, but opening as they descend over
pleatings of the plain cloth; they also
border jackets and form vest, cuffs
and collar.
Lacing of braid or of cord is much
used on cloth and lighter wool dresses,
both on the basque and skirt; for in
stance, a green cloth dress has two rows
of lacing down one side, made of silver
braid passed over small buttons of the
cloth on wooden molds. The position
basque of cloth then opens over a vest
of green velvet, and is laced from the
bust down to the point. Silk cords are
used also for lacing basques, as in a
pretty house dress of mauve cashmere
with cord lacing over pansy-colored
velvet vest. This vest should be six or
eight inches wide from the throat down
to the top of the darts, with the cash
mere tapping on its sides, and stitched
there; along the darts the velvet shows
only two inches wide, as the cashmere
laps over it, is finished with whalebones,
beyond which eyelet-holes are worked,
and a lacing of silk cord passes through
these and crosses on the narrow velvet
vest.-Harper' Bazar.