Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-04-10
LATE FASHIONS.

LATE FASHIONS.
Something of Interest to Those Who
Would Dress Well.
A very handsome costume made bv
Worth is formed of dark Neapolitan
blue Ottoman silk, trimmed with wide
bands of golden brownplush. ALouis
NV. coat of the silk opens over a very
deep waistcoat of the plush, and a mar
row rutfle of the same shows beneath
the panels and kilt pleatings on the
skirt front.
An exceedingly beautiful fabric of
shot satin, shading in the sunlight from
deep crimson to palest gold, was re-
Gently made into a superb toilet for a
lady in Washington. This costly ma
terial was combined with a very deep
shade OF wine-colored velvet, the latter
fabric forming the petticoat, which was
richly embroidered in silk in shades
OF red from palest rose to deepest
crimson.
The mode of adding paniers to the
plain clinging skirt for evening dress
seems to find fresh favor with the lead
ers of fashion. These paniers as now
worn are composed Of very short, full
draperies, rounding over the hips in
true Vatican style, and joined to the
adjustable train at each side, in the
back. The paniers and braid are
usually Of a different material from the
skirt. This style of dress is an admir-
able n where two ''short-length'
fabrics are to be utilized.
Pretty house~dresses for girls
are made OF striped limousine,
outside of the sleeves sleeve "D braided iei
in one of the shades in the stripe. Cor
slets or girdles, also braided. are often
made to match, and the full .shouse-
maid' skirt is tucked to within a few
inches of the belt.
Bonnets made of small white natural
flowers, and "good for one occasion
only" are in high vogue for brides
maids wear.
P%olonaises and basques divide popu-
lar favor almost evenly. the latter dis
playing an unusual variety in style and
variety in style and ornamentation.
All basques, if fitted at all, set to the
figure with the c%loseness of the cuirass
bodice; and many handsome costumes
of heavy goods will be worn during the
early spring without any additional
garment except the graceful little
shoulder cape. which is considered the
most stylish accompaniment of the
newest French %polonaises. Additional
warmth is impaired by a chamois-skin
vest worn beneath the waist.
The newest sashes are made of col
ored silk surah. After being finished
with adeep hem all around, they are
about three-quarters Of a yard wide and
two and two and three-quarters long.
Made in any number of bright colors
they are worn over black lace or Other
suitable gowns, to which they make ;
very tasteful addition. Many slender
young ladies wear them in Oriental
fashion carried loosely around the
waist and knotted at one side, the ends
of unequal length; OF, again they arc
draped as paniers; while another
method of arranging these scarves is to
gather the ends of two lengths of silk
under the brooch at the throat, let il
fall blouse style to the waist, where il
should be confined with a clasp of some
description, the remaining portions be,
ing caught up as paniers over the hips.
For full dress many Of these sashes are
~lacc-edged, and in one instance the
sash itself over a surah toilet was made
wholly of lace.
Some of the newest matinees and
other costly house dresses have deep
pointed yokes, made wholly of hand
some lace IL net, underneath which is
placed a silk lining matched to the
shade of the dress material. An I'M
commonly beautiful robe in this style
has a yoke of cream-colored rose point
net, Joined to Hubbard skirts OF
bebe-blue surah. Theyoke lining shows
delicately through the meshes of the
airy lace.
In some of the fashionable stores OF
the city are displayed large cloaks OF
gray tricot, Or basket cloth, and others
made Of Tartan plaids of unusual size.
These are presumably for travelling use,
and as wraps to be easily put on or off,
they are to be commended, but upon
the second small cape, which nearly
covers the shoulders, and around the
edge of the whole garment, is placed a
chenille fringe about four inches deep.
No more useless ornamentation could
have been added, as tags and balls and
fringes of any sort have a speciality for
catching at the most hurried and in
convenient times, and are given to fly
ing about in the wind or rain to tho
great discomfort, and wear and tear of
temper, of the owner.
Golden brown, gray, dark blue, or
olive are the most serviceable shades in
plain wooden goods for suits for utility
purposes, and young ladies who have
leisure can easily braid or embroider
these dresses IN soutache or other braid
of a deeper color than the dress. En-.
broidery is, of course, richer. but braid
ing, in many handsome designs now
p%rocurable, is almost as effective and
really Tor appropriate for such a dress
and the use to which it is put. Braid
is a most inexpensive trimming, and as
for the designs-formerly, the price for
having these patterns stamped upon
the various portions of the gown was
absurdly high, but in these days the use
of the transfer patterns, which by the
aid of a warm iron enable a lady to do
all her own stamping, renders a braided