The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-03-23
MORNING WRAPPERS.
Some Very Pretty Designs for Old, Middle
Aged and Young Ladies'

Some Very Pretty Designs for Old, Middle
Aged and Young Ladies'
The newest wrappers for morning
wear or for the sick room are made in
redingote shape, with dOuble-breasted
front and square sleeves, or else the
front is loose Chat is. without darts
being taken up), and the back is tight
fitting. with full straight breadths gath
cred on below the waist line. These
redlngote wrappers are very handsome
when made of striped velvet such as is
used for che skirts of cloth dresses, and
without trimming, having merely q
deep turned-Over collar, broad cuffs on
the square sleeves, and wide square
pockets on the hips. Large button
moulds covered with plain red velvet
fasten the front and ornament the pock-
cts. Other velvet gowns OF red, green
| and brown stripes have n soft vest OF
salmon surah extending down the en-
tire front. the velvet being sealloped
on each side and tapping over the vest.
| Tho surah vest il shirred just below the
neck. and folded thence in plaits to the
waist line, where it is again shirred In
rows. Plush wrappers are made IN the
same way for trouSseauX one OF sap
phire blue silk plush has the front of
pale blue plush with inside strings to
adjust the fitted back, and cord with
tassels to tie outside; one of dull red
plUSh has a white wool lace front: a
third of golden brown plush has the
front of white Persian wool, on which
are blue and white flowers, and the
| waist ribbon tied i'm front is OF brown
watered silk pale rOse-cOlOred plush,
with a creamy lace front, Is the dress
ing gown Vt brunette bride
The simpler gowns for general use
are of cashmere, or else of the elder
down fannclS that are thick. soft and
/ warm. vet very light i'm weight The
new fancy for cashmere wrappers of
the dark red or pale blue shades that
are universally liked Is that of putting
= vest of striped velvet down the front
from the neck tn The foot The popular
shade is n loose front without darts while
the back of the waist i adjusted TO the
figure down to the full gathered skirt
breadths- The sides mt smoothly over
the hips. and many have sash ends ON
the left side and large pocket ON the
right; but pockets are usually preferred
for both sides. and the sash l. omitted.
All the fullness of the skirt j. maSsed at
the back i'm very narrow space,
usually being confined to the width be-
. low the two middle forms, while the
adjacent side forms extend quite plain
from the armholcS To the foot Some
times a width of the striped velvet
used in front i placed IN the middle %
the back of the skirt between breadths
, the veIvet; velvet, however. X 5YsIrt
defaced. and gowns used when lyinS
: down should not have velvet in TN,
, back.
The eider-dOwn fiannels and the SINH
lar jersey fiannels with soft short pill,
are made up in the simplest manner
and are pretty enough of themselve:
without any trimming when chosen o.
good shades. such as cream white
poppy red. pale blue or DARK cardinal
The close redingote shape with eelvet
collar, cuff and pocket, and military
frogs across the front for fastenings, j,
. the best plan for these gowns Dark red
velvet accessories make u pale blue
3 gown becoming To brunette. and the
, same is true of white flannel wrappers
The striped flannel wrappers that are
used for comfort rather than beauty
are made absolutely plain, with collar
and cuffs of the same, and are lined
throughout with soft muslin. All theil
fullness Is aided in some plaits that arr
folded in the middle seam of the back
Young ladies who object To wrapper.
wear matineeS of plush. cashmere ol
embroidered opera flannel made with s
short sacquc and skirt laid in plat:
or with gathered fiOunces. These arr
also called tea gowns. but they arr
worn here in the morning instead of in
the afternoon, as Parisiennes weal
them. The sacque has loose pointed
fronts, with shorter back fitted by
side forms, and a moire ribbon is in.
serted under the arms to tie in front
A gathered frill of wool lace or of the
cashmere or flannel. with the edge EN-.
broidered in scallops, and sprigs or dots
all over it, extends around this sacque
and up each front to the neck, where II
stands erect. Five wider founces
wrought in the same way cover the
skirt, White basket cloths and white
serges are also used for matinees and
wrappers, with colored plush or velvet
accessories. Breakfast sacques of pink
or blue wool with swan s-down borders
are worn by young ladies in their own
homes, but such garments are not now
used in hotels or away from home ex'
cept as dressing sacgues, or for negli'
gee in ones own rOom.-Harper's b.
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