The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-18
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
some Timely Suggestions IConcerning the
Making I'm of Wool Dresses.

Some Timely suggestions concerning th0
Making Up of Wool Dresses.
Among the most desirable dresses for
winter are those of fine wooden that a
lady may wear at home from breakfast
to luncheon, and by adding a cloth
jacket or other wrap be suitably dressed
for the street at any time of day. For
such dresses the choice is soft twilled
wool, either serge or homespun, costing
from one dollar to three dollars a yard,
in dark stylish shades of blue (either
navy or gray blue, mulberry, green,
brown, park red or black. The entire
dress may be of this fabric, mounted on
a silk or ALPACA foundation skirt, and
its trimming is black silk passementerie
or GALLON, for colored and for black
dresses alike, put on in l~engthwise rows
| as panels down one side from belt to
foot, and covering all that part of the
lower skirt not concealed by the apron
drapery. The back drapery is full and
nearly straight. The basque is single
breasted, with revers covered with the
passementerie, beginning at the shoul-
der seams next the collar, and tapering
to the waist line, where that of the
right side crosses to the left of the
basque, and is fastened by q hook and
eye. The high standing collar is COW
cred with the gimp, and so are the
small cuffs; a bit Of the gimp may be
lengthwise on the two box pleats of the
back of the basque,o or else there may be
two barrel-shaped buttons thereiconnect-
ed by cord loops. Very small crocheted
buttons fasten the dress. To complete
this for the street there should be a tail
or Jacket of thick cloth the color of the
dress, with black cord brandebourgs
and barrel-shaped buttons, and a collar
and cuffs of black fur-either of Persian
lamb or black marten.
There are also many striped woolens
to be used for entire dresses; these have
twilled stripes wider than the hair
stripes worn during the summer, and
are in great favor in brown, in green
and in dark red shades; also in black
with white stripes. A fancy with young
ladies is to retain the surah plastrons
made like shirt bosoms for these dresses,
especially in contrasting colors, such as
a red surah plastron in q brown striped
wooden. A short sacque of striped wool
cloth may be worn with such q dress,
and this has a hood lined with contrast
ing surah. The fancy for wearing
basques of plain cloth with striped skirts
is an economical one, and will be re-
tanned. The newest of such dresses has
a regular waistcoat of the striped goods
like the skirt, made in a separate piece,
with the back of silesia, and over this is
worn the plain cloth cut-away coat.
The pretty striped waistcoat may have
a t~urned-over revers collar, like that of
a mans morning coat, and inside this
is placed a sailor-knotted scarf of light
silk. The jacket of plain cloth buttons
but once, just below the collar of the
waistcoat, and is cut away thence 10 the
sides; it has bound edges, a narrow
turned-over notched collar, small side
pockets with flaps, and there are two
braid buttons to designate the line Of
the waist in the back. where the middle
seam is left open and Tapped. The hat
with such a suit is a felt turban bought
from a halter, or else the tailor makes
a small toque of the plain cloth like the
jacket, and trims it with velvet loops
and revers
When a cloth coat is not liked with
this suit, then a sling-sleeve cape is
added, which may be Of cloth or of seal
skin plush, trimmed only at the neck
and in a short V in front with fur, and
lined with gay wsdded silk. These
capes are imported in velvet, in plain
and in figured plush. in plain cloth, OIL
checked, or striped, and in all furs
FROM leopard-skins to sables.
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