The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-11-20
CLOTH COSTUMES.
Practical Suits Which Will Look Well and
Elegant for Many Seasons.


Many of the most practical costumes,
although by no means low-priced, are
really very cheap, considering that
they are made of the most fashionable
materials, handsome and long-endur-
ing, in elegant and uncommon STYLES.
which hold their sway for years.
Hence, such a suit can positively be
worn out before it appears old. The
elinging-cloths are now most popular,
and Jersey weaves are realized in silk.
in wool or cancels hair, and in mix
lures
Such serviceable and attractive toll
cites are valued at from $50 to S75. the
higher grade garments being more or
less deliberately decorated with expen-
sive trimming. A noticeable costume
of this character is in soft, plable
material in russell brown, finished with
bands in two widths of velvet in dark
ground, with frise flowers in two tones
of golden brown.
The walking-suit skirt is bordered
about its lower edge with frise velvet
band, and stripes of the same perpen,
dicularly trim the front and left side
while the drapery at the back and the
tunic in front are edged with one of the
ornamental bands. The other side
shows a pleating of the dress material,
edged on either side with band of
ffase. The corsage front is formed of
frise goods, while shapely jacket of
the solid material closes over the bust,
but is so shaped that the frise vest is
exposed through the spaces of the cut
away jacket both above and below the
buttoned point. The collar and cuffs
are of plain velvet, same shade as the
velvet foundation of the frise flowers.
To wear with this costume stylish
bonnet has frise crown, while the front
is of plain velvet, bound with a netting
of bead-work in brown, gold and in
colors. The bonnet is trimmed with
loops Of frise ribbon, beal ornaments
and luminous heads of hummng birds,
adding grateful touch of brightness
to the stylish toilette.
Another very comfortable looking
suit is in dark-olive green. The front
of skirt consists of vandyke shaped
pleating from waist-line to lower ed re.
The sides are plain and rather full,
while in the back is puff of drapery,
which shows between the long polo
naise tabs of red and green mixed cloth,
which appendages are but continue
tons of the side-backs of the basque.
Of this colored cloth the collar, cuffs
and vests are also formed, and the
handsome buttons are in luminous
bronze colorings. Hat of felt, with
loops of ribbon, and red and green
feathers, with shaded breast.
The variously colored cloths in the
jersey or elastic weaves are formed
into most attractive tailor made SUITS,
with perfect-fitting corsages; the pc
culiar "give" in the fabrics causes
them to cling to the form and renders
them susceptible of the most graceful
arrangement of draperes. The popu-
lar colors in jersey suitings are stone,
navy, dark or bottle green, various
shades of brown, bronze and mixtures,
such as blue, red and gold, brown and
garnet, and sand color with dark
brown,
Entirely without trimmings are some
of the most stylish costumes in Jersey
cloths, while others have buttons on
skirt as well as corsage. Fans or van
dykes of pleatings are in front, on
sides or in the back of skirts, partly
concealed by tunic or draperies or left
uncovered between plain portions.
PhiL0de Iphtd Times.