The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-12-11
House and Street Winter Costumes.

tufted wooden material is tastefully
combined with a plain, dark colored silk
in a house costume, which is one of the
neatest yet seen. The front has a full
plastron of cream surah, folded loosely
and bordered on either side with wide
reyers of velvet which pass over the
shoulders close to the collar-a high,
straight one. The opening of the basque
passes from the point of the plastron to
the right hip, in a diagonal direction, and
it is fastened with little metal buttons.
One popularity of this basque is the
! sleeves. They have puff of silk inserted
near the elbow, with a border of velvet.
| The drapery, which, as well as the basque,
/ Is of the wooden goods, is long and straight
on the left side, shorter in front, draped
/ very gracefully on the right side, and
/ bouffant behind. II hangs above a lower
skirt of silk plated.
A peculiar form for the skirt of a street
! costume is composed of many small tabs
Of cloth, laid one overlapping the other,
looking like nothing so much as a shingle-
roof.
\ very pretty corsage for dinner toilet
has a short jacket of dark colored velvet,
which is put on over q guimpe of white
lace, the sleeves being entirely Of the
latter, and reaching to the elbow; silk
1 gloves cover the rest of the arms. The
jacket is held in place by three velvet
s1aps just below the bosom, and the collar
Is extended downward in front in the form
| of reyers, between which the throat is left
bare. The lace is allowed to = cape below
the jacket for about six inches.
For the street pretty and at the same
! time serviceable costume is in camels hair
kersey, which is plaided in dark brown
and ecru, combined with dark mahogany
colored plush. The plaided material forms
the basque, which has very wide plas-
tron collar, and cuffs of the velvet The
oyerdrapery is full in the rear, Topped at
the sides, and rather short IN front 1t
falls over an underskirt made very plainly,
and entirely of the velvet
The shoulders of the basque, in prone
made costumes, are very frequently crna-
mented with epaulets, or with a knot of
cord, with tassels. The epaulets are on
plain black beads, or they may match the
! color of the dress, being of amber, pearl,
I garnet, blue, gray, etc. They usually add
good effect to the costume, particularly if
( passementerie is used elsewhere upon it.
| A winter mantle in blocked plush is
/ shown, which Ii one of the prettiest shapes
for the season AS yet displayed. 1t has
| long tabs IN front, which are straight right
to the end, where they suddenly come to
I point, from which a drop of passementerie
falls. The sleeves are very wide, as usual.
and the mantle IS made quite short over the
hips. The trimming consists of a feather
border, while the back is almost covered
with jet passementerie.
Small capote bonnets Of velvet will be
worn this winter with cloth suits Felt hats
will also be popular. Velvet and plush
turDans, which are becoming to the major
Ity of young ladies', Will be seen in Great
numbers during the coming season. They
are made quite plainly and little trim
ming, beyond feather aigrette, a bunch of
Jetted leaves, or a humming- bird will be
/ required
| For wear indoors, pretty dress is in
plain and striped wooden materials The
| basque, of the plain goods, has small
/ plastron of velvet, almost hidden by the
/ revers of the striped fabric, one of which is
/ drawn from the left shoulder to the right
/ hip, where it is fastened with a ribbon
| bow, and the other, crossing from the right
/ shorsder, folds beneath the first. The col
/ lar and cuffs are of velvet. the former with
/ little brooch on the front. The over
| drapery, which is massed principally on the
i right side, and at the back, is of the striped
/ fabric. There is a wide silk rever on this
J oYerSklrt which is drawn from the bottom
/ night up TO the bow, which, as l before de-
/ scubed, terminates the left rerer of the
basque. The skirt revers are trimmed with
these bows, placed at distances of two or
| three inches all the way down. The IN
| dersklrt, beyond several wide plaits, is ah-
| solutely plain, and is Of the monochrome
| goods.
a costume composed exclusively of plaid
WOODEN goods is not very often seen al
! present, and is not usually very pretty when
/ II is \ neat model. however. shows silk
/ piastron on the basque, with velvet revers
+ icr border The overskirt Is of long apron
/ form. tlsc 18th velTet rever. and velvet
/ cellar - .Cts are worn. The underskirt
Is entirely plain.