The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-11-13
FOR THE LADIES.

FOR THE LADIES.
Hints to the Fair Sax Upon the Art OF
Dressing Well.
philadelphia News.1
There never was q time when bad
taste could so easily make caricature
Of woman. It behooves all women
to make q careful and conscientious
study of the principles of taste In dress
unless they are careless Of the impress
sions they make upon their friends.
Short women should have their street
dresses and NANTES of the same color,
as wrap of contrasting color seems to
cut the figure In two, and takes from
the apparent height. A long, slender
wrap covering the wearer from head
to foot, is becoming to short figures.
They should also have lengthwise trim
miDgs on their dresses. Tall figures,
on the contrary, should have bands Of
trimmings around the figure, such as
a border Of fur or plush or bratding at
the foot of the skirt, while PANEL In I
front or on one side may be made Of
crosswIse rows Of beaded passamen. |
teries of braid, of bands Of velvet rib
bon, Stout people, whether tall or short
are most handsomely dressed In plain,
rich clothing, well made aud Of fine
fabrics, but with very little trimming.
The stright back drapery now In vogue
is especially becoming to full large
figures. Slight women look best with
little pu6ing on the toufnue, and
with some lengthwise plated panfers
|Aa..A ~.s~,n Hho ofkaof nf Ia psvar hi nn fhon
nature may have provided. Three
meeting three button-holes in the belt
of tie skirt, make the best and simp-
lest way of keeping the basque and
skirt together for people who have
long waists with small hips.
The Partisan fall costumes are rum
ming into reddish browns In place Of
the sealskin shades and bright copper
that of scarlet. The last is used extern.
sively for trimming. A beautiful
dress made by Worth for q New York
lady consists of plain reddish brown
attoman, the skirt plated into a mar
row fan shape In front and gathered
full In the back. Over this fell long
polonaise of wide-striped plush and
long-naped uncut velvet forming two
panels down the sides, growing mars
4 rover as they fell and edged all around
with wide band of brown beaver.
Back of the polonaise were longbox
plaits opening at the side to show the
ottoman skirt. The corsage was Of
plush, with plated front of the otto
I man finished off with band of beaver
! which extended around the neck, down
, at the sides and there meeting the ful
of the polonaise.
Sealskin has bent from its ordinary
, styles. Suits are now made with skirtt
3 of simple drapery and short, closeefit
, ting jackets for carriage and stree
!, wear. In mild weather it is separabl'
. and can be worn with any dress.
o looks like a popular innovation.
. The whole art of dressing lies nov
: in the skillful arrangement of all thing
!. that have already been iq use. Waist
: intended for wear with all skirts ar
still in favor. When these are for or
g binary use they are in jacket style. ]
!. for dressy purposes they are called Goa
q waists or "peplum' waists according t
h the manner in which the ends are ar
: ranged and cut. Many waists when
i soft fabrics will be gathered, that is t
= say If tho wearer's figure permits
Some OF the gathers are in the centr
in front, or for very slight figures tn
!. gathers may extend to the shoulders
Care should be taken in composing
plaid suits either that the whole dree
is of one material or that perfect hal
c mony Is maintained in the arrange
q ment of the two fabrics. The mos
successful combinations are obtaine
by the use of small checks in subdue
Is colors, which blend instead Of formin
sharp contrasts. The plain and plat
): goods should also be skillfully arrange
l. to avoid a contrast between the tw
~ materials. Such divisions may b
made as having the back breadths an
~ panels of the skirt Of checked goot
10 and the other part of plain material.
- Louisiana Crops.
The report of the State Commission