The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-12-17
Ladies Oepar tment.
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
PLAIN Dresses.

dresses---good, better aud best-can
be made of inexpensive wool goods
and yet he within The bounds of
fashion The shops are full Of all
wool fabrics at the populsr prices OF
SO or Is cents yard and for these
only very little is needed in the way
of trimming. To know what to get
for the one new dress and what IT,.
use for moderniz NJ those partly
worn is, however, most necessary.
and requires careful thought If an
entire new dress is to he bought, it
is best to buy the whole dress of one
fabric instead OF combination Of
two stufs, leaving combinations for
renewing last years dresses. Thus
if it is the good and plain dress that
is to serve for home wear and also
for mornings in the street, one Of the
checked or wool ia brics is q cool
choice, and tins SHOULD be made with
a full drapery and simple basque.
with its only trimming some rows OF
braid or OF stitching on the edges.
But il such a dress is to be remade
from parts of last years dresses, it is
best 10 put all the checked, plaid, or
striped goods in the SKIRT and its
drapery. and buy new plain wool OF
harmonious color for the basque.
This basque should be chosen with a
view to other skirts IN the warGro be,
and can then be as useful as a jersey
waist. Dark soft colors are liked
for these plain gowns in reference TO
the black wooIens lately used, but
now being gradually abandoned, for
the house because of their sombre
ness and also because they are un,
becoming TO most women unless
their dull surface is lghtened by jet
OF other gay trimming. Moreover.
economical women now buy light
and rich colored woolens, and enjoy
>them while they are new, knowing
that when tuelr freshness is gone,
and the cleaner cannot restore 1t
they can be dyed black and renew
their use 'ulness, as most all wool
goous will take on good shade of
fblack. The camel hair and serges
in frmly woven but not heavy quail
ties, sold for 60 or Is cents a yard
make excellent dresses for those who
object to the popular hair stripes or
to checks Ten yards ofthese stutfs
forty four inches wide are sold for
dress, and perhaps half a yard OF
plush or velvet is added for short
revers or a pointed p!astron, for co..
lar and cuts.
For the better dress which is to be
a walking and churcn suit there are
heavier serges AMI li9ht-weight cloths
over fifty Iuches wade, that are now
made plainly without flounces or
pleatings. Eight yaIds are enough
for the dress and Jacket, and a bias
fold of velvet on tie edges Ut the
basque add coat, with a single revers
on the Tapped front. q collar and cutt
complete the costume. The sklt
should he made over an al paca toun
dation skirt with the material COY.
ering ii plainly from the knees down
and the oyer skirt amply draped with
OUT trimming. ue llOuI may lall
in a deep apron, aud be ornamented
on each SIDE with wide square cor
nered pocket on which are three
large buttons and mock button holes
OF cord, and to this may be added
the velvet folds half an inch wide;
the back of the over skirt falls over
from the top in Arab folds, or the
fulnes5 is laid in pleats at the belt
that are continuous to the end, or
else it is the still popular curved
swinging back worn last season. The
jacket may be single breasted or else
Tapped to he double on the upper
part and slope to the middle at the
waist line. Such jackets are still
made quite short and tailors say
that increasing the length an eighth
OF an yard adds no warmth and de
tracts iron s:yle. The velvet fold
is the sly llsh finish for camel -hair
and serge jackets made to complete
suits, bu! Il separate jacket OF heavier
cloth has Il braid binding. or else the
braid is stitched on and appears as
cord flush. Such a suit of dark green
or blue or golden brown wool should
have u small felt bonnet Of the same
shade, edged with felt balls, and
frightened bY hugh bow OF ribbon,