St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-01-07
DREssMAKING JHINTs.
Information for Industrious u omen VIII
MIKE Their Own Dress ss.

Information Tor industrious " omen Wh
NJ ake Their Own Dress ss.
The amateur dressmaker is advises
that there is but little change in tn
arrangement of basques of new cos
tunes; tendency is, however, sho WI
| to lengthen the sides of the basques
making them come down we'll on the
hips, and another fancy is that of fast
ening the back drapery of the skirt
above the edge of the basque giving
the appearance of.princesse continuous
breadths. The round skirt of wool
costumes is quite plain, that is, with
out even foot plating, but in many
cases it is widely bordered with velvet
at the foot, and braiding or passmen-
terie that initiates braiding is placed
above it. The over-skirt is very long.
and shows several variations of the
apron over-skirt, which remains in
fashion year after year, no mat
ter what other novelties appear.
At present this overskirt is made
nearly straight, and is therefore very
full at the top, where it is plated to
the belt all around, the front and side
plaits being quite scant, while those
behind are so thickly laid that they
retain their folds the whole length of
the skirt. The looping is principally
on the sides, where two or three deep
cross folds are taken instead of the
many plaits formerly used, and this
makes the long apron pointed or
rounded alike on both sides. A single
panel on the left side is not now as
popular trimming as front panel. or
as panels matching on the sides. The
lower skirt may be shown perfectly
plain ON each side if the wearer
chooses, or it may be pressed in very
fine plaits similar to the accordion
plaits. The fancy f or showing selvages
on fine woolens used for drapery is still
seen, and Worth extends this caprice
to silks, showing sometimes the white
sewage on blacks amid the draperies.
Parallel rows of stitching, eight or ten
in number, are done with great accu-
racy four or five inches above the foot
of cloth skirts, and this stitching is
also seen on black skirts of very plain
yet stylish dresses.
House dresses of twilled WOOL cash
mere, camel s-hair and Henrietta
cloth are being prettily made up in
combin ations with black watered silk,
or with velveteen of the same color rs
the wool. When velveteen is used it
appears in a plain round skirt which is
nearly covered by the long overskirt,
also in pointed plastron, pointed
demi-girdle, and deep cuffs ON
the basque. The fronts of the
basque are drawn back at the top
and shirred on the shoulder seams,
leaving space for the V-shaped plas-
iron; the fitness is then laid in fiat
pleats over the bust, and stitched in
smaller plaits from the waist line to
the girdle. The sleeves may be in
coat shape, with pointed eqaulettes
and pointed cuffs, OF else they are
full, and are laid in flat plaits from
the arm-holes to the deep cuffs. The
black-watered silk is used as fiat
border five or six inches wide around
a lower skirt of green, blue or copper.
red wool. OF else the brighter poppy
red so becoming alike to blondes and
brunettes. Revers of the black silk
are on the over-skirt and also on the |
basque. Harper B4zar.