The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-25
Economy ii Dress.

Any woman who can get together,
$40 may now provide herself with o
neat comfortable, and good wearing
dress. Materials are thsap and in al
most endless variety. Black goods.
are considered the most durable, but
there is no reason why dark blue. /
brown or crimson may not be as ser
Sieeables Tc women under 40 or even
so these eolors are ri1ore suitable than
the funeral black; which has eotr1e to
be almost i national color and makes
our sober people look sfsn more SAD
and sorry. Excellant quality Of fine
cashmere may be had at 70 cents q
yard. This is very fine and soft, and
will last for years if carefully kens
Cashmere of good quality may be
washed and ironed and look rs good
as new, and this is one strong reason
why it is SO highly recommended. For
80 cents good quality. although OF
little toatser texture and of double
width, mat be putdhasedI For a full
Costume from eight to ten yards will
be needed; and it is always wise to pur-
chase yard sxtta. SO that in case Of the
dress being remadc there will be new
material for sleeves and basque fronts.
A tasteful way to have cashmer
dress made is rs follows: Have the
skirt two and half yards wide and
Just escaping the ground all about.
Very stout figures heed the skirt long
Ell in front than in the back, and I'M
less this point is strictly attended to
the effect of the eutire dress is spoiled.
The skirt should DO made plain and
finished with two-ineh hem.
over heavy lining. edged with very
narrow side plating. The back OF
the skirt should haSs two reeds. The
overdress, Or rather, tue drapery.
should be very full and fall to the edge
of the skirt, The basque made pointed
in 'front.' high in the hips. and box
plated in the back lapels. with SIM
ulatcd vest and revers and standing
coilaf and cuffs: A plain cashmere
like this should always have shiall
buttons of the same color. There are
many cheeper materials of all-wool that
are suitable for such dress.
A pretty cheap gown for Young
lady, VIII CHI will do for both fall and
wintsr, may be made out of a dark.
blue serge, which. at fifty cents yard,
double width, is of excellent quality.
Six yards of the serge and a yard OF
dark-blue MORE at two dollars will
make the dress in one of the fashions
BILE modes. The skirt should have q
wide plating from the hip to the
edge over lining. The drapery should
be gathered about the hips and fall
half way to the knees in front, with q
full back drapery. ending in point and
worn over three reeds placed In the
skirt. The bodice should have u point
ed front, and be cut short over the
hips with pointed vest and similar
piece in the back of the MORE and a
high collar of the same. The sleeves
should be pulled full to the elbows and
the long cuffs to the wrists OF the
MORE. The material, including but
tons and Innings for this neat suit,
should not cost over seven dollars.
Young ladies of small means needing
a new dress for evening wear desire
generally something that is tasteful
and odd. Cheap satins and silks are
not to be recommended. because they
look tawdy after one wearing, and are
really expens We. Tarlatan is one OF
the pre- ttiest materials for ball gown,
and may be worn three or four times;
but there are many thin WOODEN goods
that are far more preferable. Nuns
yelling is one of these, AMI fine quail
lty may be had at 40 TO 80 cents yard,
double width. This mater al is partc-
ularly adapted to graceful draping, and
will wash and iron nicely. Fora party
dress rose -colored nuns yelling. made
over silesa q tr file brighter in colcr. is
pretty. A young girl would look well
in such a dress. made with a plain
skirt,a French waist, W tn low neck and
short puffel sleeves. and wide sash
of the same material knotted in but
terfy bow behind. II desired, the
dress might have puffed sleeves and a
guimpe of white or pink silk sash. For
an older girl the skirt should be made
with reeds and have what is
called the butterfly drapery.
The same waist would be In
good taste. or else little bodice. cut
in V back and front Mt the throat, and
with elbow sleeves both rufled in
Valenciennes or soft Oriental lace.
A gown of this kind, made at home,
should not cost more than So