The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-10-26
Ladies Department.
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Redingotes and Polonaises.


importations, especially for street
costumes, and are so varied as to be
becoming to all figures. Cloths,
brocades. plush, and velvet are in
the straight pleated redingotes and
long coats, while Dengaline, camel's
hair, and other soft stuffs are made
up as polonaises with slight drapery
on the hips, and some have grace
full classic effect of full Greek drap-
cry crossing the fronts. For simple
gowns are long polonaises of black
bengal.ne opening to show in front
a plastron and skirt of red brocade,
arabesques in black on bright red
ground. For the Greek polonaises
Worth uses camePs hair with fringe
tied in its edges to form pointed
peplum or short apron, while the
back Of the skirt has its fulness in
fine accordion pleats. Printed and
brocaded pushes and velvets are
used under these soft draperies.
There are also many long cloth over
dresses opening over fronts of lighter
cloth, especially over Suede and
chamois colored cloths, and also over
corduroy with wide stripes in natural
beige tints. These long cloth coats
grow in favor because the weight of
the cloth is transferred from the
waist to the shoulders, and most of
them have skirts Of lightweight silk
or mohair, with cloth only on those
parts left visible by the over dress.
NEW TEA GOWNS.
Cloth is used for new tea gowns,
and pale shades of green are the
tavorite choice, with white5or Suede
cloth for the fronts. .The edges of
the cloth are cut in deep leaves and
pinked, Round waists gathered be-
hind and 5elted in front are newer
than the pointed back and flowing
fronts formerly used FOR these gowns.
The full sleeves are made in most
varied designs, but the mntton.leg
sleeves pushed up full about the
armhole are most liked.
TEA JACKETS.
Tea jackets 3-or house waists for
almost any hour Of the day are of
the new bordered silks-twilad and
armure silks, with the border of gay,
lowered embroidery. They are made
with the back adjusted by stirring
at the waist line. and the fronts cut
off in jacket shape to show a lace
vest which hangs low in front with
mantlelike ends,
FOR THE NECK AND SLEEVES.
A novelty for the neck is gor-
Serette. or short ruff of lace, pleated
very full, to be worn high about the
neck, and tied with bow Of ribbon.
1t is used in all colors as we'll sin
black and white, and costs 81.
Longer ruches of rayelled silk are to
be passed around the back of the
neck, and pointed in V shape in
front. Pierrot collars of wide lace
in fine pleats are widely turned down
around the neck, and are also made
Of lisse and of silk muslin in white
and colors. Standing collars are
covered with folds OF silk muslin,
and have a knife pleated jabot down
the front to film the space between
the wide reyers now worn on dress
fronts. A very large crevat bow
without ends is made Of lace in two
great loops, and is worn with the
fashionable tea gowns, jackets, and
house waists. Colored ribbon edges
with a bow on tue left side are seen
IN the neck of French dresses, also
in the sleeves. There is, however, a
great tendency to use laces again as
q finish TO the neck, the front ofthe
corsage, and the sleeves, especially
the small figured sprigged Mechlin
laces and the tiny-Gotted point
d'esprit lace that now has wide
leaf or flower pattern in its scalloped
edges. Lace three or four inches
wide is again gathered inside the
sleeves to show about an inch falling
on the wrists, then allowed to drop
its full width through slit two or
three inches lin length up the outer
seam. This is reversed in other
dresses, the lace being caught up