The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-26
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
EWING DrcEses-BrOcades styles
of MakinK-FIONvers-
ROQs.

Lace for evening dresses is almost
superseded by English Grape in white
or evening colors, silk null or Indian
lawn adorned by stripes intermixed
at times with .tinsel. Spangled tulle is
Ill much demand, yet not more 30 than
varieties embroidered with colored
foss silk, in all over patterns of vines
or small sprays. Plain tulle, white or
colored, was never more popular,
doubtless beause giving opportunity for
display of those flower garnitures now
very fashionable, or again, a skirt of
plain tulle above underskirts of the
same, may present succession of tucks
run in floss silk, so as to become the
more plainly outlined. Less expensive,
because more durable, but extremely
pretty evening dresses are made OF fine
light quality wool in evening colors,
relieved by lace aud ribbons. Moire,
faile or satin is sometimes united with
the wool; Irish lace being a popular
finish. Brocade, moire, satin or sici.
!ieune is strikingly united with tnlle,
the heavier material being made in
diroctoire coats over their skirts. A
silk or satin bodice laced in the back,
looks very pretty with a thin skirt.
HANDsoMER COSTUMES
afford special scope for magnificent
brocades. Directoire coats opening
over fronts of opposite character, are
so fashionable that importers show
them ready made. Satin fronts are
richly embroidered with silk or beads /;
lisse fronts are adorned with leaf or
floral patterns in button hole stitch or
embroidered strip may alternate with
lace insertion. Il charming idea tor
slender figures being tulle fronts pulled,
with satin folds laid between. These
are the old time miliners' folds and
revived once more, are used in many
ways. Except for dancing, dresses are
often slightly trained, while some ladies
endure the Inconvenience of the pro-
longed court train, for the sake of it's
handsome appearance. Necks are round
or square low, pointed back aud front
V or Pompadour; sleeves of all shapes
and lengths, from none al all to those
coming nearly to the waist. The
length of gloves-dressed or undressed
kid-depends of course upon the sleeve,
and light tan remains the leading color;
gray or white coming next in order.
Many tan slippers are seen, but fire.
quently the slipper matches the dress,
and hosiery must always match the
slipper; in costumes where black is an
element black stockings being appro-
pirate.
STYLES OF MAKING.
Evening costumes are made IN rather
| short wasted empire and directOire
styles affording quite contrast to the
long, severe corsages OF tailor made
dresses for the morning and the street
while afternoon toilets tend toward the
fantastic with medium length waists.
Those who understand the suitabilities
of dress, know that the corset and the
costume must correspond, and such
fact must account for the eXtraOrdina-
ry favor in which the Thomson Glove
| fitting corsets are held by persons ol
taste. Ladies OF different figures also
find these corsets a support specially
| designed for each, since they come il
long, medium and short makes. Eie-
| CANT New Year costumes are fitted oVel
\ those in pale pink, crimson, blue OF
other colored satin, but Thomson Glove
fitting cOrsets in fine satin Jeans OF
coutil are equally comfortable at mod
crate cost.
| FLOWERS
are used in profusion on evening dress
es, but usually OH tulle or other sheeI
fabrics, and TOR the most part in gar
lands. BetW cen two puffings, the,
look forth softly and with repeated
beauty, since five or six perpendicula
rows are not too much Tor a dress front
they form lovely headings to tlounces
outline corsages, bloom as shoulde
knots or crown the hair in wreath
tillct or pompon style. Ostrich feathers
are in remarkable favor as garnitures
adorning dresses in many ways ant
particularly popular upon dress necks
as they give fullness to the slender. a
the opera one notices Immediately how
much the boxes owe to boas. Made o
successive roses, ostrich feathers o
long soft fur, they warm bare neck
and relieve bouy outlines. Boas> ar
really a rage and of feathers or fur TO
the street, wind about hats or bonnet
and crossed in front, warm while the,