The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1889-04-26
IDEAS FOR DRESS,


wreatls and bouquets is new and very
handsome trimming stuff
Golden crochet needles, with handles
OF agate Or carneaan, are now ready to
beguile beauty irto Lenten industry.
Cream wool sparsely dashed and
splaslcd with Il bright color will be the
savoritc stuff for summer tennis gowns.
scarfs Of silk OF lace arc worn either
loose over the shoulders or else knottcd
low upon the bust with long hanging
ends
Alpaca is likely to be Il fuvorite stuff
this spring. 1t comes plain, in stripes
and with flower and lace patterns printed
over it.
Many Of the new woolens come In
three sorts, striped, checked and plain,
all of which will be used in the same
costume.
About the quaintest of the new old
styles is tEat showing full plain skirt
fully gathered to a short waist, with wide
rerers, skin-tight sleeves and stomacher
Of gathered muslin. #...@ r..
For summer, fashion allows a loon OF
cord upon the parasol to swing it over
the arm, and DEGREES that the bow at the
top shall be wider, loopier and more pro-
nounced than ever
Black silk, like the poor, we lave al
ways with us; but it is just as well to
know that brocades divide honors with
the standard gros grain and faile and
are lar and away more stylish than the
satin surfaced peau de sole
y very distingue wrap is the long red
ingote of rich black silk, with loose fronts.
either falling straight to the feet or else
slightly drapetl on the left Lip, and lined
throughout with lighter silk Of almond
green, pearl gray or rose color.
There are more new caslmcres than
ever came out Of Cashmere itself. The
Thetan has outstanding hairs all over it;
the kangra is in cheyiot weaving. Ar
muro has fancy weaving Of another color,
and melange is specked and splashed
with white.
The so-called Greek polonaise is d
princess garment cut full upon the right
shoulder and draped across slightly below
the left hip. The back falls quite straight,
and at front there are breadths reaching
from the belt TO the foot under the polo
naise.
N1ousse]ine dc laino with very deep
borders will take the place Of nuns veil
ing in this summers gowns. The bor-
dered stuff makes the skirt, that is either
open at ono side to show tho ,1nderskirt
or else lightly held together with gimp
or frogs Of braid.
A Parisian fancy for ball gowns is to
wear draperies Of gauze either white
embroidered with black or black en-
broidered with white above gay light
satins, and to hold the thin fabric in
place with many bows of narrow ribbon
matching the foundation in color.
Parasols Of rich brocade have sticks
that show half a yard when closed. One
style has a ribbon SO placed about the
edge as to form cluster of upright loops
when the article is not in use. Sun UNI
brellas are Of plain silk, with handles
just eight inches longer than their ribs.
The hustle, though lost to sight, must
be to memory dear. 1t is now the habit
Of some dressmakers to tack thin wad-
ding and soft lining to the back breadths
of empire gowns, plating in all three at
tho waist, and tack them in soft, buoy
ant folds TO a tape some ten inches below
the waist.
New black lace gowns are il, princess
shape, with the siXty-incll Chantilly
plated over them and falling straight
from neck to foot. Tho bulk Of the
under gown is black, but the full front
is often drapcd over green or rose or gold
color, or else over silk heavy with metal
embroidery
Draperies are seen upon the skirts of
nearly all the spring gowns, but they are
soft and clinging, with no suspicion of
boutfancy about the hips or back. The
Greek apron is very much used. 1t falls
straight and open at one side, and is
drawn up i'll full jabot folds under big
cabbage bow upon the other.
Though no longer especially stylish
jackets will be much worn. They have
skirts Il good deal longer than Of vorc
and when made OF light cloth are much
trimmed With matching velvet. For
dark colors braid is still the iavoritc gar
n!tIFc. When not lined throughout with
silk on satin they are Very deeply faced
The jacket is utterly out of place over
a d!rcctoire gown. Instead one must
wear either . mantle with four capes at
the hack ard long fronts with wide
lapcis at top. or else six ca'es all around
made in cloth OF TWO eo!ors. simply cut
upon the edges and finished 1T the throat
with q high cellar and tlan,boyant Low
Of ribbon.
Here are some oddities iru!n the COS
tunes at tie last drawing room: Train
of green brocadc edged with bite fox
fur, high bodice, with stomacler of gray
pearls looped with diamonds: train Of
gray velvet. edged with silver fox and
embroidered in huge silver palms;
gray velvet train. with lining Of yellow
satin and trimming Of yellow roses;
train of primrose purple, satin lined with
evening primrose ye!low.-New York
Commercial Advertiser.