The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-30

cxaQocrates the faults or conceals inen' /
70 make the stout woman plump SIM
plv. the trimmed bodice takes to itsei'
a quar- itv OF soft dark surah or else
some str,ps Of delicate needlework EN-
broidery. Silk or braid it arranges IN
a vest Of medium width at the throat
and tapering to a long point as IL
reaches the waist line. Skilliully man.
aged. this trimming takes the iu'
width OF the vest out Of the stout wo-
mans figure: the lines of 1t amuse the
eve and wheedlc it out Of gauging the
bust or waist measure.
Now and then there IS woman VINO /
is too long wasted. For her also the I
trick bodice is extremely useful. III
borrows ribbons by the handfuls' !
rather narrow ribbons that 1t may use
more Of them. iasten these on either
side at the undcr-aim seam. and ties
them in front in fly away bows the
row. of them reaching from the waist
10 the bust. and taking several inches
off the distance between hips ana
shoulders. The principal on which
these notifications Of the figure are &C
compiished is part of the a. b {. Of
art. and.yet it is something which com
parativelv few women ever seem 10
understand. The rule. TO put II IN
sentence. is that If you do not want 10
have the eve MEASURE vertical line'
YOU should attract it, attention by hOrl-
zon,al lines and rice rersd.
TIE hips call occasionally for the
same f0oling Of the visual organ. Inc
lauk girl. whose skirts VIII scarce hang
on her. has recourse TO an easy disguise.
Again. il Is ribbons which are called
into play. inchwide ribbons which are
laid back and forth ia looks. making al
airy fairy ruflle just at the lower edge
of the bodice. a sash about the hips
instead Of the waist answers the same
purpose often. To make the hips
smaller instead Of larger is a. trick lot
50 easy. A girdle which Is OF
medium width az the waist
but dwindles TO mere
line under the arm has a good effect oc-
casionally to reduce the apparent SIZE
cf the bust. is one Of lhe feats Of the
nick bodice. This is more readily ac-
cnmulished bv means Of the directory
costume. The side haps Of the Jacket
coat or redugotle casque are maze
trihe wider i'm The region of the waist
ltue than common. The rich ana del-
cate nedleworks or raised en-
broidery. which is the usual ofpa.
meut. is put on IN graduated
rows. one row beginning at the collar
and running down to The ir0u.: sec
Ond Joining it presently. then tnlrd'
and so on. until there are SIX or seven
al the bottom of the Jacket. the weight
of the braided edge make the Jacket
fronts hang grac, fully. and the H.
creased empha-i, given 20 me loWel
norton draws the attention irresisilbly
from the II a.hy redundancy above
The bodice this summer iH the COW ~
the -kirt that bangs from 10 is second
any or tertiary constitution. lni'
hs,n0 the case one may get ONE ne
.piration ON the veXed question oi now
to cut orc IS BODICE from % dress ODD
which Mrs. William Waldorf A,tor ape
noared af a small and early some even
inrs ago. The design l6 "a moie-tly-
decOHefe corsage of tHe Dalcsl gray
Green tuiie.'cut iu Die round waist.
with front l4il iu straight folds. COM
fro3 by 81 broad cemi-bei a soit gray
green silk coming well up under the
arms. The sleeves ave ipl pulls 81
ulle. gathered into @ s'.E band uhatf
the elbows. & trail of pale pink oraI
rose. comes across the bust from ihe
left shoulder 10 iho whist inc. ana b
wide. pink ribbon h. tied around the
throat uuder Che right ear.
Tins is what Mrs Niliafl Ward inf
friend Of NIs. Cleveland has "oin two