Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-01-24
EVENING COSTUMES.

EVENING COSTUMES.
Some Of the Models Perfected Undef the
Direction Of Worth.
Worth makes most elaborate Empire
gowns of green and rose, together with
q sash of white moire ribbon and q
fall of white lace around the neck.
Miliners' folds of satin, made in the
old-fashioned way, are q revival Of
Worth's for trimming tulle gowns as
we'll as for those of heavier fabrics,
rows of these stiff folds in clusters of
four or five being placed across the
front and back breadths of tulle, in one
notable instance rose-colored folds
crossing the pale green tulle skirt.
The sides of this skirt are each COW
cred by lengthwise breadth of rose
satin brocaded along one selvage with
white flowers and green laurel leaves,
while other smaller figures, with the
characteristic primness of Empire de-
signs, are scattered about The sell
wage of this fabric is left in full view
down the front edge in the way Paris
modistes delight in. Green satin dark
er than the tulle skirt forms the round
bodice, which laces behind and is cut
in square tabs along the back and sides
of the waist, while the moire ribbon
sash crosses the front widely at the
waist line and hangs in two fat ends
to the foot. The front of this low
waist is turned back in short broad
revers of the green satin to disclose
other revers of the embroidered pink
satin, while white silk muslin is placed
soft and full in the middle of the front,
supporting jabot of Mechlin lace
similar to that which is turned dowL
in a pleated frill all around the neck.
The short sleeves have also revers at
their tops holding the lace, and are
very high in effect.
Soft white silk brocaded in Louis
XVI. lowered stripes separated by
old-rose or yellow stripes of peau de
sole or armure are also made up in
evening dresses, and they have either
a demi-train or else very short full
train of four straight breadths. White
Sicilienne silk fronts placed fat in the
skirts of these rich brocades are en-
broidered across the foot in q festooned
border, and the silk itself is cut out in
graceful scallops. Sometimes the en-
broidery runs up the front in stripes
beginning quite wide between the fes-
toons, and tapering narrow to the top.
Pale green satin fronts with scalloped
foot have Marie Antoinette design
in crystal beads. A white satin front
breadth is wrought with festoons in
silver. and the shaped side brea6ths
have narrow border down them of
the silver embroidery. Such frouts
are used with a rich gray brocaded
satin train of stripes, only two in
breadth, separated by gros grain
stripes. Wide folds of gray velvet
edge the side breadths their entire
length. These velvet folds lengthwise
on the sides are feature of brocaded
skirts, as yellow velvet folds used
down the side breadths of a yellow bro
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breadth is of white tulle crossed with
yellow satin folds of the narrow kind
already noted as milliners' folds. 9th
er fronts of skirts are made of white
lisse strewn all over with small en-
broidered flowers. and a narrow En-
pire border on one selvage, or else the
lisse is wrought all over in long leaf de-
signs done in button-hole stitch. Other
lisse fronts are narrow stripes wrought
with slender vine in colors alternat-
ing with narrow lace stripes.
White undressed kid gloves are worn
with these Empire gowns tied at the top
with ribbOn around the arm, and the
light tan gloves are also still used,
while gray gloves are necessary for the
many gray toilettes now worn of tulle.
Sicilienne or brocade. The slippers |
usually match the gloves, and are
either of Suede kid or else of the mate
rial of the dress, with square buckle
of brilliants. The Empire fan is OF |
gauze, with border of ribbons paint |
ed in gay colors, or else the gay stripes
are lengthwise along the slender sticks.
-Harper's Bazaar.