Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-02-14
FANclEs or FASHION:

FANClES or FASHION.
Fresh Whims in Walking, visiting and
Reception Costumes.
Many of the most stylish new gowns
have the fronts fiat and perfectly plain
with fat side panels Again the side
breadths are of different stuff and in
every case the back breadths hang
straight down without a suspicion OF
looping or putting; indeed, any thing
tucked up or inclined to bunchiness is
now in hopelessly bad style. Skirts OF
a clearly convenient length still obtain
for walking dresses, but demi-trains
are frequently seen on calling, dinner
and reception dresses, while the long
er the trains of tea gowns and house
dresses the higher the fashion.
Some of the demi-trained toilets are
in princesse shape, but with the lower
back breadths gathered or shirred to
the end of the bodice and not in one
piece from neck to hem as in the prin-
cesse proper. Others are in directolre
style with the under dress and polo
naise trailing on the floor some three
inches at the sides and six inches az
the back. Again these demi-trained
costumes are after the empire style,
made with folded waist closely crossed
and plain, handsome skirt draperies.
This style is lovely in stiff brocade,
with sleeves of velvet and broad
velvet girdle across the front. and a
folded vest and turned-dOwn collar OF
the same rich stuff. A handsome din
ner dress in directoire style shows a
redingote of pale green ladies' cloth,
with arabesques of green silk and sill
Yer cord appliqued. This is worn over
a round underskirt of darker green
velvet, slightly trained, and with a
narrow border of black fox at the
edge. Big-fowered stiff brocade in
black is made up into directoire polo
naises to cover a black velvet skirt,
whose front breadth is of the same
brocade. Sable, blue fox or some
other rich fur is an elegant and fash
iOnable trimming.
Following the very popular method
of applying black to colors one sees
all sorts of black fur used on the cloaks
and jackets, tea gowns. redingotes,
and bonnets of Roman red, moss
green, dark-blue, mahogany, and, in
deed, white, and all the faintly-tinted
cloths that are properly dOnned for
home and carriage wear. Narrow
bands of astrakan, black fox, black
bear, monkey, and black marten are
all used for this purpose. These mar
row borders are a vast improvement
upon the deep fur bands which for
several winters have finished the foot
of the dress skirts, and silk, cloth, and
seal Newmarkets. Fur Innings are
seen throughout boudoir robes IN
Russian redingote style, but in long
cloaks as rule the fur Innings extend
to the waist only, the skirts being
finished with a lining of quilted satin.
Plain skirts of cloth costumes have
sometimes a band of fur on the lower
edge above which appears q pattern
in sOuntache braidlng.
The jaunty jacket has band of fur
all around it, the same warm trim
ming forming the high collar, while
the natty little muff shows a similar
garniture. The long narrow toque
has soft crush crown of cloth and
the high band surrounding it is of fur.
Cloth overgaiters to match the cos
tune color are quite as fashionable as
ever in spite of the fact that they in
crease the apparent size of the foot.
Fur muffs capacious enough to pack
away a small wardrobe are fast gain
ing ground and are stylish with a di-
rectOire costume of black velvet
topped off with a picture hat" long
black gloves, and three-yard boa of
shaggy fur. Milliners' muffs, how
ever. are still diminutive affairs, and
when made of cascades of either
white or black lace have great
clusters of natural roses with
long slender stems laid carelessly
on the outside. A small bunch
of sweet-scented violets perched
on one side is a swell finish to an all
black muff and is appropriate for
either street or theater use. Many
hridemaids' -muffs this winter have
been MADE entirely of natural flowers
and moses. the always convenient
smilax being arranged around the
openings SO as to conceal the fine wire
Milliners make these
muffs Of artificial moses, and fair
may then use fresh flowers to
adorn them for each occasion that
they serve.-Chicago Times.
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