The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-09-15
THE SUNDAY MORNING NEWS. SEPTEMBER IS 1887

jackets made short. without sleeves and
edged with embroidery, are worn over q
shirt of muslin or soft silk, made with
full Greek sleeves.
Monograms are now worked on the
right cuff of dressing gowns in
some pretty contrasting color. Many
open at the side now instead of the front:
A pretty new trimming for dress and
cloak decoration may be made from an
tique furniture lace instead of a trim
ming somewhat like coarse Italian
guipure. This has design over it in col
ored plush appliqued with silk.
Lace run through with green ribbon Is
pretty trimming for dressing jackets OF
white Persian lawn of batiste.
Dust cloaks made of gray silk have very
full sleeves gathered at top and bottom.
Something new for gentlemen has just
appeared in Paris. There they are wearing
white cloth coats, faced with MORE silk
and gold buttons. Gray, with buttons OF
SILVER, are also seen.
Petticoats of white surah silk are trim
med with fiounces of the silk and Valen-
ciennes lace
Gloves to match the costume are now
In style. Many shades of green are the
| latest
Dressing gowns of pink or blue flannel
have tbs reyers, collars and cuff of white
flannel.
A house robe made in Directoire style
has one front crossed the other and fast
ened at the side. 1t is finished with q
collar and sleeve frills of lace. A sash
about the waist is tied at the side.
| Cloth suits will have braiding and gal
loon this year for decorations.
| 1t is quite an easy thing to arrange q
| silk gown of last year in this seasons
| styles by making the sleeves and jacket
fronts of velvet or a round pleated collar
and cuffs and frill of lace on the front.
| The skirt should be worn over the basque
and sash tied at the side.
Dresses of red and green cashmere are
| made with black amure silk panels, 8
| short basque with Directoire frill on the
| front, leg o. mutton sleeves and the collar
and cuffs to turn over
Blush gray and green is one of the
latest combinations.
Plain woollen travelling gowns are
| made with the edges stitched.
A round waist now is made with q
blunt point in back and front extending
| two inches below the waist line.
There should be no darts in the outside
material Of French waist. 1t is
! gathered to form point at the waist and
the upper edge shirred to form ruffie
| about the neck.
| The latest designs by Worth in the way
of sleeves is made nearly two yards in
length and fitting the arm tightly. These
are buttoned at the wrists and pushed up
on the arm like a long glove, This causes
them to lay in folds.
| The Oriental or Jewish sleeve will be
used in wraps.
Steel passementerie will be in vogue fol
| trimming.
Two safety hooks should be placed on
the edge on each side of a basque, with
| corresponding silk loop on the skirt, tC
prevent the basque, which is now made
very short, from pulling up.
Lace will be the favorite decoration fol
gowns and will be used lavishly in trim
ming.
Vests, cuffs and collars of smooth fin
ished leather or chamois are worn with
Directoire gowns.
Beads and necklaces are now worn ex
tensively with Directoire and Empire
| dresses.
East India camel's hair, the real Chud
dab cloth, will be fashionable.
A new style of costume, to be known
as the Sultana, is about to make its ap
pearance.
Women of fashion are now wearing
watch fobs of black watered ribbon
with seals and charms hanging to them