Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-03

street and country gowns. It is extremely
] chic to find the shade which becomes your
complexion better than anything else, and
have all your belongings died that color.
| The gray and mouse-colored gowns and
| jackets are in procession to the French
dyer's, who returns them ever so much pret,
tier than they were at first. Nothing could
be more charming in style than duh gray
blue corduroy, dyed an art shade to suit q
young girls fair face. The dress and jacket
with Shanghai silk facings little deeper
| color, blue horn buttons colored by hand to
match, and student cap of corduroy, and
blue astrakhan, also dyed en- suite, with
grsy-blue gloves of deeper tone, was dam
gerously pretty, although the white cordu-
roy to begin, was only 30 cents yard. and
the dyeing in all matter OF So. That shows
what it is to have an artistic mamma to
plan for one.
ugly thing as it deserves, brings a rolling
curl down the middle of the brow, very
much in fashion to which sporting men
were partial years ago. Fashion though it
is, the younger brother will not lose the oc-
casion to chant on its appearance the old
refrain:
There was little girl,
And she had little curl
Right down in the center of her forehead.
When she was good she was very good In
Butwhen she was bad she was horrid"
In place of closing the dress collar trinity
with little gold and pearl-headed pins,
fancy now thrusts long gold bodkins care
lessly through the lace of the cravat, having
an inch or two of heads and points out, from
three to tlve such pins appearing on the lace
Of walstcoat and the lspels of the dresses.
With the white chemisette and the shirt
front worn on sunny days, women adopt the
fashion of jeweled studs, one fair creature of
ITO pounds, more or less, seen shopping the
other day, wearing a cluster pearl and
diamond 'bosom pin,'' which would do
credit to steamboat clerk or a Mississippi
gambler. Really the freaks in ladies' wear
suggest archaic "reminiscences
THE CIGAR TIE FAD.
There is fancy here and abroad for col
lecting yellow cigar ties, the ribbons which
come around lunches Of cigar ties, which
serves various uses. to tie around pet cats
or terriers neck, to hold back a muslin
half-curta1n, to work into embroideries on
net or weave into draperies like silk rag
portieres, the idea being that a young lady
must be popular to have 30 MANY cigar rib
bons given her. Now you know Just what
1t means when Carrie and Blanche sweeten
on you 50 Unexpectedly, and shrewd youth
will mold cigar tie worth at least ten min
utes' delightful chat on the corner sofa-not
a second less. A certain CAV youth Of nv
acquaintance singles himself out as an OBJ
ject Of particular attention from the demoi-
selles by appearing evenings with the dis
Greet CLEAN OF yellow and gilt ribbon in his
buttonhole like a French order of merit.
He knows his worth, does that long headed
youth. 1t won't do to say that this is the
oil Nf 70 MI, =
from friend to friend through every mail
nowadays, or that it has any connection
with the women's rights badge, which is a
yellow ribbon, but something will have 10
be done to discriminate.
The distinction made between dresses for
house and for street wear is a sensible one.
even If it serves as excuse for an extrava-
gance or two in the way of open throats and
bare elbows. The cloth gowns for out of
doors are too heavy for the house, and too |
sober, sometimes, and they wear out more,
sitting round the house, and getting the |
back draperies tumbled than in seasons of |
promenade. As vel, wear your cloak al
ways indoors. The house dress allows |
pretty, bright gowns. with the full, empire |
waists, silk blouses, and large sashes, and |
high pulled sleeves which are out Of the |
possibilities under any wrap but peasants |
cloak. So the street gowns are tailor made,
plain as riding habits, with coat sleeve, and |
drapery only when jacket or short wrap
is worn. For the long, comfort |
able Russian cloaks of plush or soft bro
caded wool coming to the feet, straight |
skirts are made with only the front /
trimmed to show at the opening of the cloak, |
if at all. and no steels or pads are worn, as
he cloak gives all the fnllness needed by
is large folds in the back, below the waist
Slender, supple Springs. are worn with the
oft draperies and half trains OF house
iresses, and thin silk pads give fat hips the
Ill-roundness desired in the present style Of
Dutch churn, which supposes the female
igure to be as wide. through from front to
,ack as from hip to hip, so the London
say; but 1 fancy the artists in
lress will make short work of that. But it
5 very nice to be able to wear the lovely
,rocade designs, the crimson carnations on
ray, or the shaded velvety red roses on dull
ose ground, or the fine oriental cashmere
'atterns indoors, where they belong.
SHIRLEY DARE.