The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-14


alike must have wrinkied sleeves. ans
the more the wrinkle the more eicgan
the effect
pongee silk is being revived thi
season, and wise measure IL Is, 10
nothing has vet been found % equal i
in durability. The ceioYed paneeei
will make the most durable ail-rouiis
dresses known.
An attempt Is being made 90 res;r
rect the ancient ard ugly streamers
But that elegant breadth OF useless
ribbon appesis 80 forribly 20 the tasts
of the c,,ok and fai1k "iady" that si1,
pounces upon IL before higher I,oweri
can take time TO consider the matter
One Of the new spring walking
jackets is OF smooth fray cloth. 1T
ting trinity ~ the figure. and slightly
cut away ia front, tins allowing Ii Il
fall open. The bottom il cut in nu
iperons square tabs. and bands oI
black silk braid outline each seam
and Terminate at the oJening of each
tab in small loop. The sleeves. oil
gray velvet. are cut lego mutton
fashion. and wrinkied from shoulder
TO wrist. and half dozen small black
buttons are sewed on the inside seam
-. ~
high collar OF velvet Is ornamented
with several bands OF braid and the
little buttons run IN a close line down
both fronts.
The new hats and bonnets that viii
come forth on and after Easter promise
to fiji our streets with giinpses from
fair spring gardens Such masses oi
wild flewers heaped on green fulle and
IA. -.
bloom IN solid masses and wreafhs oI
roses everywhere. Green, green
nearly all the varieties OF head gear
for young and old play through every
shade OF thai color. A fine green
chip, poke shape. Il lined in apple
green velvet, three narrow bands OF
velvet rim about the rather high
crown. and are relieved. by n great
loose bunch of pale pink and white
priniroses. with several OF the irregular
green leaves. Broad watered silk
strings tie i'm full bow directly under
the chin.
When the empire and directory
STYLES we're revived the general type
was preserved. white the details were
cut into conformation with more mod
ern preiudiees. But after six months
constant familiarity with these bizarre
styles the public eve and sentlmen,
are ready for anything. so Nine.
RecamieT and Mime. lie Stael woult:
find, shoail thew make a sudden visit
To some NV York reception or din
ner, that their fair hostess was
gowned even l., the last pin in exact
limitations Of what these two leaders ol
the Partisan world introduced as The
fashion az their day one hundred
years ago. These Recamier dresses
are copial from old portraits and
prints. None of our modern inven.
tons such az STAYS or husfies, arr
worn with these gowns. The sean,
skirt failS straight and even all the
way around, the tiny bodice Is laced
np the back. ami pulled sleeves that
extend only bali way from shoulder
20 elbow tini~h an extremely simple
but graceful little gown.
One dehutanie, who promises her.
sell quite gay little season after
Easter, has copied the following gown
from her grandmother portrait
painted when that venerable iHdy was
just rs and afsssred for her wedding
The skirt ot India muslin ia scarce
two Yards sunud. has about the bot.
tom rafiie al white lace about fous
inches wife. which is set up ON ths
skirt. aud the wh IT, Just reaches the
ankle ami ~ displays white on n,
work silk hose ard pair az neat little
shippers, low heslsd, pointed tues. and
hell hs two narrow black silk ribbons
that eFisS-croSS over the instep. likS
tie ones slahses asea 10 wear. This
waist joins t''e skirt just nnsier the
arms i c0i square az front and back
AM no sisaeves hut TIVE fuli hort nafl-
ou the sho8lsier shslt the waist i
tiesl a wtsife rihhon tHo iueheS Wide
aasi ends { laie bsif haif wav dowr
the hack 0as~ss hiaBed white silk
knit'ei asitts ress hing only halfway
10 the eliulw sre lhe ossly excuse Cor
gloves No "a. Will q sinEle string 81
y aElS about the throat il the only
atsenips AZ iawsr rhe hair Is tied
In kuos al >stis nn top al the bead
anal n0u.sr ~ riuglets - xarylus
length extend Aimosi "a the chin asld
ta the eFehrnws