The Portland daily press., 1890-03-15
SOME LENTEN FASHIONS.
Chances at Gowns which will APP
pear for the First limo on Easter
SUNDAY
Correspondence of the Press

NEW YORK, March 13.-To be GAS tall
as tule and pale as num- is the fashion
for young girls just now; that is, for
them to appear as tall and slender as they
can, and as somber and unobtrusive in
apparel as the modest brown tule. and to
be as demure and sanity as the nun in
manner as they walk along the street
with pretty prayer books clasped in their
reverential little hands. 1t is Lent.
What with the black gloves, the SOM
Der dresses and the handsome prayer
book, and the serious face, with eyes
downcast in silent reflection or upturned
in reverent appeal, according as they
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the young girl irresistibly lovely.
As the Lenten girl goes slowly along
the street it is not certain that her
thoughts, like her eyes, are fixed upon
her devotions, for are not the dress
makers holding revel and carnival among
the beautiful fabrics which are to ravish
the eyes of the beholder as soon as
Easter comes? Oh, the lovely, dainty
dresses, soft and fieecy, rich and shin
ing, that are to see the light after this
penitentiaEse season. 1t is penance to have
to wait four whole, long weeks before
one can wear those beautiful dresses! (
Tailor made gowns with fiat, smooth
seams are seen more than ever among
the new spring styles, and they ought
never to be abandoned, as nothing can
be SO snug and trim and pretty, of what
ever material they are made.
found one the other day, just finished
for newly married lady, of cadet gray
cloth, with plain front, fiat panels with
stitchings at the sides and drapery of
enamel blue velvet, which, drawn in
short tablier form across the front, fell
in the back in sash to the bottom of the
skirt. The front of the basque had velvet
lapels and vest, and altogether was a
model of simple richness and elegance.
A gown for a young matron which was
just finished had the back laid in deep
kits of black MORE and narrow panel
on each side of embossed black velvet.
The front was of rich plain velvet in
shawl drapery. The basque was per-
fectly plain with small steel buttons. A
dainty shoulder cape was of the embossed
velvet with two falls of lace, and with
this was black lace bonnet with old
rose ribbon bows. This dress was par
ticularly rich and handsome, and will
first see the light of day on Easter Sunday
providing the weather is fair. If not, l
do not doubt that some tears will be
shed, and not exactly of a penitential
nature.
Another dress to be worn on that mo-
mentous occasion was just having its
final "trying on" as l arrived, and it was
so handsome that l instantly seized its
spirit, and here it is. The dress was of
moss green faille, with five inch band of
olive green velvet all around the bot
tom and partially up the left side, where
the drapery folds over in curtain style.
Above the band of velvet was a row of
crocheted trimming in dark green sad
dler's silk in Eiffel points. The basque
had full vest of white crepe de Chine
and bordered by bands of velvet to
match the skirt. A dainty toque, with
half rosette of embroidered crepe de
Chine, is in white crepe and moss green
velvet. Tan suede gloves complete the
costume.
Amy lady can make herself dress
after these models, and If she is spry can
get it done for Easter and look Just as
pretty as the ladies will who paid good
ness knows how much for the orig
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