Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1890-03-08
New York Fashions.

Short wraps for warm weather are
the prettiest seen for many a day
and are novel as well, being made of
lace over colored silk linlngs upon
which is placed in applique, motifs
of passementerie, silk or velvet with
or without addition of beads. In
long garments, the Connemara again
appears as prominent style and
while in silk, fine wool or lace, is
chiefly in extremely pronounced and
high colored plaids which however
will be worn with jaunty effect by
young people. Jackets are tribe
and not a few in REFER cut, while
elegant ones are in fine cloth with
fancy vests.
NEW MATERIALS
again show borders but the most
novel arrangement of fancy weave is
in the ma .jupe or half skirt pattern
of which yard and half is CON-
bined with about eight yards of
plain material to form the dress. In
the ma jatpe portion half the breadth
OF double width is given over to
novelty effect and narrow border
is woven on the opposite edge for
trimming corsage and sleeves. Eff
fective contrasts are seen and as
stripes are prominent in dress goods,
so here also they are noticeable, but
not to the exclusion Of extremely
pretty patterns in open work silk
lace united with embroidery and
edged with heavy fringe below.
These are in ma jupe style with lace
work and embroidery to match for
corsage and sleeves. Such costumes
are expensive however, because the
goods are very fine wool and the
work artistic in execution as also in
harmonizing of colors. Silks are
thus adorned and it may be added
that lace and lace effects are very
noticeable in new fabrics where they
appear either in open work or with
stimulation by thick threads on the
surface. In most cases they are
arranged in stripes and may alternate
with silk or wool, since the placing
together of different textures obtains
as largely now as formerly.
STYLES OF MAKING.
In dresses being made by Lord
and Taylor the ma jupe pattern is
placed on the front of skirts where
it forms deep border while more
conservative bordered materials
show when made up, finish of fancy
weave around the bottom as former
| ly. To this, the plain skirt is well
adapted and therefore remains
fashionable nor do drapings in the
genuine sense appear anywhere on
new costumes, the corsages of which
however are adorned in every pos
sible way and often differently on
the two sides. To this, tailor made
dresses are an exception but even
they show fancy vests CT contrasting
color. Contrasts in truth are much
more frequently seen than tones of
one color while the marked predomi-
nance of black produces perpetual
antagonisms throughout dress of
every character. In
SPRING MILLINERY,
the assortment of plaided ribbons is
remarkably large because plaids in
dress materials are expected to be
worn to an unprecedented extent
and frequently in unheard of bold
ness and brightness of pattern. Not
ribbons only therefore follow suit,
but millinery fabrics as well where
enormobs squares are surrounded or
traversed by stripes of opposite and
often gaudy color. For an exhibi-
ton of such abandon in hue and de-
sign; black straws Of some dimen-
sion are a necessity and they appear
in Milan weave or fancy braid, the
two often combined and generally
with brims narrow at the back and
projecting far in front. Bonnets are
varieties of capote shape and largely
in fancy braids that correspond to
dress goods in color. Flowers for
the most part are small and in gar
land style will encircle low crowns
or appear as coronets on bonnets.
The few large flowers will be placed
in bouquet style in front and often
as an addition to lesser blossoms.
Black is still the favorite combina-
ton in millinery and indeed through
out the world Of dress, since nothing
serves so well as relief to bright or
delicate hues. LUCY CARTER.
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