The American Negro., 1890-10-25
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How to Produce Fashionable Skirt Eff
fects-SOme Tasteful Basques.

How to Produce Fashionable Skirt Ef.
fects-some Tasteful Basques.
You may arrange the drop" or out
side material in divers ways, but the
prevailing idea must be straightness.
Tapped fronts, running diagonally, are
to be worn with plated backs, and fiat
bands of trimming ornament tho front
edges. Other fronts are of contrast
ing material, with the sides Tapped over
with a rolled edge and u fan or box
plated back A short apron is seen on
some English tailor-made gowns, but it
is rarely found. Extreme figures, very
thin Or stout, look we'll with the front
caught up in few cross folds on either
side near the top, which breaks the
trying outline of perfectly fiat
front. A simple design has the
back in three double box-plaits,
while the front laps down the
right side and is lifted on the left
side near the top by catching few
folds through buckle. The lining
skirt is deeply faced with the material
when the outer portion is lifted. Full,
round skirts are sometimes lifted on ono
side to show contrasting facing. Plaid
skirts, that are cut on the bias, are
nearly plain in front and on the sides,
with the remainder in large plaits or
gathers. A cluster of fan-plaits in the
back turning toward the center, is ac-
companied by deep facing across the
'front.' laid in knife-plaits, with an apron
that is joined down the left with the
plain side, while on the right side it is
slightly draped and cut off at the lower
edge to form a series of jabots. Protec-
tive plaitings are seen again when the
wind blows the skirt, but they should
not peep below the drop skirt Many
French dresses are now made with two
cores on either side Of the lining skirt,
but it is easier to make a skirt with but
one gore, and they hang equally as we'll
Flat trimmings on the lower edge are
still favored though bordeged materials
are quite passee.
Jacket effects are too jaunty to give
them up easily after they have obtained
firm hold upon the affections of young
ladies. One of the prettiest of the
many jacket-basques has a coat-tail
back, and long, rounding fronts fitted
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low the waist-line. The fronts thus
rounded off show single or divergent
pointed vest Of a contrasting color or
fabric, having high collar; while the
Jacket portion has rolling collar, end
ing in revers that taper to moth
ing at the waist-line. Quite
different style of bodice has a col
lar and front yoke of silk, laid in fine
plaits, with the wooIen material form
ing a pointed back and full fronts, the
latter being fulled in at the arm sizes
and side seams, and the left Tapped over
to the right side, ending under long
buckle. Tapped basques, cloaks and
polonaise fronts, made without any
darts, are styled Russian garments, and
are very becoming to a slender figure;
the fullness seems to center above and
below the waist-line, and is held on one
side by buckle or rosette.
The Medici sleeve promises to be the
fad Of the season This is of one mate
rial, fitting like close coat design to
near the top, where it lays over high
puff of a second fabric. Another style
fits at the top in quite full style, with
three oval openings or slashings below
the shoulders, which are filled in with
puffings of a second ma serial. Ladies'
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