The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-07-06
FRILLS AND FRIPPERIES.
The Present Style of Seamless Bod
ice-- How to Keep 1t in
Shape--New Parasols.

The present style of bodice seems to
have for its aim the concealrnent of its
fastenings. says the Galiqlt0fst Messenger.
All devices are resorted to in order to
achieve this result; the seams in the back
Of the bodice are few. and the extra side
pieces are often done away with, while
the bodice is fastened under the arm or
laced in the back under folds and cross
pieces. Cross-cu6 materials are used for
skirts, or, rather, striped materials are so
arranged in one long piece for skirts that
they form diagonal lines in the front,
which become straight in the back. But
tons also have been for q long time neg
lected, but are again in use as trimmings,
for use rather tnan for mere ornament
hodfces are appearing buttoned in the
back. A gown made on these general
lines was of dark gray poult de sole, COM
bined with light gray broeade on satin
ground of still lighter shade in design
of apple blossoms. and trimmed with
Irish point lace. The skirt was made
with straight back gathered on to the
bodice and flowing loosely without being
caught to the foundation skirt. The sides
OF the skirt cross and disclose an under
skirt of the darker silk. The bodice is
also lightly trimmed on the cross and is
trimmed on que side with lace. The
sleeves are high on the shoulder, tight at
concealed by Il plastron of brocade edged
with lace. There is straight collar band,
as the Medicis collar is being superseded
By the simple band.
THE NEW PARAsOLs.
Many OF the new parasois are in reality
things OF beauty. ''Rajahp is the name
given to one style. This is composed Of
Killed Indian gauze or soft silk. with a
double frill caught up at distances around
the edge and rosette clustering around
the ferrule. In white It'll delightfully."- cool
and dainty. but it is TO be seen in ali col
ors. Lefty Lind comes next, and is
formed of three fiounces of ACCORDION
plated silk, with a small one reversed, and
clustered round the ferrHle In red the
parasol resembles a large poppy in black it
could be used for mourning, and in q new
shade of copper ore ana pale heiiotrope 1t
is lovely Another variety has the foun-
dation of soft silk, with q festooned ac-
Gordon fiounce of gauze round the edge.
and frills Of The same up each rib, meet
ing and clustering at the top. In plain
and fancy Mysore silk the parasois are
made to order. to match any costume,
and SO are the en-touscas in fancy Arabi-
an crepe, soft tinted lowered muslin and
patterned cottons; these latter plain or
edged with frill.
HOW TO KEEP YOUR BODICE IN GOOD SHAPE
Blouses may come AID 60 Coat bas
ques may have the same experience, but
Tue trim well hitting position basque ! s
always in good form if it fits well. A
basque that fits well is one that is not too
tight to permit easy movement of the
arms, and is one that does not need to be
closed with "a shoe buttoner. The wise
woman VINO wants to keep her basque in
good shape puts on her bonnet before she
| assumes it. Then, before any fasten-
ing begins. the inside belt should
be drawn together. and It isn't the
best thing to have the belt very tight, for
that does not make the basque fit closer
and does make the drawing of it together
more difficult. BY the by. no matter how
you may be tempted to put large buttons
on your bodice, remember that only small
ones are considered good form There
mnst be a great many of these, so that the
possibility Of the opening standing apart
even an inch between them does not exist
You think people don't have sucn i'll fit
ting basques? just wait till the next
time you get into street car aud be sat
isned that this is the truth