Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-20

| recommended 1t to the consideration of all
organizations of women and devoted itself
to settling less involved matters like the
Indian question, the annexation of Canada
and the division of petticoats. The Chau-
tauqua Assembly wrestled with the ques-
tion all summer, but the dress didn't ma
terialize.
Boston culture had try at next, and a
great day was appointed wherein the elect
were to appear clothed in this ideal gar
ment, but even Boston culture couldn't t
seem to evolve the mystic value of the un-
known quantity in this question. The day
came as appointed, but not the dress. The
organizations of women under such leaders
as Mary F. Seymour, Annie Jennes Miller
and the Passion Poetess have taken it UP,
and inundated editors with their theories
concerning the dress of the future Ali
their efforts have so far been abortive, their
ideas still
The Gown Found at Last
The New York San presents a rainy
weather gown which challenges criticism
and defes disparagement This gown is of
dreadnaught tweed or homespun, coarsely
woven but light in weight. The plain
skirt, while cut shorter than the fashion
able trailing skirt, is still genteel in its
length and graceful in its lines 1t is not
lined at all, but the hem is interlined with
macintosh and finished on the edge with
the new velvet skirt binding, which has q
cord of rubber on its edge. AT the back,
y inches from the belt, the plaits of the
skirt are caught to a strong tape in such
way that the stitches are not visible from
the outside. A simple lift on this tape
raises the whole skirt from the ground
when descending stairs or crossing streets.
On the level ground the skirt does not re-
quire raising.
In color the gown is of soft dun brown,
which defes the stain of mud as we'll as the
dampness of rain. The close, snug little
coat, with its jaunty rolling collar, has a
double-breasted waistcoat of plain cloth s1-
pressing different shades of the color of the
gown, from deep rich brown to tan, and
heightened by a single thread of scarlet out
lining the plaid. The waistcoats buttons
over cardinal silk shirt, arranged precise
ly like the old-fashioned dress shirt with
plaits and frill, finished with stock effect
in folded collar and crayat.
Some Of the Features.
The hat is of soft felt in tan, with bind
ing and bow of dark brown ribbon so rich
and heavily corded that rain cannot iniure
its gloss. Such is the dress in outline, but
there are important points not apparent on
casual observation. In the first place, the
vest has real pockets for car fare, tickets
and watch, thus relieving its wearer of
the necessity of carrying purse. Every
woman knows that with an umbrella in one
hand and mass of skirt drapery in the
other, there is no possible way of carrying
the purse in comfort. In the coat are two
more pockets, one on each side, for the
handkerchiefs, the letters to mail, the card
case, and all the hairpins and samples and
glove buttoners. The handkerchief is car
dinal, like the shirt, and the bright dashes
of color are the most fetching thing about
the little gown on a dull and dismal rainy
day when everyone's hair and disposition
are out of curl.
For indoor wear the coat and vest are re-
moved and the silk waist is worn alone with
a stitched girdle and suspenders of the dress
This arrangement is only made
for the benefit of the business woman who |
is unable to change her gown during the
hours of work.
A Dainty at Home Dress.
The daintiest at home dress of the season |
is of pale gray crepon with a festooned |
Hounce Of white Mechlin lace about the |
bottom, gathered to beading run with blue |
velvet ribbons. The long coat bodice has a |
broad flounce of lace at the finish of the |
neck, which falls in deep epaulets on the |
and tapers to the edge of the coat.
Beneath this coat is folded surplice- |
like bodice of pale blue velvet ending in