The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-07-25
THE WOMAN OF FASHION.
Costumes Modelled After the Styles
Seen in Society Plays
Rose Coghian's New Dresses for Lady Bar
ter-An Entirely New Set Made for the
New York Audiences - Combina-
lions OF white and Gold.
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All the women are wearing Lady Bar
ter dresses upon che fashionable walks
upon ~promenades.
Three new dresses were made for the
opening night of Lady Barter in New
York city. And models of beauty, style
aud becomiuguess they were. OF tho
richest material, the most perfect fit,
and the most elegant make, they were
as handsome dresses as any that ever
came over the ocean. And yet, they
were made here in New York by a GER
tain house, which, though famed for
getting up the most elegant gowns in this
country, isyet often compelled 70 bow to
the fad that leads women OF wealth and
fashion TO either garments in London
and Paris. Obtained in this country,
dresses are cheaper, are more apt to fit,
because they can be subject to more
frequent trying on, and they are more
over better, because American silk
manufacturers have obtained a degree
of excellence hat has not yet been
reached by foreigners. A certain we'll
known New York woman says that she
always gets her dresses of American
dealers, and when she is abroad for a
long time she sends over TO this country
when she desires a particularly elegant
silk gown.
The dinner dress worn by Miss Cogh-
Ian in Lady Barter is a most exquisite
garment. 1t is of sage green satin,
with full pointed train. 1t is cut prin-
cess shape with a very high Medici col
lar and cuffs that are bell shaped, the
lower edge of the cuff extending down
over the knuclles. A border Of jeweled
passementerie, five inches wide, is
around the collar and cuffs and a band
of the same material extends from the
neck down the entire front of the dress.
The passementerie is thic5ly inlaid
with opals of the most delicate yellow
hue.
Miss C%oghlan's luncheon dress is of
shrimp-pink satin, with a Louis Quatorze
coat of black broeaded satin. The
lapels, cuffs and pockets Of the cuffs
are Of shrimp pink. The lower edge of
the skirt is cut in points five inches
deep and underneath them there is a
founce of point d'esprit lace. The
points are outlined with cut jet beads.
Jet ornaments are upon the front Of the
Louis Quatorze coat and IN the sleeves.
The same lady has set a new style for
riding habits. Hitherto the regulation
high hat and close-ftting basque have
been the rule for an afternoon ride, but
Miss Coghlan has seen fit to introduce
the very becoming derby. In a golden
brown riding habit, with English duck
chemisette and vest she made a picture
of as perfect a woman as one could wish
TO paint. The vest of the habit was
white with black horseshoe fots and
the sleeves of the habit were close-it-
ting at the shoulders instead of follow
ing the prevailing style of high puffs.
In former seasons white has been lit
tie seen upon the streets Of New York.
Women wishing to wear it have done so
only for carriage use, or for short ex-
petitions in the quieter streets up town.
1t has hardly been seen at all on shop
ping tours or Of a morning on the fash
ionable walks. But this season the best
modistes say that white will be worn
as never before. All the spring light
gray has been seen, and the shade has
grown lighter as the season has ad.
vanced, until now some of the gray COS
tunes appear almost white. THIS
gradual leading up to white win make
1t less startling to the public gaze when
itmakes its appearance in the full glow
ing of it's spotlessness which the mod
istes declare It is bound to do later on.
At many of the fashionable spring
openings white ladies' cloth dresses
were seen, made for the street, com.
bined with a little purple, sage green,