Telegram-herald., 1891-03-14

matter Of procuring the general effect
OF Q pattern dress- With singular deft-
ness they outline figures, either natural
or conventional, upon the plain mate
rial, and then give them into tb- hands
of an apprentice to be traced with mar
row braiding. which either exactly
matches the cloth or harrnonixes well
with IT, Thus costly effect Is produced
at low price.
In all the standard colors, pretty fg-
ures can be bought in braided designs
ready 20 be sewed on. These are fine
In material. well made, delicate II ont
line, and so nicely constructed that
they will deceive even tho closest OBJ
server who seeks 10 detect the machipe-
made article from the hand-wrought.
A design sewcd upon n black gown was
OF conventional roses with green leaves
connected by a ccbEvcb of lace In imi-
tation OF the imported pattern dresses
which carry out that idea
A lesson In color may not come af1liss
NJ q season when SO many combination
dresses are being planned. In all cases
where figured or checked goods are 10
be combined with the plain material.
let the groundwork of the checked
goods correspond with the color of the
plain. A brown feige cloth may be com
bined with a brown goods spotted with
black. yellow. green or whatever color
one may wish. But. mark you, yell
low material would not look well COM
biued with brown cloth dotted with
yellow. III the groundwork of the pT-in-
cipal material Is brown, the ground
work OF the novelty goods must also DO
brown. though It may be combined or
dotted with soeoks or figures OF what
ever color Is desired
A certain otherwise pretty tea gown
was spoiled for ell but evening wear by
a disregard Of these rules OF color.
The woman selecting IL. in iTnornnce OF
the law of prevailing harmony, chose a
white challie with l1~ender figure and
bough. some black net TO draPe the
front % the gown and for the sleeves.
Tins white groundwork was brought
IN direct iuxtsposition with black
dransries The effect was so mcon-
oruo,,s that the modesto 20 lessen IL
uned the black net with lavender chal-
No. and ran half dozen rows Of lsven-
der ribbon through the open mesn's OF
the black net
The effect was stin incongruous dur
ing The day. but BIZ gsslight u looked
much better because certain purple
Azure upon the lavender ground ap-
pear-d black by artificial light.
To remedy this poorly selected com
hsnstion. QUE II two things might have
been dore. Either the black net should
have been replaced by white 70 match
are general tone ~ the ehaIlie. 90 the
esalHe should have been exchanged for
one with black ground and purple or
lavender figures II desired The ribbons
,,srh. then have been Il lavender ard
~. general tsrs would have been In
much better harmony.
Trs. mistake u frequently seen and
es.r, .~-~-rrts fer Ire Departing cry
which one hears FROM the pcssessor q
. nv gown. - thcnzht taoSe to
.ha5sa would combine well, / saws
gown Il thern last season and Il was
lovely"
Urs,n Investigation Is vii generally
- fs-s.S that sonse law II egsmbsnstios
has b~en violated - pr,,ince tss ugir
affect Anoth~r tAisz nas generally
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only when eurahiresi with vsssher eoa-
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