The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-15

vioiets and light grays. So great is the
demand for all articles of dress in these
coi0rs that manufacturers have been COM
PEELED TO supply gloves, hosiery. shoes,
silk underwear, corsets and even under
skirts in varying tints of violet and gray.
Delicate, undecided hres, rather than pro-
nounced colors, are the fayorites.
certain pretty gray cloth dress has
oxydized silver trimmings. Another, Of
silver cloth, is trimmed with silver gallon.
And whitish silver is treated with deep
pearl fringe.
1t is again coming the fashion to wear
bodices of different color and material
from the skirt. The black net dresses that
have been favorites for the past two sea-
sons are to be worn, but with thick silk or
even cloth waists in place of the lace.
Pipings, or bands of the silk, are placed
around the skirt IN rows. For very young
girls, gilt braid is used and is repeated
upon the bodice and jacket.
Sleeves are worn almost uncomfortably
long. They must extend certainly over
the wrist, and, preferably, down to the
knuckles. They are full at the shoulder
and down to the elbow, where they become
close-iitting for the remainder of the
length.
Long sleeves are worn with evening
toilets if the bodice is cut square or
pointed. But if the shoulders are exposed,
then the arms must also be bare. This
fashion is a boon to those not richly gifted
in figure, as it gives them abundant oppor-
tunity to conceal their thinness of build
without being conspicuous in dress. Many
of these very long-sleeved dresses are seen
upon the stage. And, as all modistes
know, the stage sets the fashion for the
fashionable world.
Trains have become narrower. They
consist Of little more than a plat at the
back OF the dress and are cut SO rs TO appear
very narrow until rounded at the end,
where they have rather broad sweep.
Street dresses have all q slight train or are,
at least, cut to touch the street in walking.
Jcweled trimmings and jeweled fringes
are much worn and are suitable upon all
gowns. whether for the street or house
This is the direct result CT the Egyptian
Cleopatra craze that is upon US, and for
which Bernhardt openly declares that she
has been saving jewels and metals for
years. Properly handled, these metals arc
extremely effective in fringes, passemente-
RE and ornaments, but real artist must
place and select them, or the effect is
garish, grotesque and bizarre. Narrow
edges of silver or gilt braiding are placed
at the top of fur bands that border the
dress-skirt. A girdle of the same material
accompanies this and falls low on the
waist. On the jacket are silver or gilt
clasps and narrow braiding of the same
metal edges the Medici collar. Gallon is
made TO form ornaments for the toque and
delicate metal braiding borders the band
OF fur that goes around the hat.
These fur and feather hat bands are quite
narrow, and are set so low upon the hat
that they appear to rest upon the hair.
Blondes can produce a pretty effect by
bordering the hat with a dark fur, which
seems to rest like crown upon the fair
locks. With equal effect brunettes take
advantage of the present style to edge
their hats with white astrakhan, mindful
of the beauty Of the white fur against
their own dark coils.
So accommodating are these toques in
shape that they may be adapted to any
head and any style of hair dressing In
many cases where individual peculiarities
exist, the milliner actually measures the
head of her customer and fashions the hat
to suit. The fur band with which it is to
be trimmed is always placed next the hair
and contrasted before being put upon the
hat.
For wedding that is to take place very