The Wahpeton times., 1891-06-11
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN
SUBJECTS OF PRACTICAL INTER-
EST TO THE WOMEN.
NswYork styles--WomenWhoH Have
Nerves--MetallioF French Wom-
en--The HomeIy and Useful
Cirl--Women With
Brains.
New York Styles.


Gowns ofblack grenadine rival those
of lace so long i'll favor. The square
meshed plain grenadine is most used,
then dotted, serpentine-striped, or
plaided grenadine, while the newest
dresses are those with chevron stripes
forming points in the middle of the
breadth. A Partisan novelty just i'm
ported combines pale pink or blue
ladies cloth with black iron grenadine,
the cloth OF the skirt front and parts
of the bodice having applique embroid-
cry of jetted grenadine, while borders
of cloth are applied on the grenadine.
Another fancy is for coat of black
foulard with colored design worn with
a black grenadine skirt.
Most of the grenadine gowns are
made over colored silk, which may be
a plain color or else Of changeable taf-
feta, and they are enriched with
flounces or panels OF lace, and trim
mings OF jet, gold galloon, or the jewel
led passementeries. Green, red, and
lavender are the colors most used for
silks under transparent grenadine.
The design is usually round or rpoint-
ed waist OF the grenadine, without
darts, pleated at the waist on q fitted
lining OF silk. A flounce of lace edges
the bodice, and the large sleeves and
collar are OF lace, The skirt is nearly
straight, with flat panels OF lace laid
down the sides, or gathered founce
at the foot. The passementerie is
used i'll bow-knots or disks on the
front OF the bodice and sleeves. and as
heading in rows on the tlounces.
Corded black laces almost like passe-
menterie are chosen for fiat trimmings,
and the French laces with fine dots
and bow-knots or the new basket pat
tern for f1ounces.
Some handsome black grenadine
dresses made over black satin have a
vest of guipure lace that is studded
with large jet nail-heads or with small
er bits OF cut steel. The lace is laid
over gold net that CLEANS through it's
open meshes. Black net OF large
meshes dotted with jet cabochons
forms the sleeves and full vest ofother
grenadine gowns; q Jet collar and deep
cuffs with a pointed half-girdle are
added, and q deep rain fringe OF very
fine jet beads falls from the edge ofthe
bodice. This fringe trimming is much
used on gowns for women with large
hips, as it adds nothing to the size.
Newly imported outing dresses of
navy blue serge have the skirt attach
ed to q short corselet Or bodice, which
is furnished with suspenders that pass
over the shoulders abovea shirt waist
OF washable silk. These suspenders
are STRAPPED of the serge, two inches
wide, piped or corded with lighter blue
wool, and cut in one with the front
and back of the little bodice, which is
merely girdle or Swiss belt neatly
fitted and whaleboned. The skirt is
in bell shape, without lining, and has
q hem simulated at the foot with a
cord of pale blue. A petticoat to be
worn beneath is of blue silk or mo-
hair. The silk shirt has a shallow
yoke, q box pleat down the front, and
a turned-over collar, to be worn with
a necktie the sleeves are full and
straight, with turned-back cuffs. A
| jacket of blue serge, fastened by q
strap buttoned across the bust, is
made with belt in the back, with
Tapped ends.
Other outing dresses have the laced
bodice that became so popular last
year. A pretty model OF bluet blue
Isle OF Wight serge has sheath skirt,
with pointed pockets on the sides
edged with red and gold braid, and
three clusters OF these braids are in
rows around the skirt near the foot.
The pointed belt is laced in front,
back, and on each side above shirt
waist Of blue silk striped with red.
Revers of the silk set up the front
give Il novel effect to the shirt, which
has the popular turned over collar,
and very long sleeves with cuffs that
tit the wrist, and turn back from the
top toward the hand. A sleeveless
jacket of blue serge, completing this
dress is fitted in the back and rolls
open in front, with revers braided to
match the skirt. The hat OF black
straw is in the new sailor shape that
is oval from front to back rather than
round, with very low crown and mar.
row brim, it's only trimming band Of
| gold ribbon around the crown, with q
small flat bow on the left side.