The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-11

shoulder, and again between the elbow
and wrist. 1t was laced at the back with
black cord, and was finished at the wrist
with another cording.
You can fancy how pretty was the effect
OF such a sleeve, which was full and yet
not full, tight and yet not tight. The
waist was treated in the same way Like
old Grimes coat it was ''all buttoned down
before, but a series of revers overlapping
each other, and long tails upon the basque
set off the tight-fitting coat in such a
graceful way that the effect was truly an
artistic one. The skirt was slashed about
the foot and puffings of black were let in.
The slashings were laced with black cord,
and the skirt was so short that there was
no danger of a bedraggled appearance.
bride seldom looks pretty upon her
wedding DAY. The excitement and ner-
vousness of the occasion is apt to drive the
color from her face, and the long train and
flowing veil instead of being becoming, are
very trying. The train detracts from the
height and the veil has a stiff effect.
AT the wedding of the new Lady Dudley
a sense of the artistic was shown by put
ting the veil on so that it was slightly ele-
waited at the back. The front of it was
pinned closely. to the hair, and a pompa-
pour effect was produced by lifting the
back so that it was three or four inches
higher than the front. The veil was then
slightly gathered at the back of the head
gown itself
The material for the wedding dress, in
stead OF being of the very heavy satin,
which is so unmanageable, was of soft
white silk, which fell about the bride as
she walked preserving the outlines of her
figure and making her seem less like
fashion plate and more like real flesh
and blood bride.
Time was when not even the hardest of
wedding guests would dare to attend the
ceremony in a black robe. People even
went TO the extent of taking Oft mourning
for bridal occasion and putting it on
afterwards just as before. What then was
the surprise of Lady Dudley's guests to
see the eight bridesmaids come trooping
in wearing large straw hats abundantly
trimmed with black ostrich feathers.
The somberness was slightly relieved by
loops of blue velvet in 'front.' Accompany
ing each hat were gowns of pale blue and
white and bouquets of blue flowers, mostly
of the wild varieties.
For street dresses the soft, shaggy SUR
faces which began to be fashionable last
winter are at the fore this winter. In place
of the great horse-hair dots, which were
unbecomIng to small women, there is a
kind of material which has for decoration
brown buds with leaves slightly raised,
and other patterns equally graceful and
pretty.
In autumn shades, brown is perhaps the
most conspicuous just at present.
In the cheviots, reddish brown and gray
mingle in a checked pattern, and the sur
face, instead of being clear cut, is blurred
and foggy, as if one were looking at a Lon
don landscape.
Another cheviot has a brown diagonal
surface, and there is shepherds plaid on
it in brown, black and white.
Women who find themselves unable to
wear these checked waists may be fully in
accord with the prevailing style if they
choose a jacket of plain cloth and trim it
with the checked. Worn over a checked
skirt and with hat and gloves to match,
the suit is entirely in accord with the pre-
vailing autumn style.
Speaking of the autumn colors, one
must give proper prominence to yellow.
A bold pattern of dress has a fine black
and white stripe, forming very decided
check. Another has a green ground upon
which there are great orange spots, at in
teryals so irregular that no pattern APP
pears to be preserved.
Red and yellow are found commingled
in spots upon the dark green groundwork,
and. it one is fanciful, one may think of a
tropical landscape with the red and yellow
rays of the setting sun against the green
of the foliage, and the sombre background
of the thick brush. The green groundwork
it will be remembered is somewhat soft and
shaggy and aids III carrying out the effect
just mentioned.
The homespun We have always with us.
1t comes out this year speckled with slight
traces of reddish or coffee brown lines.
Other varieties of il are fiecked as though
seen in a snow-storm.
If, having read the fall styles, you are
still in doubt what to buy and fear 10 in
vest in anything which may pass ont of
style, put your fears to the winds and go
and boldly expend your funds upon the
very best checked cheviot, tweed or home
spun you can find. Have it made by a
dressmaker who understands how 20 get
up tailor made gown, have it bound with
braid, the narrowest you can obtain, and
then get hat TO match the braid, gloves
to match the hat, shoetops TO match the
gloves, shopping bag 10 match the shoes
and veil to match the shopping Tag and
you may be sure that you cannot possibly
look out of date.
You have preserved the general harmony
of effect which is desired, and you are
wearing an English checked gown.