Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-18

Above is a representation of a velvet and
lace collar that is now becoming popular.
| 1t is becoming to almost any complexion,
and unless the neck be very short will be
found comfortable as well as pretty
Harper's Bdzdr.
Embroidery, beading and tinsel are used
in every conceivable manner in London
now. Nothing is prettier for an afternoon
dress than the straight down cashmere skirt
embroidered in silk, very heavily at the
feet, and thinning gradually toward the
waist. These dresses are to be had in every
hue. They look well, made with a plain
cashmere bodice, draped V. shape over an
embroidered plastron, and with embroidered
sleeves, full and high at the shoulder, and
gradually becoming close-ftting down to
the wrist. Or else. with full ehemisette
bodice of the plain material with a short
sleeveless Spanish jacket of the embroidery
very full plain sleeves to the elbow, where
they are gathered in a long embroidered
cuff. Tulle or gauze dresses embroidered on
the same principle, in beads or tinsel, look
pretty over silk with a Bebe bodice over
which is worn thickly embroidered corse-
let.
When these evening dresses are slightly
draped or looped up, gold butterflies or any
glittering winged insects are much used to
fix and hold the thin fabric. Girdles for
evening or morning wear are much the fash
ion. or rather will become so, for they are
only just making their appearance. They
follow the shape of the bodice, be it round
WASTED or pointed, and have two long ends
reaching down to the very edge of the front
of the skirt. Either made of silk, or the
same material as the dress, braided in gold
or silver or embroidered in beads or tinsel,
they are sometimes ropes of pearls or jet,
and are in every case effective.
X
The Princess of Wales has penchant for
artistic buttons, and has the finest collection
of jeweled gold, silver and carved buttons
In the world, including set consisting of
crimson carbuncles set in oxidized silver,
recently presented by her sister, the Empress
!, of Russia.
| At the annual New Years Day reception
held at the American Embassy in London a
clever woman from New York was chatting
| on the expansive subject of English women,
| their costumes and their headgear. "What
struck me principally when first saw the
usual crowd in Regent street." she said,
twas the fearful proportions of the female
head and the wonderfully small size of the
bonnet surmounting it. Why should q
well-shaped Uranium be dis6gured by pile
/ of puffs, fr1zzes and curls that the kindest
! critic could not Sscribe to nature? We
Americans make our chevelure as small and
compact as possible, and our bonnets at
| least are of a fairly useful size. English
women's clothes are fit 50 perfectly and
| their heads 'it' so badly"
English women must agree with the
! fair Yankee. Every one was forced
| to look with admiration at her shapely,
shining, "well- groomed" head, whose only
| ornament WAS massive pin of dull gold, in
which three splendid sapphires glistened.
Her gown was of an indescriba5le shade of
steely blue merveilleux, and was a marvel
of simplicity and expensive elegance. The
bodice was cut heart-shaped, back and
front, and draped with embroidered chiffon,
| drawn into corselet of the silk, covered
| with cut-steel beads. The short skirt was
also draped with chiffon, the same shade as
the dress and had heavy ruche around
the foot. The drapery was held in place by
cut-steel ornaments, white, dainty steel
embroidered slippers glanced from under
her petticoat from time to time. An exqui-
site bouquet OF orchids was held in her grey
| gloved hand, while fan Of the loveliest
| feathers matching her dress depended from
q steel chain at her side. IF that pretty