The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-29

dress, but Ii is Greek dress so Frenchihed
that IL deserves 10 start new era Of its
own, which might be called the Franco
Greek. The material Of the dress is plain.
heavy pink satin. Ali around the hem of
the skirt and MP the side OF the drapery
and on the corselet and bodice there is a
very heavy embroidery Of gold and blue.
The embroidery is done in silk. Upon
each edge OF the conventional figure there
Is q gold passementerie lnlaid with blue
stones. The bunch of ostrich feathers
which looks ike bouquet has fan nest
ling in its depths which IS capable OF being
unrolied like an everyday fan.
OF course the country cousin dressed in
pink with her blue ribbons, isn't gotten up
like this, but the general idea is the same
and viii do for illustration.
If one were asked TO name the two dis
tinctlw dress features of the season, one
would say without hesitation, feathers
and lace" Lace trims everything. Lace
is seen here upon the bottom of the bod
ice. It is seen there around the hem of
the skirt. 1t is seen here, there and every
where, upon the sleeves and in fantastic
festoons wherever there is the slightest ex-
cuse for it.
The prevailing use Of lace Is most fort
innate for women Of all styles. 1t is uni
versally becoming and ii gives q softness
to the features which no other material
tie sitter and lest apt to tear. Even the
softer varieties of lace are more durable
than chiffon, because the texture is hit
tie frmer; and water and dampness do
not thoroughly oemoralize lace as they do
the perishabIe chiffon.
Nesting in the folds OF the lace which
adorns gowns may be seen an equally gen.
erous distribution OF feathers. Feather
trimming is seen upon collars, upon the
fronts Of dresses ane upon the bottoms of
skirts. Bunches of feathers nestle in the
folds Of the lace which is upon the bodice,
and upon shoulder puffs. And punches
of feathers are used to catch up the lace in
festoons all around the hem of the skirt.
For dressing the hair, punches of feath-
ers are specially pretty. Those known as
court feathers and Prince Of Wales plumes
are the most becoming. They are fastened
almost directly upright N the top of the
couture and the feathers which may he of
any color TO match the gown. are rather
tightly curled and are permitted TO mingle
with the ringlets and wavelets of ones own
hair.
young women is TO braid II rather low in
the neck and coil it very low on the back
of the head, permitting the hraids TO hang
down in long loops
A style OF hair dressing which is q favor
ite with women not very plentituily gifted
with Iresses OF their own l. called by the
simple little name, 1.-The curl" 1t consists
OF great nun Der OF little curls massed
together TO form rather a heavy couture.
The curls are fastened together in a bunch
and are pinned 10 the top of the head with
light. invisible pins. Other curis are then
pinned on IN great profnsion. and fancy
headed pins are stuck in as if they were
doing the work of keeping the hair in
place.
There are several fancy styles of dress
ing the hair in curls and the curled fronts,
tops and side pieces are becoming TO all
women except those who have a severely
classical style Of beauty. So very preva-
lent is this fashion Of wearing the hair in
q mass Of curls that women who have
long, straight, abundant tresses of their
own. are having them cut off TO accommo-
date the lighter, more becoming bunch of
artificial cLrIs