The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-11

stirring and loops Of baby ribbon, or hat
with a full drapery Of lace drawn down
and held in place bY handsome ribbon. the
scalloped edges of the lace falling, jabOt
fashion, along the outer arm.
For rich sleeve TO tea gown or other
house robe the white silk under sleeve in
bishop shape is embroidered in Bulgarian
stitch in c0lOred silks, while the outer
sleeve is of the dress material, with narrow
border of FUR This is cut oval and gath
cred at the top and bottom Another hand
some sleeve for dressy wear is OF striped
chameleon silk, the colors to match the
rest of the dress. Where it is cut away and
folded in jabot style il is lined with silk to
match the lightest color, and the whole
Sleeve is ornamented with windmill bows.
The outer half of the lower arm is made Of
lace or close embroidery, as preferred.
Sleeves can DO short, half long ard very
long.
A very elegant garment is n Russian
blouse made Of black chantilly lace, TO
wear over some light colored gown whose
color may set of the beauty Of the lace.
This blouse has a side form and girdle of
jetted silk, and yoke, collar aud cuffs are
made Of the same. This gives the blouse
solidity and makes of it a most valuable
garment 10 Slip on ut any moment. 1t is
particularly useful TO wear over frocks
that have lost their first freshness. A lace
hounce could be added TO the bottom of
the dress To match that in the blouse
10 is no shame or disgrace TO take care OF
ones clothes. Indeed those who dress the
best are not those who are always buying
new garments, but those who make the
most Of what they have Suppose that
lady has n handsome imported gown OF
rich material, but delicate color, or even Of
black How many times can she wear it
without its showing traces? Should she
then throw it aside? She doesn't She
gets some more material, the same or diff
ferent, and has a ruille, tlounce or fiat
hand set on. She wears q dress TO dance
or so, and it gets soiled "a little She gets
C0rselet of some kind and with pretty rib
bous makes of it virtually new dress,
hiding all the soiled places, and making it
perhaps even prettier than it was before.
When "a garment is made Of good ma
tcrial and the color or pattern IS unob-
trusive there is no limit to the uses to
which portions Of il can be put. / knew
one lady who had a perfect faculty for
making new garments ont Of old, and she
did il so cunningly that no one ever knew
that all her clothes were not imported.
She adopted one color for her own, and
everything she had was either match or
suitable contrast l remember happening
in one day to see her, and she asked ms to
come into her private sitting room, and !
there / found her busy with dressmaker
who was cuttiugo out strips Of sealskin from |
an old seaiskin jacket.
The best parts were cut with a knife |
from the back. and these sewed together, |
over and over, and the seams wet and |
rubbed fiat These bands went to trim
line camels hair gown and canal cape. |
a sort of yest front was formed Of black |
velvet, beaded, and below that she put
fat stole Of sealskin, the rest following the |
outline of the stole, making point front
and back; tiny capote of velvet, with an
Alsatian bow OF sealskin, made up Il most
sty lisA and elegant carriage costume.
II - therefore taste ana care ana naru-
rally some money that give lady the
name Of being we'll dressed. At church on
a recent Sunday there was a dress worn
that am afraid caused more than one per
sons thoughts 20 wander from her prayer
book. The gown was Of rich and heavy
black silk Of IL dead luster. Around the bot
tom WAS Il black velvet puff, and above that
a row Of superb passementerie Of cut jet
four inches wide. Such trimming costs ten
dollars Il yard. Over this she wore black
velvet coat, which reached TO the knees,
With "A belt of passementerie with heavy
let fringe all around, except in the back,
where there was a Vatican plait OF close
,urled astrakhan. The whole Of the back
II the corsage was of that becoming fur,
while the front was all velvet, richly orna-
nented with passamenterie, as also were
he sleeves The hat was Of black lace and
urouoise blue velvet ribbon. The balloon
,uds TO the sleeves were Of iur and the
est of velvet. All together II made SUI
'erb costume.
There is quite fancy still for having
waists cut in TWO, and of having the cor
age of otherwise plain gowns made up
With plaids. Two such gowns were shown
0 me and called beautiful, 80 show them
ere to those whose taste Is for striking
fleets. That one portrayed on the right
las made In pruue yicQpa. with bias bands