The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-16

narrowing frills whose meeting point is
hidden beneath the bouffant puff of the
odd drapery.
The bodice arrangement is the same
back and front, a pointed vest of lace, out
lined at the top with gallon and with a
gold spark Pickering out down the middle.
The sleeves which reach the elbows are
three full puffs OF lace gathered with
gallon.
did not mean to include any extrava-
CANT or eccentric gowns in this disquisi-
ton, but from any description of young
girls dresses for the present winter
il is hard to omit the bud bodice"
one or more of which may blossom
and fade before your eyes at almost any
gathering. A light silvery gauze over a
very delicate pink faille was the chief con-
stituent of bud frock packed this week
To be taken to Washington. IL had n
straight skirt, lightly draped, and short
directore bodice, with pulled sleeves. The
gauze was of an open -meshed lattice
cred the bosom being taken 10
present the resemblance of basket
whose - handle were silver 3rib-
bon bretelles, finished with great bows on
the shoulders. Pink rosebuds peeped out
everywhere through the lattice work, and
n garland of roses was carried about the
low neck, as il IL crowned and toppled
over the brim. Loops of silver ribbon
fell below the waist and just under the
garland at the bust, so as to carry out
the bud basket effect from beginning to
end
Young girls do not wear long dresses
with proprety; their gowns should barely
touch the floor behind. Their skirts
should be made perfectly plain in 'front.'
but full enough behind TO hang gracefully.
IL is most thoroughly in accord with the
fashion OF the hour to choose fabrics wide
enough 10 be made with only one seam
aud that behind. Slippers and gloves are
chosen carefully 10 match the color of the
dress. The tan tints that ruled so long
with toilets of any and every description
are now hardly seen; blue gloves, green
gloves or even pink gloves are accepted by
foolish folk fashionable in preference
With long sleeves two-buttoned gloves are
the best form, but with elbow sleeves the
world of frills and furbelows still smiles
on mousquetaires.
10 gives one n sense OF passing 10 some
thing tangible and substantial 10 turn
from crepes and gauzes TO the muffiing
furs that bid defiance To January out of
doors Last year at this season every
other woman talked along stiff, ungrace-
full and most uncomfortable. buried TO
her ears in tall, black collar. This
winter. fortunately since 10 is a mild one,
but not. experience teaches, because II is n
mild one. all the collars turn down. Soft
beaver il the favorite fur with women
who choose things at once of beauty
and of moderate cost, or heecy,
black goatskin. Astrachan Is not es-
pecially popular but | see a good deal of
mink and, of course, much royalty beau
tiful aud much hideous sable There are
few other furs which present such differ
ences Of quality Fine sable Is the finest
fur known, but poor sable, which many
women buy aud pay good prices for. ~ a.
poor fur a. ever an unhappy, hunted
animal, skulking along the snow, yearned
10 keep, TO cover his own sorry flesh aud
/ bones.
There's n wonderful amount OF green
everywhere. IL has lasted over from the
autumn. The grass h green under my
window and 80 perhaps 10 H. not surprising
that. one wvman in every ioux wears green