The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-02-25
SOME WINTER FASHIONS.
An Experts Directions as to Making Plain
Clothes.

An Experts Directions as to Making Plain
Clothes.
While rough, blankety cloths are to
be developed with great simplicity,
plain broadcloth or camel's hair re-
quires some trimming to relieve the
harshness of solid color. Few are
beautiful enough to look their best in
strictly plain and fiat color, SO that it is
with the face cloths that you may use
your desire for contrast and trimming.
Skirts are announced as being
severely plain. However that may
be, individual taste will discriminate
and suit the decoration to the occasion.
Narrow foot-trimming of braiding,
gimp or velvet will be appropriate.
Cutting the edge into points or squares
and setting contrasting velvet or cloth
beneath, or silk plating, is in favor.
The variation in the bodice will give
opportunity for good or bad taste. The
vest still holds sway, and is loose and
fluffy or smooth and fiat. For the Louis
seen-and, also, rich brocade silk or
velvet, which is used for the Cromwell
cuff and high Medici collar. Plain
mode, too, is favored, and sometimes
matches exactly the cloth, relieved by
bit of silver or gilt passementerie.
For street wear however, the gimps
of contrasting color are best, leaving
the silks and brocades for the lighter
evening cloths All gilt gimp does not
prove desirable for outdoor wear, and
is rather hashy, too, for cloth. That
mixed with silk or worsted braid is bet,
ter. There are many fancy braids to
be found, which are good wearing and
reasonable, and to ms they seem
more suitable for cloth than
the passementeries. But the occasion
must decide the degree of elegance of
the trimming. Forsreception and call
ing, brocadc and gilt may do; but for
promeuading and general wear, the
velvet Innings, vest and cuffs or braided
decorations, are in better taste.
Contrasting cloth the same texture is
sometimes used-a fashion which is
convenient for those wishing to econ
omize A bright little woman's ingenu-
ity may help another, possessing less
inventive genius, to develop beautiful
broadcloth with little extra expense.
A dull shade of Turkish blue was
found in broadcloth. Four and a half
yards Were bought A brothers cast
off dress-coat was cut into vest, cuffs
and collar, each of which was braided
very irregularly with mixed sutache
braid of blue and silver. A Louis coat
reached to the knees, opened to the
waist on the back, and was finished
~ r. ptl
tons; the fronts opened wide and dis
closed the black braided vest, which
was, invisibly fastened understhe coat.
The collar ON the coat was like mans
coat-collar, and a machine stitching
finished 1t and all edges of the skirt
and fronts. The vest at the throat
was finished with braided straight
collar The cuff of black (braided)
was a loose-hanging variety. The
sleeve was large; and of blue;
skirt plain and faced with four
inches of black cloth, also braided.
black felt hat. trimmed with
black tips and silver aigrette
and silver braid round the crown, gave
very attractive and refined style to
the gown. Twelve dollars covered the
cost of material, and it all might pass
for much more expensive costume.
The cloth edges were left cut-that is,
not turned in. The stitching held the
lining of the frocks of the coat while
the coat skirt was unlined.
Another popular trimming for plain
cloths is an edge of fur set between
outside and lining. A binding of as
trakhan cloth is also somewhat used by
those who cannot afford fur A pretty
effect was seen on beaver-colored
cainel's-hair walking dress. The long
basque was bound with white astrals-
han cloth from the neck to the bottom
edge that is, only the front edges, the
skirt edges being left plain. Two roll
collars of velvet were bound, and q cuff
which fitted very close tothe hand. A
large pocket on tie right side of the
coat had q lap. alss bound. The vest
was of cloth. closed with white pearl
buttons. TIVE also finished the back
OF the coat NJ
The same. developed In blue and
black, brown and black, green and
black indeed any color with black
edglng would serve equally we'll the
purpose.
/ have refrained from mentioning
the so-callcd fashionable skirt. length
for the street, because cann5t rccom-
mend It; and feel sure sensible women
win decide for themselves between
commandments and what is unhealthy,
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