Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-10

very exclusive in all her belongings, but
especially so this year, just after her en-
gagement to one of the city swells, has for
her rough and ready suit dark blue serge
cut bell skirt and short bodice, the latter
fashioned with q round yoke of rich red,
trimmed with narrow bands of blue, edged
with Jet and following the yoke outline.
Full sleeves of the blue fall over deep cuffs
of red banded in the same way. Her hat is
stiff blue straw, after those known as the
$50 design, with high loops of ribbon and
Prince Of Wales tips standing up against
the stove pipe crown. 1t is plain that
MademoiseIle objects to. the blazer suit as
almost too common for her refined tastes;
hence this is the substitute.
There are women who are not happy un-
less they have a gown patterned after the
with the head dressmaker of q large New
York house, who had received orders from
. Newport customer to make her at once a
corduroy crepon, striped in black and pink,
the stripes to 60 round the figure, which is
one of tho modes of the moment in gay
Paris These striped stuffs are made gener-
ally Ia princess with only black lace
peierine round the shoulders, but in this
case the gown was to be copy of one i'm
ported model, with the stripes of the double
skirt portion running round the figure, with
those of the waist running up and down.
The best that can be said of such fashion
is that it affords variety to the woman who
spends her whole summer in a constant
change of costly gowns, but is not appro-
pirate for limited wardrobe.
It is also the fancy over there to trim
gowns with lace lined with ribbon, showing
how great is the tendency of the Partisan to
overdo matters of dress, the result bring q
bewildering combination of materials and
colors often less satisfactory than more SIM
pie designs A pale gray crepon, trimmed
with bands of white lace lined with pale
blue ribbon, is not so bad, but not satisfied
with gray, white and blue, the famous
modiste adds to the draped bodice q plated
frill of yellow material silk, which, accord
ing to the ideas of some, is no improvement
The Partisan fanatic, however, will declare
that oil of yellow gives character to the
dress and stamps it as the wsrk of a great
artist. Be this as it may, every time an
American woman wishes her country wo-
men were more patriotic, with more of the
spirit of ths Princess of Wales, who de-
liberately chooses unpopular English
goods for the dresses of herself and daught-
ers, in order to increase their sale.
The wife of a wealthy New York artist,
whose costumes are often suggested by her
husband, deems it necessary to pay as
great attention to the ornaments and finish
ing touches of gown as to the materials
and style of cutting. As a result of this
care her suits attract marked attention,
whether she wears them at Bar Harbor.
Leno1 or Newport One of these, which is
exceed ingly becoming to her we'll rounded
figure, is black silk, cut Russian blouse
and trimmed with black Spanish lace and
silver cord, The lace is cascaded very full
up the side Of fastening. Three rows of
cord form a small yoke at the neck, the
sleeves are three-quarter, edged with a frill
headed with three rows OF cord. The blouse
is made scant over the bust SO that she can
wear very elegant black lace Figaro, the
fronts of which are held BY silver fleur de
lys pins set with diamonds. The belt
which is really the most elegant feature Of
the toilette, is composed of sterling silver
blocks, held together by feur de lys 1t is
just such gown as one might expect the
wife of an artist to wear, whose dining
room is one Of the prettiest in the city, with
large swell window in the back, shut of
by frstvork from the rest Of the room and