Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-04-21
SPRING STYLES.
Costumes For the Season q
Flowers.

season
Flowers.
B1ocaded coats with Vatican backs
are among the new importations-
There is very little change in the
shape of skirts, and the ordinary close
fitting basque still remains. Full
topped sleeves, fitting comfortably be-
low the elbows, are still the favor1tes-
For summer dresses, very full sleeves
with fitted cuffs will be preferred Cor
thinner fabrics The regular lego
mutton sleeve with notifications viii
prevail for costumes of all sorts.
A spring suit of fine camel's hair has
a slightly trained skirt and a waist
which is made with yoke, from which
straight widths fall one-third the
length of the skirt. This fullness Is
si1irred into belt about two inches
wide The shirring Is covered by very
rich belt of gold fligree- The collar.
deep cuffs, the edge of the basgue-sl1irt
and the hem of the skirt are finished
with passementerie, in which there Is a
large admixture of gold
There is a decided fancy just now for
natty- pretty black or colored waists
They are made of cloth, silk, or velvet.
and are worn with skirts of black silk,
camel's hair, or, indeed, anyzother
popular black fabric. These waists are
of all sorts; from the simple and be-
coming blouse, which may be worn by
misses and young ladies, to the more
elaborate velvet or brocaded dress-coat,
suitable for the matron, or the lady of
advanced years
A visiting dress of silk, of almost any
popular color or quality, so that Il Is
good, viii be almost a necessity for
aad the occasional dressy enter
tainments in which every one is
likely to take part This silk should
be trimmed with passementerie or
Carniture OF this character. Lace Is
scarcely formal enough for handsome
colored silk. 1t viii do better for
black Indeed. judiciously used, it is
one OF the most elegant of trimmings,
and will be popular during the. entire
season
One of the new ideas in the trimming
OF a cloth dress Is band of plain velvet
around the hem of the skirt. From
this are bands of velvet of graduated
length extended up the skirt and fin
rSts-d at the ends with square bows
The bodice is edged with ribbon. and
from the collar over the front and back
are graduated bands Of ribbon also VITA
bows at the ends The sleeves. haze
straps OF ribboss over the puffs nearly
20 the elbows The cuffs are finished
IN the same way st the back. OF the
collar is a small bow with. ribbon ends
falling almost 20 the hem OF the skirt
A suit of this sort has color and Cunts
of closely curling seather trimmings.
There Is a greet variety in. eodices,
basques. waists and coats of various
lengths Some Of the new dress coats
are of cloth wish sleeves of pelves or
bengaline. Thsre are extra skirts and
panels also of velvet or other combina-
ton material A novel design has the
body of fine, elose-woven caEaeIs hair
The fronts OF the basque, which falls
aboat eighteen inches beloaS the waist
line. are of the closh The skirt portion
is esnt off az the second dart, and large.
square sections are fitted over the hips
These are finished with Tery rich Orna-
nents or passeznenterie- Velvet sleeves
are In leg-o.mutton shape, and have
elaborately trimmed cuffs OF the cameIs
hair and velvet, with Fassfnepeerie--
n. Z. Ledger.