The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-31

shades OF one color Is much better taste
than n contrast, if the suit is to be worn
very often. And should advise having
the color rather unaSSuming and nom
committal; for have you not felt an ut
ter WEAKNESS steal over YOU sometimes
at the sight of = dress that some woman
has been wearing for n whole season.
of very aggressive Shade, one that
looked very pretty the first and second,
and, perhaps, the third time she wore
it, but which, after that, was very disa-
greeablc to the eye? For this reason. a
quiet shade is much more desirable.
Now, about the cost, of the goods The
material am going to make this first
dress of is chcviot, and it costs exactly
twenty cents yard Now, don't say
you don't. believe it is possible to get
anything for that price, because have
just seen it piled high in graceful heaps,
marked at that price, and it wasn't
bad quality, either. 10 bc sure, it was
not of so close and fine texture as
some marked higher; but with reason
able care a dress of this material would
last two seasons The low price of the
goods permits rather considerable
outlay for velvet which is the only
trimming the dress will have. There
must be enough, in the first place, for
u velvet yoke. To this yoke is fastened
the bodice proper, put on the yoke in n
v, and hanging full, as well. 1t falls
in n blouse, which is confined ut the
waist by broad velvet band. This
band crosses in the front, and runs up
to the shoulders, narrowing as it rises,
and ornamentcd with small bow at
C0rb nr16 fHbn no1lor &c. 81,
not very high The sleeves are full,
with velvet cuffs. The skirt is plain
with II short train, and is edged with
two narrow puffs of the same material
This costume would cost very little,
and would look quite handsome. All
that would be needed besides seven or
eight yards of material would be the
yard and quarter of velvet for the
trimming.
Here is another that could be made
up quite as reasonably. The cut of the
dress is princess, and it has, ofcbursc, II
train. The skirt is edged with two
tiny ruffies. The waist is plain and
tight fitting and has simply three bands
of narrow ribbon in the front, running
diagonally. These velvet bands also
trim the sleeves very prettily if artistic
ally placed around the cuff and Mt the
elbow. The belt and the standing col
lar, with little ruche heading, are
both of bengaline, the Same shade as
the dress
Here is one which, however regret
to say, costs more to make up, for it re-
quircs two different materials. The
train, the ruffle mt the bottom of the
skirt and the bodice are all of one mate
rial; plaid diagonal stripe is the best,
and if n silk thread runs through it, all
the better. This costume, too, is in one
piece from shoulder down in front. 1t
is plated in at the waist under n bodice
of round cut. The train is all of the
diagonal material, and over it on each
Side falls the plain material of the
dress. The front looks very handsome
edged with band of velvet or passe-
menteric that runs up each side, sep
arating the train and the skirt proper
Under this edge of velvet, at the bot
tom, should fall narrow edge of
the diagonal material. Over each Shout
der hangs one of those long scarfs
of passementerie or velvet = use
whichever adorns the sl1irt-which
one sees SO much on the Russian
blouse. The only difference is
that the scarfs cross before they reach
the bodice; then they are carried down