The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-30

woRTH's LATEST GRE he was asked II ho
dressed Mrs.
James Brown Potter he answered, mo:
ldrcss Mrs. LanGtry-I cover Mrs. Potter.n
just now, when there is such n craze for
the wearing Of black. his artistic tastes are
or great Importance, for he maintains that
until woman Is q grandmother she should
never wear an all black dress. So he Care
fully combines the various shades of rose.
the many tones of green, numerous blues
and the various browns with the black
material.
A very smart gown made for we'll
known woman writer is of heavy black
satin. The skirt ia cut so that while t.
seems to almost fit the figure in front it
has graceful train in the back. Coming
from one side and crossing the front, as a
rainbow might, are strips of heavy ribbon,
beginning with the deepest Magenta and as
the rows go up reaching the faintestrose
pink, each ribbon band having falling over
1t n fringe of cut Jet, so that rs the let
sways to and fro it gives glimpses OF the
color beneath The bodice is cut low.
elaborately trimmed in jet, has pink ribbons
for its shoulder straps, and being laceL
down the back fits the figure with perfe.
tion and yet with ease.
The gown shown in the picture is one
OF Worth's especially artistic creations.
The plated petticoat is of pale pink creme
de chine embroidered in silver, the upper
part of the dress is of heavy apple green
silk richly embroidered about the lower
edge in palm leaves, the design being
brought out In silver and imitation emer-
aids. Each seam is outlined with two sill
yer threads. The bodice portion, and by
the by, the closing Is concealed under the
arms, shows a yoke at the back from
which under n belt Of emeralds and silver
falls the train In two soft Vatican plaits.
Inc front IL cut In straps as illustrated
each one lined with silver and arranged so
that IN inner bodice Of the pink material
Is visible. A square collar which laws
over the bodice is of old point de Venise
drawn up little carelessly in front, but
laid quite smoothly in the back The up
per portion of the sleeves is very full and
Is OF the green material, while the cuffs
are formed of rows of lace alternating
with bands of pink all arranged over a
pink foundation.
a general idea seems to exist that fnsh-
ionable dressmakers are responsible for the
follies of women in regard to gowns. This
Is absolutely untrue. Given n rich or
beautiful fabric, Worth will drape il in
such way that its long folds, while most
effective. are not cut, and the possibility
exists of its being used many times again.
He frequently refuses to dress women in
colors that are unbecoming to them. and
taking the Venus for his model he declines
TO make dresses for II woman who has de-
formed herself by the ignorant use of stays.
Unlike an English dressmaker, Worth
desires that the women who wear his
dresses shall be perfectly ut ease and there.
fore more charming.
He has positive dislike to the tailor
made gown, having been the first one to
give 1t the name of stable clothes" Still
Nj. Worth did not create the fashion of
long skirts as they are worno the street;
Instead he comments the cleanly. sensible
short skirt-that is, one just escaping the
Sround-while skirt with train he ONLY
permits for carriage or house dress.
Then, too, 1t was not NJ. Worth who made
fashionable the overlong train He more
than any other realized that while n train
In the house is most becoming and most
desirable tor woman, still an overlOng
one Is trouble to her, is i'm her way, and
by making her conscious makes her awk-
ward.
If Nj. Worth were asked where he gets
his beautiful ideas for the blending of
colors he would
SHOW you that ut GS1ES
his home he is kFNN
surrounded by the ~
most beautiful /ss@FSNs
flowers imagina- Sssr&H1k\
bic, and he main. Il; ,sss.rs,
tains that the col W. 5S,
ors in flower 90 $azFE Il i Ess
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to make beautiful ~ .lHT
the walking flow n 1 IN
erS of the earth II III |
woman. He has ~ III
shown this i'm mar X ,Ial Ill
velOus combina- IL Wj III
lions of the colors Ht
noted in the Or bJbV IN
child as well rs in bj;t NS
the green leaves gJu tM
and purple petals hHH tN(\
of that more mod II 1uJ | IlN\
est flower, the VIC \t ~
let. A good mu- -.eAs NJ.
stefan, good eaSiS.f 3 !. 10y
painter, good
linguist and THE TRAIN.
good conversational, it is not strange
that Worth should have reached the posi-
ton that he has. He is rich and generous.
He has charming home, but even now he
will not relinquish his work, because it al
ways seems possible to him that there is
some artistic mingling of stuffs or colors
that he has not achieved. For n long time