The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-13
FASHIONS MIRROR.
Latest Things IN Gowns, Trim
mings, Hats, Mto.
Dorothy II. Lewis Writes Entortaipinsly
About Matters os Dress That viii
Interest Women. 4nd Also
the sterner Sex.
When in doubt wear gloves.


made up for early spring wear but
they differ from the jackets of last sea-
son in being fitted closely to the figure,
with short postillions at the back like
| the waist of q riding habit. The short
fronts arc fitted smoothly by a single
form" to the figure, and attcnuated to
( a point at the bottom
a simple and refined gown for a
/ young girl has what is called corselet-
A tunic skirt and corselet put in one),
made of wooden material of dull red,
irregularly striped with pale tan. The
Iuli skirt waist is of plaid foulard in
the same colors. The puffs of the
sleeves are of the plaid foulard; the
lower part of the sleeve fitting the arm
IL of dull red wool. The top of the
corselet and the collar, are prettily
trimmed with velvet in the same red
shade.
mere are many crcpons brought out
ngnin in changeable effects in all the
new colors of the season, with trim
mings of miroir velvcts, silks and gay
en- broideries. Among the most beau
tiful cmbroideries are those of Suede
colorcd leather on transparent back
ground with Venetian guipure with
touch of delicate color.
There are other cmbroidcries bright
encd with spanglcs in various colors
closely wrought in background of
French metal-gold, silver or copper.
Inc trimmings in colored band crochet
IN a medley of Circassian tints are
among the most beautiful and costly
of garnitures Point dc Genes laces
are imported this season in colors.
either dark blue, red or black with
e cru.
= The steel and jet trimmings are not
confined TO gowns, but serve to make
some OF the new hosiery conspicuous as
is ut all desirable. Black hose
have bullion embroidery of steel and
Jet covering the instcp and the front of
the leg to the height of u very high
boot. Other all-black hose have bow
knot bouquets embroidered in colorcd
silks.
The new silks and woods are in excel
lent accord with the gown styles. For
once the modistes have succeeded in
'cclipsing the milliners in the general
interest aroused by their displays
Nothing like the present excitement
has been known in the costume parlors
for years.
The careful sister might whisper in
her brothers ear that calling cards for
men arc appreciably larger this year
than have been used for some time
past Men are, most of them, careless
in these little matters of change: but
III they pretend to keep up with the al
tering styles at all they should be as
sisted once in while by their woman
kind
Children's hats have oblong crowns
IAN inch and a half high, from which
flounces of lace, often six inches wide.
'droop only with the support afforded
by the body of the lace or by invisible
wires.
Bingham hats are sliirred on cords
'sct in groups and at half-inch intervals.
Wide brjms prevail in these hats, and
iuiiies Of embroidery are on the brim
edge. The crowns are the cone-shapcd.
the BEEHIVE on dome, the large tam, and
a crown high and sloping, with tiny
tam pcrched on top Wide strings of
the hat material arc fastened at the
sides. The broad strings are on hats
of crepe and fancy straw.
The summer silks are made IN in
many delightful ways The dainticst
silks are those of taffcta and other light
qualities which have a little more stiff
ness in their weave than the soft surah
and India silks which lend themselves
to draperies but not to faring effects.
For the same reason those who know
predict the return of the oldtime eros.
tn nd =
Franchise and all silks of soft, cling
ing nature.
dainty gown of seeded silk in bale
violet, changing to cream, is trimmed
with rutfles of creamy point dc Genes
worked with violet. "A ruffie of the
lace is set on the bottom of the skirt
and is snrmountcd by another of sill,
three inches wide, hemmed on bothsi,les
and put on with a slight heading.
second group of RIFLES of the same size
as the first is placed at the knees. and
third around the shoulders of the full
bodice to give the wide 1850 effect A
soft Empire belt of the silk surrounds
the waist, and the large leg O. mutton
sleeves droop toward the elbow. Still
another gown Of dark green silk is
striped in quarter-inch stripes in creamy
white satin, and finished with wide
ruffie of lace, festooned at intervals and
headed by ribbon caught down by
square bows. The white vest of the
bodice is striped with wide lines ofdark
green embroidery nearly covering the
ground, and the large green sleeves
with their balloon puffs are made quite
close to the forearm and finished with
cuff OF white wrought with straight
lines of embroidery.
The new chene skirts are soft and