The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-12
THE WOMAN OFFASHION
DARING DEPARTURES MARK THE
FASHIONABLE MAIDEN.
Types of the Latest-A ThrongiDg OF Bril-
liant Figures and Glimpses at
Some of Them.
Copyrighted for The Times 1881

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Your fashionable girl IS not one OF
kind this winter. She presents herself
in so many phases that you are amazed
when you come to think OF t; and you
wonder how It is that such strikingly
opposite effects as you have just seen can.
both OF them. be so strictly fashionable.
You meet, first Of all, your true 1880 girl.
with her broad, dropping shoulder-puffs
and broader revers that fan helples5ly
over; with her correspondlngly dropping
hat, and with widening effects at hip and
skirts edge. She appeals to you. some
how, and you feel as II she is in need of
| something, you can scarcely tell what.
| You hover about her I'm sort OF uncer-
| tain fashion, until she lifts her eyebrows
In surprise; then you fall back like a fool,
and remind yourself that this is simply
fashionable type
You turn from her 10 find n different
| sort OF girl This girl has big sleeves
| with her droops, too; and vet her revers
have way OF standing more erect. Then
straight, without a fold her bodice slopes
down to the waist line. and from there
on takes such pretty. full plaits into IT
| self, stanCing out bravely and jauntily
! all about her. Such a dainty figure she
| presentsl Perhaps II is the satin bands
and the braids that encircle her figure
so protectingly that make you think that
| she, at least needs no further assistance.
| Her step Is so springy and elastic, the
slenderness OF her form is so intensified
| by the pretty fulness Of her basque's
skirt, that she delights your eye, ard
| you stand off little to watch her as
she passes swiftly.
Then you meet your tailor-made girl
| always immaculate and charming in her
severe simplicity. But even the tailor
| made girl has a fascination this year that
she never had before. Perhaps it is the
| quaintness Of rever and sleeve that give
| it to her. Certain 1t is that she satisfies
that craving for perfection which makes
itself felt in the human breast.
But after ALL thought |. my second
girl belongs first. This clinging, beseech-
ing apparel is very touching. but the dar-
ing basques are more suited 10 the latter
day girl. How quickly this fact dawned
upon herl The Russian blouse effects OF
so few seasons ago, so graceful in line,
that were superseded by the short, loose
bodice. have quickly renewed their youth
and improved themselves in the renewal.
What can be jauntier than the long
basque OF the new season? IL Is so like
the American girl, who could not long
endure the helplessness that the 1880 i'm
posed upon her She didn't dare do any
thing for herself in her queer old fash
toned costume; and, therefore, could not
do aught but throw It off, Now she is
more like herself-all hail to her
To-day / made up my mind / would
call on no arbiter OF fashion-what
misnomer the title has come TO be-hut /
would view Ia mode as she is worn on
our fashionable streets. No long disser-
tation do l care for this day. thought |;
let me betake myself 10 sunllt thorough
fares where the women throng, and see
for myself what they are choosing
But L found 1t no easy task. Color
followed color. snd fancy, fancy, In such
bewildering rapidity that my senses found
themselves all too slow. / managed 10
single out from a great many others an
eminence purple, whose skirt was all
shining with tiny silvered dots that COW
cred It, The long basque was plain
eminence and its edge was all cut INTO
inverted scallops These were edged with
a fine lace. The basque was cut away
at the neck, too. TO let I'm yoke bespan-
gled like the skirt; here the lace edged
scallops were also brought In with good
effect. Two fat shoulder-rufiles were
similarly edged with white.
Among an amazing quantity OF prIshI
costumes my eye rested on a dark dar-
blue. made very simply. plain black |
Ga tin band finished the skirt and the edge !
OF the long, ful-skirted basque. Then |
four satin bands ercircled the bodice |
one. OF course, at the waist line. Ilny |
gathered straps went over each shoulder' |
TO ioin the topmcst band at back ana 'front.' |
and we're finished with small choux. ohe |
was one OF those slender-Wais'ed hsuies |
mat sank into oblivion when the empire |
came back and which, since then, have |
had hut little reason for existing. so that !
her taperlng waist excited all the more !
comment, particularly because the SKIRT |
OF her basque was more than ordinarily |
full. ;..
Then q erayish fawn clamored for atten- !
ton. The shade was little removed from
white. and is a color one sees lltte OF |
nowadays. Each OF the skirts seams |
was hidden beneath green velvet piplrg; |
and green velvet bertha looked start.
UugIy prominent against the pale tint Oh |
the gown. 49,,
Then l saw OH such a pretty dress.
that had a ground work OF red, so lined |
and irregularly worked with black Veiours /
that YOU could scarcely find any traces /
OF the bright color. a narrow band OF !
black a astrachan formed rich finish 10
the skirt The bodice was loosely gain /
cred together at the bust with apparent
carelesSness, anu INC AOluo -,
a chou OF black satin. Two fiat black
satin revers lay well over the sleeves
edged with an insertion laid over brilliant
red satin.
some dresses went past so quickly that
ALI | could catch was the material.
soft. dark red attracted me. The material
was raised in small squares, very open,
of mohair, although the ground was wool
A rich terra Gotta was plentiful and
closely lined with black, and a pattern
OF clocks in a lighter terra Gotta was
thrown over worked in silk.
fine dark blue sacking was squared