The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-16

Some suggestions About Pretty trimmings
FOR Gowns a Home Gown for ,
Maiden-Ol Passementsiie'
Copyright, 1881

The question before the houss, ladies.
is this; What shall we do with our old
gowns? Shall we bring them sadly forth,
one by one, and gaze tenderly and low
ingly upon our favorites, recalling the
happy hour we enjoyed when we last
wore this one, or the awful misery we
smillngly endured while the boots we
always wore with that one pinched us
so dreadfuly, or the codness with which
all the girls received us the evening we
wore that other beautiful one?
And shall We when sad reflection shall
have thus taken hold upon us, regrefully
say goodbye to them all, because they
are so far behind the times?
Or. suppOsing that the thought OF their
loss is too painful to be borne, shall we
decide to bravely wear them out. disre-
garding the scorn of our neighbors ana
friends?
Nay. let us do none Of these; for 10!
| show you a more expedient way Make
your skirt over, if you have a little ma
terial left from its first making. with
this in hand, take your tight-httlng oel
skirt and cut II off al the knees. Then
Of your dress. the hounce 10 be from four
TO six yards around and lined with silk
or thin crinoline lawn. From Paris
come more vigorous protests against
crinoline. The best modistes there, and
In England as well. will not even use the
haircloth which is so commonly insert
ed in skirts this side the water, and they
recommend soft silk as the most desira-
Bile material for lining. a good way 70
cut a skirt is TO make the upper part
half circle, about three yards ana halt
wide at the edge, and the lower part
a whole circle about five ana mar
wards wide OF course the popular skirt
over here Is Just circle. with the hole
cut for the waist.
But maybe you haven't any extra ma
terial with which 10 make your pig
fiounce. Then the only thing you can do
is 10 give a sloping appearance 70 your
old skirt by multitudinous small iuil
rufies. made OF pretty silk that VIII go
with your gown.
These spring DAYS belong, or course,
TO the young maiden; it is In this sea-
so, that her thoughts may rove where
soccer they will, ana it is at this season
that the balmy air seems 10 bring out
all the coduettishness in her. She plays
and fusses with her locks, trying all
sorts of new and eXtravagant styles;
she gowns herself I'm soft, cool draperies,
and takes charming attitudes before tail
mirrors to get the effects. | know Just
such a one, and she has beautiful, waNy
tresses of a pretty. rich brown Every
time | have dropped in upon her OF late
she has been coiling and twisting them
into fantastic shape. She has had such
a worried look for so long that II was q
great relief 10 ind her, only YESTERDAY
placidly seated In a great chalr' Win
the beautiful hair all neatly arranged anu
a contented look upon her countehahc
We'll what has il turned OUT 10 De
7 asked. Dear me-" she said, latter all
his trouble I've come back 10 the very
same old STYLE" And. sure enough there
n was: the hair all caught at the crown
of the head. as heretofore, and then
neatly colled in one great SOFT twlst'
with the one big pin through the centre,
and all the tiny gold pins STICKING out
around lust as | had seen IL hundred
times before. There were also the pretty
curtis living all around her face. waved
only slightly. from the tip OF one ear 10
the other. Bur | wasn't sorry That she
hadn't changed the style, for II was the
one that suited her face.
A very young maiden has chosen the
prettiest, simplest gown IN the WORTH
for her favorite and by so dong mas
proclaimed herself mistress or the ART
Of robing herself. The gown Is made OF
blue crepon and is trimmed with VelVe'
| several shades darker. 1t Is made all IN
accordion plaits from neck to feet The
skirt has no trimming whatever but sim
plv spreads out prettily all about her
| The eorsage is gathered beneath high
! crush belt Of velvet which fastens al the
side. and Is adorned with three velvet
| choux. The leg-o'-mutton sleeves are
velvet to the elbow, and over them falls
n plated ruffle of crepon standing apart
in front. and caught with two velvet
! bows. The neck Of the gown Is cut q
little low. and round adding TO the al
ready soft and simple effect.
| Crepon Is the proper material TOT tne
| coming DAYS. Ii is so very cool that 1t Il
INST the thing for the rising temperature
| and vet IL has sufficient body to gave a
dressy. not a fmsy, effect. All the
trousseaus now In process OF making
have much crepon amons The gowns The
! fact that il Is very reasonable imparts
| added charm TO the material, as well as
all the delicate, pretty shades IN which
one can buy II.
| TrimmiF for gowns Is an exhaustive
subject, and an important one You can