The Progress., 1893-12-16

about .he shoulders with a deep Ann
OF Austria cape falling over the sleeve
and edged with fur The cape has al
most the effect Of an outer garment
Another style of dress which prom /
ises to become standard is of green an'
black cabochin cloth. which mean /
simply green cloth covered with q
matelasse of black disks. though il /
this instance the disks we g notchcd IL
the form of stars. The skirt Is finished
on the edge with three rows of je
gimp. and is slightly lifted ON one sid
to show an underSlCirt of green velvet
The Jacket. which is cut in SlaShe
around the basque. is of velvet and hh
cloth sleeves. with dropping putts. owe
which are loopcd bands of vclve
trimcd in jet in a star pattern. Ih'
dropping ruiilcS over the shoulder ar'
of cloth. bound with velvet. the vclve
| covered with jet.
One well known coStumer iS making
outdoor costumes with skirts jus
clearing the ground, fiat in front. ant
| slightly drapcd at the sid2s so IS T.
raise the skirt and show the unde'
! petticoat. which is always llght'
| shade. The bodice round the WPS
| has small baSqueS cut in the circle @n'
! frilled. \ novel costume Somev hat 81
| this order iS made of olive green cloth
the skirt edged with brown fur hcadc'
| 10y a narrow band of jcwcled pa>>c
mcuteric and caught up on the rlgh'
side to show u petticoat of the ne"
watered velvet in the same shade. The
| bodice is of velvet crossed with hand'
of pasScmcntere and has baSquCS -
cloth.
\ smart walking gown in two shade
of golden brown or of brown with dui
blue is made in a fashion designed t'
! be becoming To short women, for
! has no draperv but is slashed up OF
every gore. with buttons and laps O
paSscmcntcrie The jacket is Slashc'
at the front and at the back in the
same manner and is worn over YES
of the lighter cloth. which opens II
turn over plaStron of velvet IN the
shade of the darker material
\ costume Of ribbed blue cloth has
full skirt with panels Of black SatlI
strapped across with black pasSemeh
tcric. lined with magenta. This trun
ming also decoratcS the bottom OF th'
skirt and the edge on either Slde th'
panels The short bodice is cut on th'
c'ass, passementerie lined with ma
genta forming the belt, sleeves %
satin with cloth cuffs. and round TIN
shoulders is pointed cape. handker
chief shaped. with paSScmcnterle Pu
on IN NandyLes, and IA lining of pass"
menterie.
Another dress showing still anothe
variation of the overslirt idea is mad
of violet satin with each seam trimmc'
with Jet. and terminating in bows am
ends of Jet. and is drapcd across tn
front width over petticoat trimmc
with alternate rows of cream insertion
and black Persian lamb. The bodlo
has a square yoke formed of the insel
ton and lamb and is draped across TN
bust between bretelles of the jet. Al
other handsome house gown has fu
skirt OF black moire antique with
waved trimming of jet and crysta
beads. The bodice is of black velye
with short tabs and revers of whit
satin covered with jet applique. III
vest is of white satin crossed with ma
. row rows of jet gimp put on circula
lines.
A costume of black mOhair crepo
has a finish of narrow Persian lam
, put on with band of heliotrope We
vet, narrow like a piping and edge
, with a row of jet and gold gimp. IL
fronts are in apron form, the bac