Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-12-01

E HORSE.
is fat and shapeless, sometimes outlined
with a basque point at the bottom, but
more often with a draped belt, with per
haps a chou or bow.
One gown of this description was worn
at the great horse show, which brings out
all the newest and most elegant toilets.
This was of pearl gray faille, printed with
little fugitive black lines, broken and IRE
gular, all over it. The skirt was made
plain across the front and slightly fulled on
the hips to make it hang we'll, and in the
back it was gathered closely, and the gath
ers fell outward fanlike. The front Of the
waist had a vest Of fulled pink silk en-
broidered in gold thread, and there were
sharp revers of plain gray faille, with a soft
turn down collar. The puffs of the sleeves
were of plain faille and the lower parts
were Of the printed. All around the bot
tom Of the skirt was a band of mink fur.
On her head the lady wore a gray and pink
velvet toque bordered with large black
pearl beads and with a small tuft of plumes
and peacock tips. There was a long wrap
of tufted WOOL in gray and white, lined with
cherry satin, lying beside her across the
back of q chair.
A younger lady wore a burnt sugar."
brown velvet gown made in exactly the
same style, but without fur. A reversed
putting around the bottom of the same vel
vet was equally effective, but the fiat,
seamless waist was a decided drawback to
her gracefulness. The reason I lay such
stress upon these waists is to caution ladies
against them, as the style cannot possibly
last, and no woman needs to make herself
ugly.
The skirts to all street dresses now are
quite short, not touching the ground in
any place and standing out widely or fall
ing closely, rs the wearer elects. There is
no arbitrary rule. Some of the skirts are
circular, which brings them mostly bias,
but the most of them have five to seven
cores more five than seven, though.
There is little trimming, and what there is
is marked more by its ~fineness thar showi-
ness. One decidedly elegant tailor finished
gown shown me recently had nothing in
the way of ornamentation but one single
line OF narrow black soutache braid sewed
about six inches from the bottom. This
made a single black line, but somehow
showed up in such a way as to catch the
eye at once and rouse the admiration for
its effect.
Fur will be seen on so many silken visit
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that one is almost justified in saying all.
There is something regal and so comfort
able looking about fur trimmings that wo-
men are not to be blamed for putting it on
everything. Velvet is probably the ~favorite
gown, but not every one can have it.. An
odd fancy, and after all a successful one, is
to have trimmings Of broadcloth on velvet
costumes. The cloth for this purpose
should be of the very finest quality and
should be first sewed over q foundation of
stiff muslin. and this then sets up higher
than the pile of the velvet. 1t would be fa-
tai to the effect if the cloth were put on
without the lining. 1t is used as bands
around the bottom Of the skirt, as revers,
as vests, and in a dozen other fancies, and
its very oddly gives it a stylish effect.
The horse show brings all the wealthiest
people in this city together and is, next
to Easter. the scene of the greatest display
OF fine gowns and bonnets of the year as
we'll as of wraps. The younger ladies rather
affect severe tailor made gowns and jack