The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-19

made gown. We must carefully conceal
every suggestion of separation at this
point, and make IT appear as if the dress
had grown naturally and gracefully
upon lis, as if no communicating touch
of dressmaltcr had ever been laid upon
1t. 1t must represent the elimination
of Il purpose, the realization of ii dream,
or be the pcrsonitication of Il fancy,
else 1t has no attraction for the average
woman, or man, either. for that matter
Thus we see SO much of the belt. the
bodice, the short jacket, the full fold
they all help To produce the desired
result
Last in this group of fair women
came the girl with the plaid sills-such
an immense plaid with such vivid color
ing that it almost took ones brcat Ii
away 1t was made very prcttily
though. particularly at the back.
where three plaits. turning toward the
middle at each side were drawn to-
gether below the waist under a loose
gold belt.
Before we leave the absorbing topic
OK dress to take mp the still more alb
sorbing one of bonnet let me remind
You that all the dresses You order now
must be of simple. unprctentious char
acter, because, for one reason, it is
Lent. and. for another, it is not well to
trust capricious Dame Fashion to any
extent Just at this juncturc. She is
ready at present for almost anything,
and we do not want to provoke her to
sudden and disastrous changes. There
fore. for IL neat house gown, try this
simple onesof the Louis PHILIPPE, made
from a combination suitinQ. plain ma
tcriai and border, skirt slightly full,
bordcrcd with plain bands above tho
embroidered border: the waist is simply
gathered tightly into close fitting
belt Of material to match the skirts
band. A yoke Of embroidery is put in,
and where it joins the bodice proper
two folds of the same material as the
belt are laid; they continue around the
shoulder, even to the back of the dress.
where they finish in Il point. At the
front the plaits are drawn into point
! by Il big buckle.
But know yon are more interested
in the bonncts. All women are 1T
takes three times as long to decide upon
the makeup of tiny article but a few
inches in diameter as it does to decide
upon IL garment ever so many yards in
width. These three dainty bits that
must tell you of arc smaller than usual
which fact only makes them more pre-
cious III orr sight. One has Il brocadc
crown and is trimmed in front with
folds and knots of black lace. from
which spring small, straight loops of
pale green ribbon. That's all there is
to it, and yet if You saw it, you could
not help desiring it at once for your
very own.
j If You are blessed with plentiful
locks of Il good length, there is new
I and very pretty couture to be had for
the fussing with it. 1t requires q great
deal of fussing, however, and great
deal of careful manipulation to bring
about the desired effect The style is
so difficult a one to describe that the
sketch of it will give you better idea
than description. can tell you tina,
the loosely braided hair is coilcd once
about the head, that portion of il
stands in loop at the top of the col
and another portion in smaller loor
at the bottom. that innumcrablc little
small cnrls droop from the couture
and that some ribbon loops and bows
arc also wound in with it. But | shall
not attempt To tell you just how to hold
| Your hand first. how to take the second
position, low to gather and dispose OF
the strands and all the rest, for am
certain You would be none the wiser
when all was said. Take the model. a
F., mirror, and Il dcft assistant. and try i,
yourself. EVA ~. ScuunnGr