The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-11-16
THE SEASON FOR DRESS
What Now Shall We
Wear and How '?
Fashion Considerate, Va.
riety of Styles Great.
Some of the Fancies of the Hour-POp-
ular Materials What Women
Are Doing Everywhere.


Are Doing Everywhere.
A special fancy of fashion at pres
ent is to give the bodices a bouffant !
effect in front. For slender waists
the fulness is made to droop just
little below the upper edge of the
belt, and for those who are over
plump it should fall below the waist
line, giving the effect of sleuderness.
Sleeves are in various chapes, but the
full short puff is the most popular.
One of the lategt freaks of fashion,
and rather grctesque and clownlike
one, is to have the sleeves each of a
different material, and color, too, in
some cases. This fancy is rot alone
for evening dresses, but is occasional
ly carried out in dressy afternoon
gowns. For example, one sleeve may
be Of chiffon and the other of silk to
match the skirt; or one is opened on
the top to display puff of chiffon,
while the other has none. Its special
redeeming feature seems to be in the
opportunities which it affords for the
use of remnants. A remnant of ordi
nary length will not make pair of
fashionable sleeves, but with one, in
stead of two of kind, the matter
is Simplifed.
Skirts in most of the new evening
gowns are made faring to five or
six yards at the bottom, and just
long enough to touch the floor. Trains
are exceptional, and when seen at
all they are of medium length.
White satin is still a popular ma
terial for evening gowns, especially
g., h ,sl,I
| giving it youthful appearance
which is wanting in brocades and
mOire. Made with a plain skirt, a
white chiffon waist, finished at the
| neck with a narrow garniture of pink
| rosebuds, it is a charming gown for
debutante. A pretty effect is gained
| by lining the skirt with deep shade
| of pink silk, and making the waist of
| a paler shade with pink chiffon over
| it, and sleeves of satin with pink
| lining.
Rose pink, pearly gray, and opales-
cent shades are among the most fash
ionable colors. Pink spotted chiffon
makes a lovely gown, and when
chiffon or gauze is used for the skirt
! it is gathered full at the waist and
| hangs loose from the silk skirt under
meath. Moires, both shot and plain,
are to be worn. White moire, with
the watered edge traced with silver
sequins, is seen in an imported gown
which is made with a plain demi-
train skirt, a very low corsage, with
thickly sequinted belt, and bands
over the shoulders. One sleeve is of
white chiffon and the other of moire.
| A very graceful evening gown is
made of yellow satin covered with
black silk net, trimmed with guipure
| applique, which forms stripes up and
| down the skirt. The bodice has a
garniture of jet, which also falls in
points on the yellow velvet sleeves.
A band of shaded yellow roses en-
! circles the throat and trims the bot
| tom of the skirt.
IAN effective bodice for a pale blue
satin gown is closely fitted and COW
cred with an embroidery of tiny irri-
descent beads, small chains Of which
form a girdle at the waist and finish
the neck, together with soft folds of
pale-blue chiffon. The full, short
sleeves of pale blue satin are lined
with green velvet and turned back
to form big bows on the shoulders.
Another waist for rose pink peau de
sole, has drapery of cream lace in
front and over the sleeves, and green
satin ribbon forms the bows .on the
shoulders, at the elbows, and the belt.
A bertha of crystal passementerie
finishes the neck.
A very striking gown is made of
pale pink taffeta silk, with crimson
roses dotted over it. The skirt has a
tablier, outlined with a narrow ruche
| of pink chiffon, and caught at the
| bottom with crimson satin bows. The
| bodice is of the hyacinth blue velvet,
| 1raped in folds around the figure and
| caught at ore side with a strap of
| .herry- y-coloIed ribbon and two bows
Pink chiffon forms the gathered
| chimisette and outlines the sleeves,
which are elaborately cut in points
| and drlped the shape of water lily.
Quite in contrast is youthful gown
of pale blue striped gauze, trimmed
| at The hem of the skirt with a simple
ruche Of the same and on the full
bodice with bands of silver spapgled
trimming.
Another, and very Frenchy gown,
is of pale heliotrope, accordion plated
chiffon, studded with silver spangles,
and blue and white flowers adorn the
Eeck. Yellow satin duchesse makes
very handsome gown, and the one in
the last illustration is ornamented on
the skirt with accordion plaitings of
black chiffon, arranged in cascade
revers from the waist to the feet;
the bodice has jetted passementerie
on yellow satin formed in a point to
the waist, and over the shoulders are
plaitings of black chiffon.
A sensible model for an evening
cloak is carried out in gray cloth and
trimmed with chinchilla fur. 1t is
very full and box-plaited onto a lace
covered yoke, which is outlined with
fur, full eqaulets of cloth, also edged
with fur, fall over the immense
sleeves. Most evening cloaks, how
ever, are without sleeves, but made
in form of full circular, yards
around at the bottom, and with an
extra cape. A full ruche of velvet
lined with silk, in a light shade, is
pretty way to finish the neck. Fur or
lace edge the upper cape; in some
cases both are Used.
COSTUMES FOR CHILDREN.
Make Them Simple After the Follow
ing Rules, and You Will Not Err.