The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-10-06
FASHIONS IN DRESS.

Timely Suggestions Concerning the N,aL
ing of Stylish Costumes.
The minor details of dress arc receiv
ing large share of attention JUS
now. With fancy waists, collars vests
>vaistcoats. b1ouses and neck DRESSING
| ono may almost transform an ordinary
| wardrobe. 1t takes but little time and
less material. to fit up some of these
! things, and their effect in Frightening
the average costume is necessary to
expense. and eminently pleasing to the
eye. "A great deal of very fine plat.
| ing is seen on some of the new imnort.
! eo dresses, and when appropriately
used, is an exceedingly advanta eeous
means OF trimming. especially in the
hancs OF the amateur. The full vest
or front of silk is boon in hot wealth
er. With a simple blazer suit of duck
or serge. with one of these soft-drapcd
waists, one may be as cool as modern
dress can be arranged.
There are several styles of these vests.
among the most desira bic are those
with a collar, half-ftting ba OK with
oraW string Or trap, and the draped
front usually of Grape, soft broca de or
Indla SILK, either pla in or figured. They
are easily made, the collar HAVING
Stiff lining. with folds of the material
over 1T. The front is fitted in around
the neck and sewed in at the shoulder.
seams: the linen may extend under the
front 1T one chooses, but this is not e,cn-
efalIy the case. as the front fits equally
well without it. and is much cooler
There is a belt that is worn outside of |
the nand OF the skirt a draw-strinp
ana extra belt, according to the taste.
hEure or convenience of the wearor
there are also stylish fronts of |
linen, duck or cheviot, to be worn with
io"-cut walStcOats vests. These
vests are emphatically nannish, but
are comfortable and appropriate with
severe tailor costumes. The blouse
is quite as popular as heretofore
although the fancy waist seems to
nave, Tor the moment, at least dis |
Eracted the attention from it. But
mere is so. so much comfort about a
'louse' ana 1t Is so eminently stylish
ma becoming, that it seems to be re-
served more especially for TRAVELLING
md informal occasions Shonld.r
ufies are still worn. but the newest
models show more fiat trimmings and a
'reat deal of putting. Elaborately-
trimmed waists with GALLON and ruch.
ngs OF silk made by folding the silk ;;
on bic and gathering it through the
fiddle are seen. The collars on almost :
IL dresses remain high and close. an
uncomforta bic fashion +
or hot weather. but one which seems
o obtain in all styles of dress except "
nose Tor strictly house or evening e.
'ear. "A handsome costume is of plain
ray silk. The skirt has a STRAIGHT G
iR ntly-gored front, at the sides of =,
inch are panels of deep plaits The "
des and back of the skirt are gath p
red in the usual fashion. There is o
cry deep corselet of plain black eros II
rain, with ends of very wide black "
bbon falling from one side of the e'
ont almost to the hem of the skirt 81
he waist is in jacket-fsshion, but the
onts are cut away to the first dart
he jacket-skirt is plainly finished and b]
Is very little fullness in the seams hi,
ting the figure almost smoothly ii,
cry wide revers in cape-shape fall to
ON the sides of the collar, ccverinc m
e tops of the sleeves. These revers dc
e OF silk, to match the corselet: the IT
liar is also of silk; the gathered front de
the gray meets the corse1et belt. nc
ae sleeves are made after a new it,
odel, the effect is that of a perfectlv ne
a1n, rather close-fiitting leg-o-mut- be
a sleeve From the shoulders a sec of
N OF the goods is draped, one end en-. eli
ing the seam at the top of the front GU
the sleeve and passing around to be nj.
thered in on the back and EXTENDING tn,
ghtly under the arm. The general fro
Get is that OF large loop OF material TIL
T. Y. Ledger, n,