The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-02

After the economical. sensible girl has
decided upon her winter sleevee. she
turns her attention to her collars and
Collarettes. Those are really the only
PARTS Of her costume that require much
thought. The careless, extravaSant
creatures have few extras, such as
jet and fur skirt trimmings ard blouse
pearl and braid effects, but the sensl-
bic girl eschcws all such. and devotes
herself TO leeves and necks. shall
wesr my sleeves to-night?' hesitatingy
asked one girl OF another. by "sleeves'
YOU must know, she referred TO sim
pie black gown, whose only trimmings
were huge sleeves and crush stock OF the
latest purple velvet. The outlay for the
sleeve material was ten dollars that Tor
the black o. the dress considerably less.
Therefore the costume became simply
matter OF sleeves and was never deslg-
mated I'm other fashion.
But II Is of collects and shoulder trim
mings / would pirate. They follow the
sharp and tIcar-cut style Of the winter
maid. punCtuated in her Nandyke fashion
A velvet and heavy Venetian point combl-
nation gives the key TO almost all OF
her creations. IT Is pretty mirror vel
Vet, of pale sage green, falling over eaCh
shoulder In a nUt-ful ruflle. Each RUNE
is edged with heavy Venetian lace
"A Nandykc formed Of five or SIX rows or
small points. In front there Is no vel
Vet. only a yoke of the lace, cut IN
large. broad point or course, the collar
is crush. with headings sticking out here
and there. The velvet is so extremely
the careless observer
There are all sorts Of combinations
runles links and epaulettes; and almost
everything is legitimate, so there be
Naniykc somewhere. Cream Nandykes,
small and narrow, fan over deep should
or founciugs OF gold-spangled and jet
.ed lace. Or the yoke is Of black, ana
he cream Nandykes are over the shout
der or the points lie fat and close "a
q velvet or satin below. or the lovely
nets are festOoncd SO that point effects
TTFlure6 Glover shoulders woke or
both. These nets are embroidered IN
pearl wheels. touched with colored silk
,mbroideries ana lightly hecked WIN
single or triple pearls between. or they
are seeded with fine beads of q soft
tina. say the lotus green, and have
pointed green edge. The Nat effects
the elaborate festOOns \ dainty figure is
made of fine Irish point, and lies quite
fiat over the rich velvet beneath There
are fiat Shoulder pieces of the lace, also,
lying over each velvet sleeve.
Many Of the fronts have sable and
other fur hands introduced, lying over
seams, or Joining yoke and rufiie; and
with these, velvet choux or loops are
generally added.
And when You have looked at all of
the rich combinations. you generally come
back 10 the round. simple collar of heavy
lace, that falls quite fiat in the regula-
zion Nandyke style.
Your collar chOkes you just a little
more, every day. After a while Golf
fures and bOnucts will be useless adj
iuncts OF the toilet The collar will
serve the triple purpose and We can
abolish the other two. Is il a thing of
beauty? / trOw not. At least, not al
ways. THAT girl over there. with the
BIG red thing. sticking out each side
of her face, SO my male friend des-
igratcd a maiden clad in the latest cerise
velvet stock. And ne added: What an
ugly thing II is too, And yet. poor
girl II was irreproarhable from the
fashionable snLndTpHnt. Spmetimes,
when one wearics of sticking out at just
those particular SideSPotS, one varies
the conditions by sticking out all over
a sort OF continuous. harmonious swell
ing that is less striking block off. but
more painful at close range than the
side loops. one longs to run up to the
suffering member OF society. and release
her from the contrivance into which her
head has been decoyed. 1t is a thing
Of ChOuX-Onc fun cabbage after an
other, until you get around to the front
again, and Greek has met Greek, and
Joined In deadly conflict. In the juno
ture. the girl suffers more than the
rOsette6; although so many of them are
squeezed into those thirteen inches OF
space. that YOU could not distinguish
velvet from chiffon, We're they not OF
different hues. Deep brown velvet comes
next pale yellow chiffon. Cerise loops in
terminglc with black vclvet-and so on
YOU know the combinations. Below the
suffOcation Of chOuX. there falls chiffon
or ribbon. edged with lace, II you long
FOR diversity.
Perhaps YOU are tired Of choux If
So YOU clasp yourself with an equally
choking fancy" made up of divers
bows-a big one across back and front,
and various loops and ends sticking out
between In most approved conglomera-
ton.
The sage grown.up folks have depart
ed this life. They fled in horror when
the eXtraVangances Of the winter began
10 assert themselves. They bequeathed
to the little ones all that the tots could
carry OF their wisdom That Is how il
happens that The child puts us TO shame
this season. She is so sensible. ana
"eil~dTessed. compared TO the Tightly
creatures that call themselves women
Her dresses are warm and quiet. They
are made Of cashmeTes and cheviots and
camefs hair and other materials that
are woven In plain, undemonstratlVe
rints. Red is the most obtrusive OF all
the school girls colOrs; and even that
Il. "a deep wine this year. Simple white
guimpes appear with many Of the dresses,
and shoulder and yoke rutiles are stu
in evidence skirts are fun and PLAIN.