Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-04-14

er chocolate, with sprung cuffs, edged
with astrakhan. Down the four front
cores were narrow bands of the same
fur. The dress was a very handsome
one and very striking.
There was one dress there that could
be likened to nothing but purple and
golden butterfly The skirt was full
and slightly draped across the front in
apron style. The bottom was cut out in
deep points, and each space was filled
in by royal purple fan of satin. ]
should have said that the dress was of
maize taffeta. The waist was blouse
shape, with a draped belt. There We're
figaro Of purple satin and pointed
basque frill of the same, and there were
jockeys to the shoulders and graduated
falls to the elbows, just below the bal
loon puffs Of the maize taffeta. The
forearm portions reached to the wrists
IN faring cuffs, piped with purple and
lined with white satin, like the RULES
at the elbows. The maize color was the
yellowest Of all yellow corn, and the
purple the most brilliant, so that the
dress stood ont remarkably from among
hundreds of others.
A walking gown was made of mode
cachemire d'inde and myrtle green
cloth. The skirt was devoid of trim
ming, save for the mode colored panels
on each side of the skirt. The green
cloth was draped slightly across the
front. and the sides over the panel were
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mode. The waist was blouse fashion,
with incroyable revers of green and a
sort of wide belt buttoned over viii.
four gold buttons. There were two
mode rosettes on the revers. !. he i'm
meuse balloon sleeves with their elbow
SUITS were of the mode. There was an
ineroyable tie Of white lace and muslin,
with short, stiff ends, which were made
/ 10 stand out straight on each side.
/ Some and in fact most dealers have
/ declared that brown was to be the most
4 fashionable colCr. Perhaps 1t is, but for
one brown dress we see a full hundred
of other colors, and so far l think green
has the lead, with purple following
closely in its different shades, called
| heliotrope, etc.
Still / did SEQ one brown dress worthy
Of note 1t was crude snuff brown
cloth of the finest quality. The skirt
and waist were draped together in rich
folds across the bust and to the hips.
There was two inch border of gray fur
around the bottom and around the Y
shaped opening across the bust, There
was an underskirt of fawn wool, which
showed trihe under the drapery. The
! gigot sleeves and front beneath the
opening of the upper part were made Of
fawn wooden stuff, with enormous black
polka dots, set far apart. The back Of
the brown portion was cut princess
style, with the breadths cut very slant
i ing to make it very full.
4 The incroyable scarfs are now made
of almost everything, bat crepe de chine
and silk muslins with lace frills are seen
oftenest. These are worn in and out of
season. The black ones are better suited
to the street. The lighter ones are worn
with such evening gowns as are made
high in the neck. The style is various
ly named Louis XIII, XIV and XVI and
is also called the incroyable. One pays
ones money and chooses name to suit.
To sum it all up, one can wear almost
anything, and provided it is clean and
! we'll made it 'sgoes. e The summer