The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-11-27


that is, II she chooses a durable color
BY that / mean a good solid color like
brown, gray, dark blue or green. While
the heliOtrope and prune shades are hand
some and durable, they do not retain the
same shade we'll The sun appears to III
feet them, and before long they have a
faded, dusty look. Therefore, when ones
means are limited, IL is better TO get q
sort of dust cOlOrcd fabric or a mixture OF
some kind These never change and car
be washed and turned an indefinite num-
her OF times, and they always look well,
and new set of ribbons always makes
them look fresh and pretty.
Wooden and silken fabrics of the bcsr
quality do not cost much now poor
ones did a few years ago, and II lady cor
make her own clothes there is no reason
why every one could not dress in the best.
II Is the enormous charges of the dress
maker that brings the cost OF n gown up.
Ten dollars for plain suit and So for
findings" and up To $35 for an evening
dress added TO the price OF the goods, is
heavy tax upon slender means. NAM
ladies now make their own clothes, find
ing 10 very easy by means of the patterns
obtainable and the comparative simplicity
Of the dresses, and IL Is a source OF pride
that they are able TO do it. Some others
make their own dresses and sew a belt
bearing the name of some very fashionable
drcssmaker inside to show their friends
j have known one belt TO do such service
70 five dresses.
The dark hunters, myrtle and moss
green's in wooden goods are being made up
rapidly now, and one sees two green
dresses 10 one of any other color on the
street The wool fancies" showing an
other color beneath the twill will be worn
very much for everyday, and note q re-
turn of the one line of satin fold about as
high as the knees around the skirt or of
castle braid in black or in one or the other
shades embodied in the fabric. Some,
however, have the skirt entirely plain, de-
pending on a ribbon trimming for effect.
\ gown suitable for home or street
made of green and brown wool fancy"
had plain skirt fitted TO the figure all the
way around except exactly in the center
of the back. The waist fitted snugly AMI
crossed in the front over a small inset made
of brown and black notified ribbon. The
collar was made of the ribbon. On the
shoulders were bows of the ribbon, from
which two ribbons were drawn to the
waist line on each side and there tied into
q double bow, so that the two widths of rib
bon appeared TO be one wide one, and from
there the two ends fell on Zach side TO the
bottom Of the skirt, where they were cut
with fish tail ends. This same fancy in
trimming with ribbon was carried out on
two or three other dresss. 1t was very eff
fective and next TO no trouble TO adjust.
The high dog collar still reigns in spite
of the utmost efforts of fashion 70 have
the neck finished of with piping to
wear with n flat collar. The high collar IS
more generally becoming than any other,
and il is a matter for sincere congratula-
ton that 10 is still "in. -
The full vest front with the incroyablc
rcvers has revived most positively, and
certainly two-thirds Of this seasons gowns
have them more or less pronounced.
took note of one that pleased me very
much. There was an Eton jacket of the
material which was OF illuminated serge