Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-03-03

The other Is that almost every corsaRe has
basque tails or positions In the back, and
not few have draped skirts la apron fash
ion. A. to the basque frills, points or coat
tails and Positions, they are certainly far
prettier than the short waists, and draped
skirts are more graceful than plain Ones
but do not think the long .stomachsr
fronts have one redeeming point to recon-
mend them to women They are very stiff
and therefore ungraceful. and they do not
make = stout woman look thinner nor
give slender one . better figure. The
darts that are generally piaoed Ia dress
front are omitted or dissimulsted under stiff
garniture Of some kind.
saw recently very handsome dinner
gown Of oyster white peau de- sole, made
with rose plating OF the same overhung
with plated frill OF pale blue crepe de
chine, which fell from beneath Q line Of
scallops bound with silver castle braid and
headed by small blue flowers worked In
natural colorss The corsage shad frilled
basque around the back and . stiff stom-
acher In front This was cut out IA seal
iops and bound with braid, and that part
cut away was filled In with blue crepe The
stomacher was seamless and altogether de-
structiye OF grace or ease Of movement. and
yet IL was much admired
Others Of this style have the whole front
Of the corsage covered with braiding, em-
broidery or beading. Some OF this Is done
over lace, which gives it n stili, heavier
look, as the lace Is friiled. and the trim
ming, whatever IL Is, is sewn over It. Some
OF them are cut out In front In pompsdour
style, with high Medici collars. though
Elizabethan ruffs would be more appropri-
ate. But then nothing ever IL appropriate
in fashion It just Is, and that 10 all there
Is about IL, and we do not expect the uni
ties
The basqnes are finished OF In the back
as one prefers. There is q long position to
one, which is bordered with a narrow pat-
tern In Zine soutache. and this pattern sx.
tends up the two side body seams OF tho
waist. In front IL 10 flashed by double
row Of buttons or by n vest inset II pre-
ferred. Another has q Louis XIV coat,
shaped with pockets on the fronts, aud the
opening in the back In turned up and faced
with some contrasting color. which 10 also
carried out ON the rest Of the design. The
front Of this model had y cutaway, with
white satin embroidered vest. Another has
all OF the seams made 80 that at the waist
line they ara full enough to double under,
forming plsits. and which set up somewhat
after the ulanaer OF sprung collar. This
latter style 10 very becoming TO Islander
waista
All this has q signihcance. and means
that the reign OF 1850 Is broken. and IL Will
not be many months before the distinguish
ing features Of this fashion will be rslegat-
ed othe past. Dressmakers are all delsins
into history TO find something that can be
labeled new. There was morning or tea
gown that recalled this fact to me rs 1t
was shown. The draped front and plain
fur bordered skirt and the gigot sleeves
were all quite natural, but there was .
quaint sleeveless garment that 10 70 be-
slipped on over it. This IL like those we
have seem pictured. ! think they called
them doublets In old days. but u made