The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-07

went down street this morning 70 get
some ideas for my spring and summer
/ looked carefully in all the windows,
md watched the different costumes and
came TO the conclusion that nothing
would BE- more worn than tailor-made
gowns. For travelling and street wear
fbe favorite materials are ladies' cloths,
tWceds, covert cloth, and sll-wool mohair:
Rhe1e goods, with the exception OF ladies'
cloths, show a two-toned effect.
There are wooden goods In mixtures OF
green and ecru with terra Gotta, and violet
And greens, also blue and slate gray.
These are ia small checks, about nifty
Inches wide.
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Tho coat suits are new and quite the
thing for street gowns. The only TRIM
hing, IL any, is q cluster OF three rows OF
stitching q little above the edge. The
bkirts are short, clearing the ground.
Sleeves are very wide at the top, and
laid in side plaits turned toward the
centre of the arm hole, with stitching at
the wrists.
don't think ever saw so many waists
and blouses rs shown this season. They
hrs made in all styles and In all materials.
] saw them in pongee silk, satin, liberty
silk with small printed dots, the favorite
combination OF colors for these being
blue and white dots, heiiotrope and white,
and bronze with red dots.
In Taffeta and Surah silks the white and
blue, white and red, white and black and
white with gray stripes, seem TO be the
most popular. The favorite trimming Tor
these waists is a lace with ribbon run
through it.. Silk and velvet ribbons are
also used, and lace in colors TO match the
materials. l also saw waists trimmed
with cambria embroideries and Valen-
ciennes lace.
This style of trimming forms stripes
which may run up and down or across
the waist. The same Is also used Tor
trimming the yoke and sleeves.
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Cotton waists or blouses, as they some
times are called, are made OF batiste, plain
And printed dotted Swiss. The new
crepons with shaded stripes, ginghams,
crepes, and in fact any pretty cotton
material can be used.
prefer the tailor-made style. The coli
lar and cuffs are stifiiy starched, and the
bodies are either soft, or made with
plated bosom, the same as gentleman's
shirt. These have either standing or
turn down collar, but young girls seem to
prefer the standing collar, and wear a silk
stock, same as their brothers wear. EN-
broidered and stripe pique shirts with
starched bosoms, collar and cuffs are also
the fad among the young girls.
A neat model for silk blouse has the
sleeve puff in one piece from the elbow to
to the crush collar, emitting the regular
shoulder seam, and continuing over the
shoulder in a piece about four inches
wide stitched down back and front. This
makes Q dropping shoulder, with the
sleeves wide but not high, and is OF Ger
man origin.
Other windows as well as the dry goods
stores have pretty things to look at.
was delighted with the display OF
boudoir Dresden lamps In one OF
our Westminster street stores. The
dainty silk shades add much to
the attractiveness of these lamps. A
glance around the inside of the store will
bring to light many other beautiful things
in silver, cut glass and fancy articles for
the house decoration.
noticed toilet sets of ebony and silver,
which Is change from the silver SO much
used, but doubt IL any thing ever takes
the place Of silver. / also saw manicure
bets Of the came combination.
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Speaking of manicure sets naturally
brings to mind the hands, which are so
we'll kept at the present time. Many
ladies ere earning good living practicing
this art, but IL you heed what tell you