Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-03-09
the hair, and a small, stiff scarlet velvet

the hair, and a small, stiff scarlet velvet
flower standing upright.
I noticed among the elegant dresses one
made with deep plaits reaching from the
waist line to the bottom. These plaits were
laid, and then each one had one deep gath
er in the center of it, where it was sewed to
the waist. I also saw several dresses where
the width of the skirt was gagged with
three threads in the old styles in vogue
some40 years 60, and the upper edge of the
gauging was sewed directly on the waist.
The waist to this kind of a skirt is slightly
pointed in front. and that makes it neces-
sary to turn the top of the skirt down in q
slanting direction as deep as the point is
long. 1t is very pretty when properly done.
Some of the incest silk gowns have four Or
five rows of very narrow piping set along
on the lower edge of the skirt. This makes
a very neat finish, but requires much work.
Among the new spring woods are several
varieties of bourette, which always makes
up a stylish costume. There are many new
ideas wrought out with bourette as a foun-
dation. Another pretty new wool is found
in the granite cheviots. These are made
with plain simplicity, being rarely trimmed
other than by a little castle braid or tailor
stitching.
Terra Gotta as a color has had a surpris-
ing revival, and that mixed with black or
silvery white in the bourettes has had a
sudden run. Several of the mohairs and
cancels hairs are showing boucle effects, and
yesterday l saw a very fetching gown Of
petunia hopsack trimmed with black vel
vet that was really beautiful. The warm
browns in light and dark shades are to be
much worn this season, with two shades
made up as combination or with greens and
other suitable colors as offsets. The rage
for light biscuit, beige, drab, fawn and tan
trimmed with reseda velvet that obtained
some six years since bids fair to become as
raging as it was then, and with good rea-
SON..
The short and the long military capes SO
popular last season are with us again, but
they are not quite as full. This is well, for
that extra fullness used to be much in the
way sometimes when there was a strong
wind. Many of the new capes are arranged
so as not to meet across the bust. This is
lone SO hat the full beauty of a corsage
can be seen, and they are held by long loops
of cord across thechest. They are not very
useful as wraps.
There is another style with points in
front that reach below the waist, and points
over the shoulder leaving the cape open
nearly to the armpit, front and back.
These are usually heavily trimmed with
let and are not at all warm. There will be
capes trimmed with fur and lace and gal
loon all through the spring. Not all fur
will be laid aside at Easter, though few
heavy all fur coats or capes will be worn.
The prettiest of the spring wraps for young
ladies is the Louis XIV coat, open in front
over white vests, or even without a vest,
but made so that the skirt hangs full and
the pretty silk or satin lining shows. There
are deep pocket lids of velvet, and a deep
velvet collar and revers. These are jaunty
and dressy. They are made of all sorts of
material. With them should beworn a tri-