Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-02-16

to hang peplum fashion, with five deer
points. The corsage was round and open
peasant style-Over 4 full waist of mastit
surah. The corsage was edged with fur, as
were the wrists. There were caps to the
gigot sleeves of the velutina.
Overskirts, double skirts and ~polonaise
draperies are surely returning, inc so are
modest little bustles. Some figures can
dispense with them, but more really require
a judicious pad of horsehair to hold the
skirts up a trif1e in the back. Where there
really is no overskirt many gowns are trim
med so as to simulate one. A hairline chew
lot was made with plain skirt, and down
both sides of the front breadth were sewed
velvet ribbons 2 inches wide to about four
inches from the bottom, and from there it
extended all around the skirt, Stimulating an
open overdress.
The corsage to this wa extremely dainty
and quite new. The front was pointed at
the waist line, and the back was perfectly
straight, and the edge was finished with a
piping. The velvet ribbon was placed along
the sides, meeting that of the skirt exactly.
and that portion lying between the velvet
was laid in close plaits. There was a velvet
pelerine collar, edged with large Jet beads,
and between the points formed by the COL
lar a strip of velvet ribbon added to the eff
feet. The sleeves were double pulled, with
a band of velvet between the puffs, and an
other reached around each wrist and up tie
arm to the first puff. The chief value of
this gown is that it is very simple, while
having a dressy effect.
Some dressmakers feel that the proper
way to make a dress is to cut the material
into little bits and sew them together
again in some unheard of manner, but the
wise woman will have her gown, if it is one
of good material, made of large straight
pieces as far rs it can be done. In a season
or two it can be cut up and Joined in with
something else with benefit, whereas if it is
cut up in the first place nothing can ever
be done with it after the first style has
changed. Some of the wealthiest ladies in
New York have their gowns made over
sometimes twice and are proud of it.
Skirts can be worn with long tea jackets
or with blouse waists long after the orig
inal corsage has been forgotten. The jack
cts are beautiful now and made of the pref
ty new colored crepons, with much lace
and many dainty ribbon bows. They are
certainly among the most attractive ar
ticles of a woman's attire. The newest
fancy is to have the tea cap of the same
color or material as the tea jacket or tea
gown.
There has been much talk against tea
gowns in general, and for a time it did
seem as if the fashion had received it's
deathblow, but this season shows a revival
of the craze, and tea gowns surpass them
selves in color, grace of form and outline
and beauty of material. I saw one in a
large show window made of magenta surah,
trimmed with masses of black and white
lace, so mingled that it was difficult to sep
arate them. The gown was lined with
cream colored brocade, and there must have
been 100 yards of velvet ribbon in tiny but
very full r%osettes set down the sides like a
double row of buttons.
There was another tea gown of ivory bro
cade, with a putting of emerald green velvet
all around the long skirt and up the fronts.