The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-31

you seses great sign: "'silks marked
down to fifty cents a yard" and see
them in their dainty shades and really
good quality, how can you convince.
yourself that you can actually get
along without silk bodice? 1t is
hard work, and few are strong enough
to resist
My search for bargains started in a
desire to tell others concerning them,
shops had succumbed more than once
to those wonderful reductions The hop
saclxings were the first to command at
tention They Were in dull, rich col
orings; old reds and browns, dull olives
and blues, were blended in the small
blocks of the material
was surprised at the softness of the
cheviots and novelty goods that were
but fifty cents, in goods forty-f
inches wide, and in all the pretty
blended shades.
Forty cents advance on this price Sc
cured some beautiful qualities of cam
els hair and and other wooiens. A red
and blue, SO subtly woven that three
different tones were given by its folds
was put at this price. A brown and
olive, with shaded ground and a small
in opposite fashion, would make up
handsomely with dark green velvet.
These wide materials rarely require
more than six yards for a dress; SO
that the economic girl can get up the
whole thing, Innings, trimmings and
all, for less than ten dollars.
She will be quite safe in making her
skirt full. with small rufles or bands
upon it. For although the oversllirts
are pushing their way forward, i, is a
very slow process. and it is within the
range of possibilities that ere their
star has fairly risen faircr and
brighter shall have hidden their light.
Be sure that all your ruf11es are circu-
laI. They are now put on without full
ness, are short, so that they stand out
well and add to the full appearance of
the skirt.
Another refuge of the girl dress
maker is the silk bodice and basque.
All hast summer we remember how the
craze for the silk bodice reigaed; and
how delightfully."- cool they proved.
| They were laid away, when autumn
came, with real sorrow; and the sub
stitute had scarcely been named, when
its favor became universal. Everybody
proceeded to get silk basque or bod
/ ice; or else sets of laces or velvets to
/ brighten the plain bodice. And the
! silks are as cheap as the woods. Such
! pretty ones as you can get for fifty
! cents. you would not be inclined to
| disdain. In China and India, in stripes
and figures, in bengalines and moires
! and brocades-the thin, soft ones, for
fifty and seventy-five cents yard, the
richer and weigbtier ones. for from
one to two dollars yard. the lat
/ ter price or perhaps a little less,
being far preferable to the former.
/ Save on your trimming before
! You save on Your material. A cheap
silk never pays, from more than one
standpoint. The basques are simple,
| for the most part. Gathered on plain
yoke. they look very pretty, the yoke
/ trimmed with fine galloon, jet, or IN
sertion, the belt being a thing of
/ peculiar and minute beauty. If you
are tired of leg-o'-mutton sleeves, try
the full double puffs. that reach to the
| elbow, and that finish with plain
cuff. banded like the yoke of the waist,
/ If you want more fullness for your
basque, add the circular sleeve ruffe
or pretty epaulettes. The rever and
berthe are passe for the silk bodice.
must tell you of neat costume
that young friend of mine had jus,
finished. As she slipped il on. and
| stood before me half shyiy. half proud.