Griggs courier., 1895-09-06
FEMININE FASHIONS.

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Ladies' Costumes.
Some OF the summer dresses Of thin
material suggest the Dolly Warden
of glariBg memories Spots and
stripes, high colors and staring COM
binations are noticeable in the illus.
trations one gets from Paris and may
occasionally see In shops that cater to
non-conservative ideas in dress, A
dress OF striped silk, with large, bright
figures scattered over the stripes, is
made with ten-inch hounce on q
plain gored skirt A band of fancy
galloon, two inches wide, trims the
upper edge of the founce. Below the
soft belt. which is of velvet, there is q
yoke-shaped top fitting the figure
closely. This is about eight inches
deep, and is trimmed with three rows
OF the galloon set round and round.
There is q poke almost covered with
xalloon. and from this full front ex.
lends to the belt. The sleeve-tops
are enormous puffs, with bands of gal.
loon in points down the outsides OF the
sleeves. The cuffs are of velvet, and
velvet rosettes finish the corners of the
yoke where they join the sleeves.
A stylish waist of plain silk has q
front of very rich brocade. A square
collar covers the shoulders and sleeve
tops. extending far out over the sleeves
This is edged with q futed ruffle OF
India silk. The collarette portion is
of silk, made stiff and rigid with
passementerie or galloon set on to
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yoke pointed on the front and back
and on the shoulders. Above this yoke
is . soft collar of velvet. The loose
belt is alse of velvet
A novelty costume is made of thick
black silk, lustrous and stiff enough
to stand out in the approved fashion.
The dress is cut in princesse style,
and is open from throat to hem, show.
ing q very closely plated. ful1.length
front of embroidered crepon. The
square collar is edged with the EN-.
broidered crepon, and the crepon
sleeves have very narrow cuffs of vel
vet just below the elbows. The sleeves
are made in two puffs, and have
shirred tops in epaulet fashion.
A marked departure in existing
styles is shown in . princesse dress
cut with very narrow cores, all tho
seams sbeing left open about three.
fourths of the distance from tho hem
to the waist-line. Underneath are set
sections of contrasting material. One
dress of this sort was shown in striped
satin. in two shades Of ecru, the under
sections being of olive-green velvet.
The waist was CLOSE fitting and with.
out trimming, except a hchu of soft
silk with pink rrlaes. The sleeves are
very full and of the striped material.
with velvet cuffs and large bows on
the front Of the arms.
Another dress is Of bright-spotted
taffeta. It has three narrow ruf1es at
the hem Of the skirt, enormous balloon
sleeves. and close-ftting waist,
which is nearly concealed by a large,
surplice-shaped collarette, with wide
rufaes that almost cover the sleeve
tops. The surplice ends of this trim.
ming pass under the soft belt. and fall
half way down the skirt ON either side
of the front. They, as we'll rs the
shoulder-ruf6es, are trimmed with lace
set on very full. This collarette at.
fair is made Of crepon, in any OF the
fashionable light colors.
There seems to be q mania just now
for what is called simple dresses. It ID
somewhat amusing to note the net re.
suits Of simple dressing Of this kind.
A plain batiste, inexpensive enough in
its original condition. is made up over
silk. and has enough elaborate and
costly garniture on the waist and
sleeves to bring the aggregate expense
up to figure that modest purses could
not even think of without a shiver.
twenty-five to fifty dollars worth OF
waist trimming alone ON dress Of
plain batiste or null. to say nothing OF
the silk Innings, is scarcely in accord
with the most acce pied notions of.sim.
plicity.
Stripes Of all sorts are much liked,
and whether in taffeta, glace, muslin,
crepon or erenadiue, the stripe seems
to divide favor with all plain materi.
alA-N. Y. Ledger.