River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-01-17
Fashion Notes.

A very pretty jacket, called the En-
glish walking Jacket, is tight-fitting,
and is cut short on the hips, only a
little longer than the bodice of the
dress. A fur edging, and coat revers
and collar, give it the look of an outer
garment. Developed in black velvet,
this little wrap is very becoming to a
youthful figure, and would be particu-
larly suitable for a skating costume.
Slashed cloth bodices over velvet are
among the novel effects of this season,
and are very picturesque if well cut.
To illustrate the idea, imagine a per-
fectly-cut, tight fitting velvet lining
basted with the face side toward the
cloth which forms the outside. After
fitting. the latter is cut first in v
shape from neck to waist, front and
back. Next another V is cut on either
side from the shoulder to just below
the bust in front and below the shout
der-blades behind, the last and third
V being below the arms to the waist.
This will give the effect of two cloth
straps on the shoulder. uniting in a
solid line of cloth around the waist,
with the velvet showing under the
arms The cloth sleeves are also cut so
as to show the velvet from the shoulder
nearly to the elbow, the plaits being of
the cloth, which is slashed so as to
leave the velvet exposed on the straight
inner side of the sleeve.
Bodices are finised at the waist with
two narrow folds of velvet, forming a
belt about an inch wide, which is
fastened with a long narrow bow of
the same width, drawn together by a
small square buckle or an elongated
buckle, front and back. Another
finish is TO have 'rosettes" or wings of
the velvet on either side of the front
to match the collar, the back showing
only the plain folds, or also finished
with rosette, the'waist line, however,
being invariably narrow.
The bib waist" is also novelty,
and is exceedingly pretty, particularly
for young girls. In this pattern the
cloth is cut square, back and front,
and also on the shoulders around the
armholes, giving very much the effect
of bib apron with straps-especially
as the front. which is slightly gath
cred, is without opening except under
the arms, the rest of the waist being
of velvet.
One of the newest patterns in sleeves
has a stitched-down box-blait from the
neck to the shoulder, where it devel-
ops into one of the folds of the sleeve,
which says very much toward the ell
bow. At last it appears that people
with sloping shoulders are to have
their innings, after many years YER
diet in favor of the square tailor
made looking figures which have been
considered the fashionable type OF
beauty for so long. We are to have
curves, ringlets and all the old-time
graces back again, they say. 1t seems
rather curious that there should be q
revival of the softer feminine charms
in this age of emancipation.
For theater waists, accordion. plat
e., chiffon is sometimes used instead Oh
the velvet, with charming results. A
pretty example is of black cloth with
pink chiffon. Another example of this
effect has the cloth cut surplice-fash
ion, but without folds, crossing
smoothly and fastening at the side un
der a velvet belt. The cloth is cut out
at the shoulders and under the arms
back and front, so as to leave but q
single strap of the material on the
shoulders, the rest of the upper part
of the bodice being left entirely of the
velvet, as well as the large puffs of the
sleeves, which are gathered into a deer
cloth cuff at the elbow. The skirt il
made perfectly plain and very iaring
Some Jacket Lore.