The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-05-16
WOMEN'S FASHIONS.
some Fresh Ideas In the Department OF
Drasa

some Fresh Ideas In the Department OF
Dress.
To go somewhere during the sum-
mer Seems to have become the special
idea for people of all classes and con-
dltions. Even though there must be
self-denial for all the rest of the year,
the trip or outing seems to be arbi-
trary.' There are a few sensible per-
sons who are scarcely willing to handi-
cap themselves for ten months for the
sake Of good time during two.
VI course, there are numbers of peo-
pie who are able to indulge in these
outings, and for these there are fabrics
ana styles galore. The travelling
dress of the present day is an extreme
ly stylish and natty affair. While fine
checks and various plaids are worn for
travelling, they are becoming to but
very few women. A good storm serge
in dark blue, green or black, or good
black cheviot, is unquestionably the
most desirable. The skirt is plain and
t1aring, with very little stiffening. Of
course, the back breadths may be lined
with haircloth or grasscloth, but tn e
continuous sitting makes sorry-look-
ing article of it before the journeys
end is reached.
One of the trimmest dresses for the
coming season is made of black bril-
llantine of fine quality. 1t has the
skirt in the regular shape, waist
with the front and back slightly full
at the waist-line and gathered into a
belt There are several tiny plaits just
= = the collar in front and back, and
an Elton jacket of the material with
lapels Of silk is worn with it.. A belt
either of ribbon or leather holds a
small travelling bag suitable for tickets
and loose change. Another stylish dress
is of dark-blue storm-serge. 1t has the
regular full skirt, narrow at the top,
and is worn with a dark-blue blouse
and an Elton jacket of the serge. The
sleeves are very large at the top, and
extremely wide revers turn back over
them. Another pretty travelling dress
has skirt finished with pointed belt
in corselet fashion. A shirt waist of
cambria is worn with it, and there is a
short cutaway blazer of the dress
goods. This has very pronounced lap
els and comfortable sleeves.
There is something extremely pretty
and stylish about a skirt perfectly
plain, and finished at the waist-line
with point, in which are set whale
bones for stiffening. 1t does away
with the pulling apart which seems al
most inseparable from the use of de-
tached skirt and waist. 1t is difficult
to fasten down blouse so that it will
not pull up above the ordinary belt.
One lady thinks she has solved the
problem in stitching very wide band
of tape around the armholes and down
the underarm seams of her blouse.
Where these strips reach the waist-line
a strong eye is sewed, and hook into
the skirt-belt catches into it. From
the armhole band two strips run, meet
ing in the middle of the back of the
waist-line. These are not sewed to the
material, but exactly in the middle of
the blouse back there is a small eye
let hole, and the eye, which is sewed
on the V-shaped attachment, passes
through this eyelet and is hooked to
the middle of the back of the skirt
This holds the skirt and blouse together
in three places and answers the pur-
pose very well.
One of the secrets of comforta bic
travelling lies in taking only what is nee
essary. For journeys over night, the
skirt aud waist may be removed, the
petticoat and underwear so fastened as
to be perfectly loose, then a long
matinee or wrapper may be slipped on
outside. If one wears black silk pet
ticoat, which is the most comforta BILE
of all garments for this purpose, the
matinee answers quite as well as the
wrapper, and takes up very much less
room.
There is great diversity of opinion as
to proper footwear for travelling. Some
authorities recommend low shoes, but
for those who are at all delicate there
is nothing so safe and comfortable as
moderately loose kid buttoned boot.
If low shoes are worn, over-gaiters
should be at hand in case of draft,
which is often distressing, and is the
cause of very many severe colds.-N.
Y. Ledger.