The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1895-10-31
DRESS JuooLERy.
Clever Woman who Contrsvcs Several
costumes Out OF One.

costumes Out OF One.
The economics of the toilet Is n com.
pick question that every woman an.
swers more or less satisfactorily, nc.
eording TO her lights and purse, through
all the VARIATIONS of dress, from a
calico Cow. and checked snnbonnet 70
q temperate selection among the
dainties displayed in the shops this
month of foreign importations But
for the woman who has little money
TO buy, little time to scheme and q
vast desire TO make always a sweet,
smart and suitable appearance, what
shall she do?
Let her draw first an inspiration and
lay lasting cornerstone on which to
erect dainty, effective little varieties
of toilet by buying good black silk.
To begin with, the silk gown needs
to be made Of good nrmure or peau de
sole weave, also, says the feminine
authority, who has tried and proved
this plan, 1t requires Innings at seventy
cents yard. The skirt ought to be
made four and three-quarters yards
wide at the bottom and At the hips
snugly, the waist cut absolutely plain,
with sleeves OF generous but not ex.
travagant volume, the neck completed
with high, stiff collar band and the
skirt so finished as to fit up smoothly
over the basque's bottom.
With the six yards Of lining needed
and twelve yards and three-quarters
Of silk such a pattern calls for, the
cost ~ tho u,a tarioIc ann ba nogtt,, ,oI
culated, adding an item Of three dol.
lars and fifty cents for the well-chosen
findings. The expense of dressmaking
ought TO be reckoned by the personal
skill Of the purchaser, plus the aid OF
a seamstress in the house for two or
three days.
Here, then. is the gown for the state.
lier entertainments of the winter, to
be worn with a stock and girdle OF
clear peachskin velvet and a bag front,
made of plated black chiffon, span
gled over with fine green iridescent
beads, sewed on by the wearer's nimble
fingers Just in a morning and out of
pretty bits saved from old gowns and
bonnets can be put together enough
girdleS, stocks, fronts, lappets and col
lars to give the plain body all the
needed decoration for general use,
while the skirt calls for 0 ornamental
ton. However, here are planned three
full metamorphoses of toilet, with the
black silk as foundation that will
exalt it's somber simplicity into a va
riety Of elegance, fitting a theater
party, grand reception, tea or wedding
breakfast.
For the afternoon tea change make
a high full stock of white satin, then
buy piece of white, double width
chiffon, one yard and an eighth long.
Turn up finger deep hem on the chit
fon all about and herring bone
it down firmly. with split white
floss. Just above the herring boning
frill full on a narrow edging of cream
valenciennes lace, cut exactly in the
center of the square hole large enough
soft fabric fan in airy folds and points
from neck to knees about and over the
black silk under dress.
Now, for the theater party, the fichu
is in order, and as the chiffon square
called for one dollar and halfs worth
of goods with ninety cents worth of
lace, the fichu. as shown in the cut,
needs as much cream India muslin as
one dollar and eighty cents will bny,
with seven yards of lace edging and
ten Of inserting, costing, in prettily
tinted imitation Brussels, four dollars
and fifty cents. The white satin stock
should show lace and muslin points
under the chin and at the breast, the
front laps of the fichu need to be caught
up with a cluster of loose silk, varie-
gated roses or poppies
Silk tissue, in rainbow like tints of
yellow, rose and green, comes double
width at one dollar and a fraction
a yard. In yellow or green over
black, asking no other trimming
than its own cloudy, shimmering folds,
one thickness in skirt and loose waist
over the black silk gown composes
costume worthy of all admiration.
The ligher and more airy the fold, the
more satisfying the result in beauty,
for everywhere it flies out to show the
clean lines of the black skirt and body
beneath and lends delicious youth
full grace and slenderness to the wear
er's figure. Detroit Free Press
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