The Van Buren press., 1895-03-16
FEMININE FASHIONS.
Items of Information Pertaining to Stylish
COktIlmeH.


Costumes.
Given princesse robe of black veil
vet, with the neck cut square or heart
shaped, and a bertha Of rare old lace
falling over frills of silk or chiffon of
the color most becoming to the wearer
full sleeves finished at the elbows
with lace and silk frills, long gloves
and pointed belt of fine jet with
heavy cords made of many strands OF
the finest Jet beads twisted in rope
fashion, and one has the description OF
i dress that made one woman's for.
tune and future, and caused thrill OF
envy to ineander along the highways
and byways of the hearts of room
full of less fortunate and attractive
danes.
A princesse dress is, unquestionably,
the most elegant of all models for
women of good figure, especially ii
there is a little tendency to stoutness
and the curves and roundness are
gracefully bestowed. This style takes
decoration very kindly, and whether
it be as shoulder-trimmings, novelties
in sleeves neck-fnish or draperies, the
effect, in artistic hands, is almost Ger.
tain to be pleasant surprise.
Dresses of colored velvet and also the
new shop and fancy fabrics are much
liked. A recent creation Is of rides
cent colors, in which green, gold and
cherry are mingled. The waist is
draped with white lace, over fringe
of beads of the colors of the velvet, the
strands of the fringe being tipped with
bright gold beads. A-shaped panels or
trimmings of iridescent passementerie
are placed at the side seams OF the
front breadth and curve back at the
hem, meeting the next seam and fin
ishing in large arabesque. The
sleeves are made after the new droop.
ing style, and end midway between
the elbows and wrists, where they are
met by the gloves. Lace and passe.
menterie with fringe trim the sleeves.
The strands of the fringe, being slight.
ly longer than the lace ruffies, contrast
charmingly with the satin white arms
when the gloves are removed.
A fashion that Is coming into favor
but slowly, and which is tolerated only
on account of it's newness, is skirt OF
alternate ruffies of the material and
wide bands of velvet put on fiat. This
style gives woman the effect of hav-
ing been modelled after a wide-hooped
cask, and is almost certain to spoil the
best figure ever owned by lovely wom-
an. 1t makes a plain girl hideous and
gives pretty one sort of misfit ap.
| - ut II <, 1a ddcip~aI
One or more narrow ruffies around
skirt may always be worn, and will
never look out of place; but to make
skirts up out of bands and frills, is a
waste of the good fabrics provided by
the skillful fingers Of practiced arti.
sans.
The enormous sleeve is still dear to
the hearts of fashionable women. 1t
is wide and droopy. and Says at the ell
bow. 1t is modified, trans-mogrificd
leg-o'-mutton sleeve built on an ex-
tended plan, then drawn in and gath
cred and plated SO that the superfiu-
Gus and aggressive fullness may not SO
much puff it out as cause it to bag in
graceful shape.
There is another model that has a
top shaped like toy balloon. 1t is
short under the arm, where it is smooth
and straight to the elbow. Then 1t
curves out and isequite long from the
top of the shoulder, but is pulled in at
the elbow all around and sewed to a
very closely-fitted cuff of some con.
trasting material. Velvet tops and
cloth cuffs are preferred, the cloth
matching the costume. Or the cuffs
may be of heavy embroidery with the
tops of velvet
There are no more cross-matched
sleeves seen in the best imported
stocks. The fancy was too absurd and
uncommon to receive favor for any
| length of time. Indeed. it was never
popular with other than a few extrem.
lists, and these never set the fashions
for the conservative many.-N. Y.
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