The morning times., 1896-11-29
REr1ODELING GOWNS.
Costumes Can Be
Made New Again.
Some Helpful Suggestions In
"r1ade-Overs."

Yesterday a pair of women made the
rounds OF the dressmakiug establishments
to beg new lamps for old ones; in ether
words to inquire If they could have old
frocks made over into bran new styles.
AT even the smartest places the ques-
ton was answered with respect. These
old materials were not taken first hand,
OF course, but to keep a good customers
favor it is often necessary for a fash
ionabie dressmaker to remodel her own
gowns from season to season.
And you would be astonished, you We're
told, if you knew how many OF society's
pretty women, famed for their smart dress
ing, had their Old frocks made over.
Though, OF course, you understand. we
should never do it If we Were not com
PEELED to- acknowledged frankly one
faiseuse of reputation. We are the losers
in all the made-over operations" and one
shut ones eye and pretends not to think
that madame made up that loss on the next
new frock
Outof a cupboard she produced a miracle
just to show you wnaC can %. lone with
made-over materials" 1t was Eorse
SHOW symphony composed OF a bllck MORE
skirt and short Jacket of dull, red cloth
embroidered with jet. The inside finish
ing could not be done in time for the show
so 1t had been sent back for his.
the very newest shape A narrow apron
two wide side cores, and all the fulness
drawn To the back in thUs.. three gOdets
Well it was made from one OF those very
wide circular affairs worn last year The
pieces LETT made the crush sirGle on the
bodice, and the folded revers over the
beaded ones.
The red cloth has been in three distinct
costumes and six years ago was Raudnitz
pf Z, n n1rfHflpn Head
brulderies were the fashion then, and they
have come back in. So If you only keep
your millinery long enough, you see. buy
ing always the best concluded madame
slyly, in time everything can be put TO
use'
Another made-over jacket was in dragon
blue cloth, remodeled from Il LOUIS XVI
! coat OF last winter.
The old coat had simply been slashcd off
at the waist line in the back, with two
smart little postilliUn tails sewed on after
wards; the fronts cut off into short boleTOs
turned back with small revers braided hand
somely with black This braiding also COW
cred a wide sailor collar at the back, the
poStilliuns and the cuffs of the sleeves.
The sleeves themselves We're very long,
flat and close, much on the order OF those
shown in the princess gown here Illustrated,
and which are the sort most seen in gowns
Of heavy wool materials.
The cuffs Were made by braiding the
inside OF the sleeve bottoms aud turning
them over carelcssly, and dainty little
vest OF white muslin and yellow lace was a
ravishing feature.
This was placed smoothly over plastron
OF gold colored silk, with the tUcks and
lace put on the cross.
To put your trimming crosswise OF your
body, ii seems, is bound 10 round out your
figure, make you seem larger than you
are. Then If your back is very thin and
narrow, remember that it is much I'M
proved with all sorts Of deep collar effects
hanging loose from the shoulders, and with
tails 10 your bodice.
The simple, lopped off jackets just now
the fashion are only graceful on we'll pro-
portioned figures. All this one gathers en-
passant along with other valuable sugges-
tions for III ade-over materials.
one house showed a stunning dinner 60 wn,
quite fine enough even for the opera, fash
iuned from another old black moire silk.
This was made entirely with the waved
stripe Of the design running round instead
Of up and down as is more commonly the
case, loops of black satin ribbon and a
suft girdle trimming it handsomely.
The skirt. cut to form an overskirt effect
was hung loosely over a foundation OF plain