The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-11-12

II pretty Tea. gown may Uo MAUI VI CdoHHhCiO
or silk, with lace frills for the narrow, pointed
revers over the shoulders. The fashion of the
gown is very simple-it may or may not have
a Vatican plcat in the back-the front is made
after the usual tea-gown pattern with full
front and the side pieces finished with the
revers. The sleeves are moderate in size. are
made with short puff at the top and finished
with lace frll falling over the hands. The
gown may be made in Powered cashmere with
full front of plain silk and with the ruffles OF
silk instead of lace. For dark wrapper the
silken ruf1les are very pretty. The collar may
be made of velvet to set off the gown prettily,
or it may be made of the silk.
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pet blouse among the girls just now is
one of brown-and- check silk-fne
checks much like the brown and-white check
ginghams that housewives use for kitchen
aprons. The really stylish girls make these
blouses with three rows of narrow Valenciennes
lace at or about the yoke. and then wear stiff
white linen collars and narrow black satin ties
The picturesque girl finishes her blouse with
brown velvet ribbon collar, and is not near so
stylish as the linen. collar and -black-necktie
girl.
These collars and black ties are donned
with any frock that is worn before or in
the afternoon. One woman, in an exceedingly
handsome costume Of soft woodsy- green cloth,
moss green revers, with a loose front Of dark
green-and-brown changeable silk powdered in
distinctly with rcd roses, ruined the whole
thing by wearing with it black leather belt
and a stiff white collar with greenland black
striped satin tie; but she was stylish, and the
incongruity in her costume did not bother her
in the least.
Loose-fronted black velvet jackets are very
furs.
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1t is computed that. according to present fash
IONS one woman may wear 300 buttons on one
dress, and not look particularly conspicuous.
1t seems queer, but ising!ass can best be
cleaned with vinegar and water.
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The Dresden china fad is about run into the
grouud-not only are we deluged with imita-
tions of the china itself. but Dresden patterns
for embroideries for cretons, silks muIls, aud
there are Dresden china brushes, combs and
inkstands Dresden china chairs and lemon
sqneezers-Dresden patterns everywhere. Delft
patterns are on fair way to the same end.
re
Marie Antoinette's styles, or styles ascribed
a.; of;1
iehus the wide brmmed hats and the frills
are too becoming to be laid aside yet.
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Bicycle women are wavering now as to the
best pattern for their skirts One that is made
divided in the back and like the ordinary
gored skirt in the front is quite the most sat-
isfactory on the wheel, as it is divided abso-
lutely evenly and the rider does not have to
bother with arranging her skirts while she is
mounting. The trouble with the skirt is that
il does not look pretty while the wearer is
walking. The division shows with any extra
exertion, when going up and down steps
and the effect is far from pretty. The skirts
undivided in the back have way of always
being lopsided on the wheel. 1t is almost i'm
possible to get them just right and sometimes
d woman will ride along the streets with bel
skirt pulled over one hip and limb so tightly
as to be very conspicuous, while the fullness oil
her skirt flaps and bulges over the other hip
There is a new scheme for making the skirt
with the fullness Of the back laid in a wide
| box pleat turned in, and then, as one mounts
it is easy to divide the pleats, the center being
quite distinct. and, as one rider says, you sill
Oh the box of the plcat." One can count on
! usually having the skirt hang moderately well
though to a lesser extent the skirt is subject tc
the very same awkwardnesses as the ordinary
| pattern.
| ELSIE PoMERoY MCELRoY.