The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-15

IXCUIxI point o. tlDW lltfy aIr sta} 3f~A.-t
but II h hard 70 think Of anything useful
A1,s6 could be done with them. Those iasGe
leursd silks and ssttns thst look like Ram
ing banners hung up IN the windows are .
yu1lD 70 fhp unitarian. who cannot Inn
oglne an ordinary woman appearing IN
such earb. They look as II they might
mako very pretty hanEipgs OF drsperies for
= window or the walls Of q handsome
bou6oir, where there is room for ngare
- pend ifsck before n reaches an edge
er seam. But after one has seen the ef-
feet Of one OF those immense seyen-ysrd
skirts made out OF silk or satin with cor
teaponding colossal figure OF leaves. CT
fanctful scrolls. or punches Of flowers, then
one believes that they are magnificent. and
not 1T al out OF keeping especially when
NpsB BY large woman.
Ono OF the most beautiful gowns ] hive
seen Eas made OF broeaded satin de Lyons
Woyen expressly for the exhibition OF fine
materials at the Worlds fair II was too
Daring for the season which Immediately
followed, and was. therefore. put away by
the lady who purchased II 60 await the
time when such patterns should besone
fashionable. Since the advent Of the bro
cades have been talking about the goSn
has been made uD after an original design
BY Nine. Krelie. the leading modiste Of
Baltimore. The design was necessarily
simple. for such pattern. which was a
largo bunch Of red and yellow roses ssth
green leaves on an iyDry white satin
ground. The skirt had numberless folds
at the back and sides. but was sufficiently
plain TO show the figure well In front. The
bodice was cut low and trimmed with a
bertha Of splendid Old point that cost dol
lars upon dollars yard The sleeves were
short. but had full puts Of red velvet 10
rad Int fhx4t t.aa Ia xef-
mating thing about this gown was the part
that didn't show--the inside lining of the
skirt. with It's finishing noEnces at the
bottom. The lining Was pale yellow taffeta
like the yellow Ia the roses. and around tho
bott3m were three fiounces Of satin ribbon.
one each to match the coiors In the pat
tern. namely. red. yellow and green: when
the skirt was raised these Hounces showed.
and the effect was exquisite.
There Is not = woman living who iH not
susceptible 10 the charms Of gown with
. pretty Inner nnish, or the fluctuations
Of lissome lingerie. These are two things
which even the tabled new woman win
stop to admire. And now that We are
talking OF lingerie, we might AZ well fe-
mark that. extrayagsnt though II may he.
those s.iks with large patterns are used
for pettcoats. which are SO pretty that
ladies who own them often wear them for
dress skirts with dainty tea Jackets for
lounging purposes. To be sure. they
haven't 20 many CORES as a dress skirt,
but they have nounces enough to COM
pensate. First there r. the pinked founce
OF soft tafYfta; then a pieated one Of the
material OF the skirt. than a fun OF ac-
GORDON picsted chiffon yelled with ex-
qusite lace. The top may be finished here
ana there with q tiny bow Of ribbon. A
pretty design shown me by the Baltimore
mn. iatn x.s.~ A..
upper founce with band OF ribbon run
Through a pun Of chiffon. To examine
few OF the skirts on sale In the largo
stores. one would infer that the cost Of a
pettcoat is merely a matter OF fiounces.
averaging about 8 TO the fiounce. SILK
ekirts with one fiounce can be bought for
from a to 81. according TO the quality Of
the silk and the elegance OF the finlshings.
Inc incest Skirts have three or four rows
OF cordlng In the founce. which add
Greatly to their usefulness In keeping tho
edge Of the dress skirt IN place. And right
here. though II seems dresdful,y out OF
Keeping With all this talk OF elegant silks
ana laccs which most OF us can cniy dream
about let US come down to the possihii-
vies or the average purse IN the matter OF
pett.coass
A very nice dark skirt Is made o, black
entecn. Everybody knows that, md
Is very Imp and useless as a support To
the present skirt. a founco or two OF
ricreen VIII remedy this difficulty, making
useful ana respectfully ornamental net.
tcoat, which can be bought ready made
Tor 81 cents. ana. II home made. should
rot hc'ncre than 80 cents.
whole skirts OF ncreen are very useful.
n't are rather str ard n,rsh Some x.tcen
sN'r's have founce Of rnoreen and an.
ether wide one ~ silk corded around the
e'xe 70 make Il flare. These sell for 81
- summer approaches We shall see fancy
Ietticcats OF rrre- fnen to match th,, lnc,
.'rste Crosses. 81 which everybody viii
isve AZ least one '
fnt IN this discussion Of pet,icoats wa
RIVE c'gressef from the vision OF rerria-
~ towns worn h. people OF magnificent
E,e ~ 'he lobby CT magnificent New
: orN the,ter. The majority OF tho gowns
Iso these immense figures referred I,
coove Tbs brccade was not rcnerai,v
uunseo IN the vast. hut formed nnlv tho
sr,' being combined with plain SILK or
sstin or chiffon.
Nn'hon. by TIE vsv. r. coming - the
,ron' again. There WIS i,l n I,s r,nu-
10y isr While. but this state ~ srsirs
csnno, last l1rr-rot urtI v.r .rs ,o,,,
ether material that Is a. resrv eur. "a
.ius'vc az our ionr-loved f,Nr,- T,,u~ "a
Tvs Only rival. ana even this has no ssvo,-
80 W inc matter Of durability. h>e,u.e .,
Nies easi'y and VIII stand yer, ,it,,.
,ra'n, a very convenient rrr.necr,o,,,
,o' tulle eksrt that Is ,-,aae over s,,,r I.
70 nave the trlle gathered on \ xccsr,,.
,,.s eN this hiatt from young woman
,,.s,,,. .novsd her tulie skir; and folded II
sn'y N a package with her far n,s -
Is,s before starting for home IN, 49,
n.rsy fabric. VI tearing Tho
Ut. " much more estisfsc,ory. rb~,.
'e Two styiee OF chiffon .Ic.vss .,,.s
~ soWhs IN the lobby Of the the,,er' w.
VIII pums running NJ and down. The c,,.-
r,,sa. ssw,se puts. TIE latter w.
bows a, rss, sve'y Few inches with inv
lAsn saun. re'ied with rh,r,o, 49,, VIZ
. "aa askirt o. large hrocaa. 7, A.. ' ,.,h
,ns pattern ran IN s,ri,..
80 "ase 10 60 straight n, a., -,'' -
ys ana d'ascrai a. the .t.. $50, IN
e,a,r. sps were mostly enr,,s -
c.ss Iheatsr ), ,se,s wers no, . 80.
wss. ~ .ncse with the srsfr,s,sa 80.
they war. r. on the raer sam, ,s,er
""ss were ra' on have no, ,,,,s ,. A''or
long cloak had a ,,o,.,.n llN'r
, 0o,s'm anu was hi,i with has,,.,l.i, We
uen ,aHea m a lavender ti,, vi r.
ai"sNs correct. Ey.n,-,s l., - '"nef
tinc when ermiae Il see, = IRE only
Jeosed TOO s'arins fer ~, =
700 expensive for ord.,r,, le,'-
rs are mos; Of the thl-ss hsrsy people.
ing about. but ono rkss IA ss, "e,' ia'k-
!, ~. OF ieveliness nov AMI ,S.n n'Fuas
II II Isn't possible TO sossess 4, "'ea even
some OF the things W. san h,ye
Fascinating things made out az So. ~ no
or French iInon bstiste. AZ ~ AsAs' hnrn.
say. They have thought ~ f' iciNs
neFe are handkercasfs. hats 49, 'l.nS'
ens OF II. Shoes are nss saada a, - ia'S-
"sesl out come IN canvas to rlatss .hen
ihese stocks with Tire corded a..
ee thy bows Stimulating Eeektiss srs 50, ara