Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-19
PARIS GOWNS

much upon the goods you pick out or hav
| picked out for YOU or upon the partcuis
manner in which you elect to have the fabr,
| made up, as upon whether you succeed il
capturing some OF the manrerisms of s1y,
| without which one is hopelessly plebeian. s.
| Ear as fashion goes. II is easier TO rhapso
die over what these piquant m3nnerisn
| contribute in the way Of stylish effect thai
| to sort them out and label them and de
scribe them clearly enough TO make TIL
! description valuable.
| Felix has designed a smart gown. Of wh.cl
| / sill send you 2 sketch. thai = plain I,
simplicity, but has the unmistakahie cache
Of style, thanks to-well, what j. it thank.
! 10? To the lining. to the departure from
| the conventional in cut. to the lacorativ.
! buttons. The cloth is a palish src-n satin
! finish. the skirt hanging in hslf-iormet
| box plaits on each side of the middle In,
| IN front, the bodice a basque ami b.o.:s'
! combined. The foundation of the hodca
a plated blouse. for all the world like ,
| boys shirt waist made OF ivory satin
! Then there is a slashed and ripple, basque
which is made of the cloth. ami which DIS
not end al the waist line, but extends up
ward 10 form a sort o. cuiraas. \ collar
with cape, shaped like the "double ender'
fur collars worn by men to dr.ye n years
ago, is added to the Leck. This = also G.
the cloth, and, like the basque g lined
with the Whito satin. The but1Cns srs
canoes on faint pinkish ground. which
shade appears in some cinnamon piGGs SET
against the hair at the back CT The lat.
This is of blue horsehair trimmed with
white null and black feathers. The en-
semble is a distinguishing calling toilet
not calculated, as may Be readily seen FOR
anything but dainty women and delicats
attentions.
All the new evening gowns that have
bodices are pointed back and front, and
are much longer In front than at the back
Where basques are set upon waists under
narrow belts. the belt is adjusted to give
a short waist at the back and a much longer
one in front. A beautiful gown s-0rn e.
Madame de Neryille's last soirea hal ?
petticoat Of white satin. with 8 bodice and
train Of rather brilliant pink satin. The
bodice had white vest, very short pulled
sleeves, and the drapery formed bourani
paniens on each hip, before it slipped away
into the flowing lines Of the train The pet
ticoat showed six bands OF pearl embroidery
running in straps OF uneven length from I'M
der the paniers down the skirt, the longest
bands coming at the sides. Under these
bands and trailing up to a point In the CEN
ter of the front was hand embroidery. in
natural colors of roses and leaves cor
responding spray ornamepted the center Of
the vest and garlands OF real (artifcial,
roses dropped over each shoulder anon <
the fall OF point lace. This WAS a Wcrzn
model.
A sweet gown for a grille Of 10 Or Il
is OF corded golden brown six, mad. With
a front of Dresden figured silk n rosebud
design upon a cream ground, AID epau;e.s
OF the same; the latter, the neck baad sri
the foot of the skirt front, and he iasids
seam of the cuffs are bordered with a band
of the velvet. To make the gown becom-
Ing to the immature figure Of la jeuns
file, the material is laid in SCI, box pratt.
on each side of the front. The cuTs sr.
made close fitting, and fasten after sac
hand is slipped through with small ivory
ball buttons. The hat is a brown s.rag.
with futing Of cream ribbor and eou.s
flowers for trimming. The Partisan gsri
wear gloves and shoes as fine as her nan.
mas and looks quite as chic
What are you picking up for your IN,
weather dresses? French organdtes,
French printed dimities, Swiss batiste.,
colored batistes in dotted and wavy effects.
homespun linens, brown linens. Irish lnen
batfstes, are some of the fabrics named
over to you by the Rue de la Fax shoc-
Teepers Lierre and Mechlin laces and rio
bons for the organizes will be the loveiest
of decoration. For the linens in the finer
grades the real ecru laces, which cost sew
eTal dollars yard, are to be used by all
who can afford them. Everything from tina
black cloth street dress to apple blossom
is to be helped upon the summary
summit OF charm by the addition of white
in one guise or another.
Airy mohairs in chameleon effects that in
troduce lustrous iridescent color warns In
intricate weaves are being made into gowrs
Tor the first warm weather, with umbrella
skirts, partially blouse effects in waistg, ana
large dropping sleeves. Down the front are
clouds of fluffy tulle shirred and puokereA
and set off with lace, with bands OF eithsr
satin or fiat embroidery running up each
side of the vest, and forming the collar
This may be plain: it may have quilts of tho
ribbon CT the lace at the back, or there may
be large bow of lace under the chin.
Buy all your shirt waists with detach-
able collars, for unless you have the curves
OF goddess and the youth OF these apper.-
tons of loneliness you absolutely must net
wear stiff, straight starched lines about your
throat, but soft ribbon or mass of tuiIs
instead. The shirt waist craze is as viru-
lent as ever, and all the ready-made waists
which will be shown you will have ths
everlasting collar in boerdlike fashion, but
beware of it unless you are actually young
and pretty. The coloring of the cottons viii
make the shirt waist Of the season very
to dark dresses for not only are
the pinks and blues, but the most brilliant
lemons and greens, are being made up (wIth
Nhlte collars and cuffs generally. To pre-
vent the ugly gap usually showing below tha
cuff where the opening comes in the sleeve!
he new sleeves have the circular opening
At the wrist end made somewhat full. in
stead Of plain with slit. The cuff does not
hen go quite round, and the space that Is
eft makes, when the cuff is buttoned. a
little semi-circie that does not gap or show
oerceptibly, since each end is ct the base OF
he cuff and held firmly.
A wonderfully beautiful gown made re-
GENTLY for Comtesse Jacque de Pourtales had
| petticoat Of ivory brocaded satin. with
gold threads coming to the surface here and
here as if quilted in by hand. The bodice
lad very long point in front and
snort one behind, and the sides
md back of the skirt were OF 4
lelicate new willow shoot green
The green skirt which disclosed an
inverted V front of the petticoat, fell In sof,
olds and was draped enough on the hips to
rive panier effect just under the arms,
tut not in front Of the hips, as do the draped
,aniers put on separately as on the gown
described above seen at Nine. de Nerville's
There were Short sleeve puffs in the green
GOWN, and the square neck was outlined by
deep bertha of point lace shaped in tho
Weaving to give plain upper edge and 4
light fulness below. The stomacher Of
he bodice was of the gold broche satin, and
ONE of the motifs in the lace were picked
ut by hand with green silk. The colorirg
nd materials were all most beautiful
Young girls are givl1g a pretty touch 70
heir hairdressing by tying 8 ribbon about the
oil. with bow az the nape OF the neck
The greatest work of sculpture made by thu
ate ". w Story is said to be the monument to
is wife, who is buried next to the grave ~
belly in the cemetery at Rome.
One of the most prolific authors of short {