The times., 1897-03-14

Those daughters who show propen-
sity for making pretty, fancy things for
their own adornment are too often met
with ridicule on the part of other less
gifted members of the family. There is
nothing To which the average woman
is more sensitive than criticism of Ter
Clothes. and many times She defers to the
tastes OF others when she would be much
better dressed by following ont her own
ideSs as TO what is becoming to her. No
woman can st udy another'S figure as that
person can do il for herself, and ii is
neither vain nor foolish 10 give time and
attention TO such matters. No one would
tsllnk Of criticisins a housewife for doing
all she can To make her nome beautiful,
aud a ; from somebody's point of view she
l.. OF ought to be, the most beautiful adori-
Iuent IN il. she viii not make . mistake i'll
giving as much attention To herself as TO
sRything else.
In mode 4ration therefore. it should be a
part OF every girls hnnginE-up TO learn
hew to make herself look pretty as pos
sible. Instead of spending time On elab-
crate fancy work, it would be much pleas
anter and more profitable TO occupy ones
spare moments in fashionih= pretty things
fcF the coming season.
For the benefit of those who do not
have time To 20 about and see what COS
tHne artists are exhibiting aS fashion
asle frw suggestions are given below.
Two yards Of inch-widc insertion. one
yard az fine nainsock, and TWO yards OF
e.afbroiccry VIII make one of the prcttiest
novelties II the season a. well as one OF
tlrc most usefultrimmings for plain hodiccs.
The aauSook is laid in fine tuClS in stups
Of about two inches an width. which are
slteraaIcd with strips a. cIuhroidcry inseT-
t8an Tile whole is then formed into 4
sort II yoke that opens in the back aud
rc5chc> 20 a line just below tie burst Tn.
strips run horizontally acics> the bodice
and Inc whole is edged all around with en-
hroidcry. a oollariS formed oftheinScrtirH
with an embroidery heading 1t Should 1T
perfectly smooth across tie CorsaEp. and
Insy to- tuHde 10 do so 10y rcpratc,i tryinES-
"a aud ai;criue. After one has been made
II viii 81. found very easy "a make another.
and Icy varying the materials an entirely
new effect may be pruduceG. such an
srttci- as this is often a more acceptable
present TO su intimate friend than fancy
E,incsIShiun that might cost more. 4 pretty
coT;li.ia alton Tor very drcSSy yoke il black
v-vet ribbon and white Y Valencienues inScr-
ton. with q lace edge ail around and some
Iopps or velvet ribbon standing ont under
the esF> and at the back or tie neck in
that popular f;shion.
Instead OF having the stripes run across
tRe bodice they may be made To runlength-
wise from the lower edge in front 10 thatof
the back and this viii be found even easier
than tie other TO make.
The yoke Just described is some what
newer than the bolero, but will not be so
EeucralIy worn, because it is not So adapt
able TO all sorts OF gowns as is the latter
fancy The bolero shape can be applied to
any garment, from a street jacket 10 an
evening dress. IL may be made Of plain
material, or OF the trimming used on the
dress 1t is generally prefeled TO shape
the trimming into a bOlero. For cloth
dresses this is done with the endless va
rieties of gimp braid which flood the mar
ket this year
Thin dresses trimmed with lace haveIace
boieros, and it is with these that we are
more particularly concerned 1t is better
to have the bolcro trimming made sep
artae so that il can be changed from one
dress 10 another Nothing could be easier
than thC manufacture Of this style Of trim
ming.
A piece Of net is needed for a foundation
for each half Itshould be cutin the desired
shape from paper pattern previously cut
and trimmed 10 a becoming curve. The /
curve OF such a jacket is the aII-impcrtant
feature. as upon it depends whether
the wearcr look stout or slim,
Ianky or dunpy. Il can onl Y be determined
by repeated trials backed by good ludg
rnent, bat once found it should he adhered
to in every garment upon which such trim
Tning is used The net foundation having
been shaped. it only remains to gather the
lace and sew 1t first around the front edge.
then another row back uf that, and so on
until the arm-itole is reached. 1t is only
necessary that these Jacket pieces appear
on the front, reaching from shoulder TO
Under-arm seams, but continuation in the
form Of a pointed yoke or plastron in the
back is often very pretty. Different widths
of lace may be used, even an inch not being
considered too wide. but the half-inch yell
low yaienciennes is the daiRtieSt, although
1t takes longer to fill up the space. Such
trimming as this will serve for organdies,
dimities. dotted Swiss. or any light and
dainty summer material.
As applied to evening waists the holero
trimming is found exceedingly useful in
bringing old gowns up to date. To fill in a