Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-04-15
SKIRTS

| measure from four to four and a half
yards at the bottom and the present
mode of sewing in Fibre Chamois sepa-
rately in each gore, has the excellent
result of giving smoothness without
fstiffness and a graceful support that
yields readily to pressure, yet springs
out again Immediately. With diminish
ed sleeves also, nothing has been found
to replace this interlining, because
SO soft. yet always reliable. The fit of
skirts is indeed of the utmost import
ance, since deficiencies in the corsage
may be atoned for by corresponding
arrangements of garniture, but skirts
admit of no apology and must be per-
feet. At present they are without flutes
in front or on the sides, fit smoothly
around the hips and have slight full
ness gathered or plated at the back.
Many
ETON OR BOILERS JACKETS
| will be worn with cloth or other skirts
and are preferably in velvet or Velu-
tina. A model we'll worthy of imita-
tion, has dark green Eton jacket in
Velutina and this is worn with green
hskirt in somewhat lighter shade
Later on, both Eton and boilers jackets
will be very popular for the linen suits
that are soon to be shown and are
equally well suited to duck or pique
that are found so cool and serviceable
as well. It may be taken as matter
of course also, that linen skirts are
again to have popularity, their ex
treme neatness and light weight, hav-
ing conducted SO largely to last sea
sons comfort, apart from the fact that
they are comparatively so easily laun- !
dered. Those left over from summer
ago, will be in order nor must the /
jaunty effect of q pretty colored /
SHIRT WAIST
worn with linen skirt, be forgotten. |
Some new shirt waists have the full |
ness plated to pointed yoke at the
back and quite number are tucked |
across the front, while baggy effects at |
the cuffs in sleeves are obviated by
tucks run up to the elbow. The great
er number however, are shaped in
much more closely than last season. A
special run is expected on
sEM1-TRANsPARENT FABRICS
worn over silk and many beautiful re-
suits are obtained accordingly. Plain
canvas woven materials or grenadines
are draped over striped or figured silks
or figured or striped goods show forth
delightfully."- on plain silk and since
quite pronounced colors are in vogue,
not few gorgeous gowns are conse-
quence. In keeping with the ideas
just touched upon. some elegant ma
terials are woven to look as if figured
fabric showed over a canvas lining and
these are reckoned very choice. Thin
skirts hang loosely over silk Innings and
many are accordion plated. circle
shape being frequent and thus the
plaits are narrowed arouud the waist
line.
CoLoRs
Color Is important. In the windows
of a leading establishment was a red,
purple and green display. each brilli
ant and giving the key note to what
stands forth most prominently in the
world of hue. In the red display, were
silks having creamy designs on red
surface, on bright green groundworks,
were similar patterns and in purple
rivalry came other silks of like charac-
ter. All were most daring and elegant
yet conspicuous gowns showed thin
fabrics draped over these favorite
shades. In general, many delicate
variations appear, those in the red
family, fading into geranium pinks. In
MILLINERY.
all are prominent and many persons
who formerly chose black, will now
wear colored hats. Green hats espe-]
cially. show almost as many shades as
natural foliage and fastidious wearers
who would shrink from anything pro-
can select very delicate tones.
Deep purple is less Objectionable than
green and suits all ages and these col
ored hats, among which pink is seen to
some extent. are largely relieved in
garniture. by black. The very high
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