The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-28
Violet Is the New Color for
Evening and Home
Gowns.

The exquisite color Of Parma vioiets has
I, been adopted by Partisan eiegantes for
| ball gowns and the artistic creations worn
| IN the afternoon. The young woman in
our illustration this week wears one OF
| these evening toilets which seem at first
/ sight lovely flowers In themselves. This
one il Of Parma satin, the skirt trimmed
| with iounce of embroidered fulle. head
ed by q wealth Of Parma vioiets. The
(, blouse corsage of Parma satin is orna-
mented with scarf of the embroidered
I ialie caught into a large bow by bou-
qust OF yiolets. Small joskeys OF satin fail
/ over tuils Graperies which form the short
| sleeves. The tuIle is used as cravat and
| ties in a large bow at the back of the
+. neck. Nothing could be more becoming 10
| A tall, slender woman than this simple, yet
/ thoroughly artistic model.
/ One Of The most charming dresses shown
by fashionable modiste this week is Il
! princess in shape, and made of pansy-vio-
| let cashmere, the skirt originally cut in
| irregular points trimmed with a deep silk
/ en- fringe of similar shade. the meshes and
| swasing strands of silk lightly yelling an
| under ettieoat Of Parma rnanve silk The
eorsage trimmed on one side with a series
/ Of narrow siiken muslin nonnces OF purple
| ccioring edged with narrow black velvet
! ribbon. is thrown back on the other with
| lapel OF Irish point The yoke chemi-
| settle Is Of finely pieated white chiffon, of
| which the collar is also made, and fin
| ished with outstanding points OF Lace at the
| back only.
| This dress is duplicate OF one worn by
| the pretty Madcmoiselie Yahne, now play
| ing la Jealousy in Paris. The theater
has come to be acknowledged for cleaning
| novelties In dress.
Another little chef d'oeuvre shown by The
same dressmaker was so graceful, girlish
| and elegant that our readers will certainly
I endeayor to carry out the design for them
selves. Ii is one the hope dressmaker can
manage 1t was entirely composed of in
sertions OF exquisilely fine Swiss muslin
and taiencfeunes worn over a pale green
silken underdress. Ii was founced high
around the hem with the foamy lace,
slightly waved, with the bodice, Of SINH
lar materials TO the skirt, enzoned at the
waist by a iong-ended sash OF pale green
frilied chiffon and lace ornamenting the
shoulders and finishing on the left side.
artisticaiiy tucked into the belt At the
neck were bow and cravat of muslin and
lace, while the long sleeves. entirely
shirred from shoulder TO wrist. were Of
white silken muslin. cut lens thways 10y liz
sertioifs of lace.
| Here IL a beautiful toilet worn at the
| horse show by one OF the -four hundred"
II Is of mouse-gray cloth embroidered up
on the skirt and boero with silver and
steel spangles. and edged around the hem
with chnchilia, The holoro. cut high at
the back. and showing Il hand-width of
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waist with sashing of scarlet panne or
| short-haired silk plush, is furnished with
a high collar and lappels of ehinchiia fur
The hat. of soft gray. felt, broad-ieayed
and low-crowned, is turned up at the back
| and covered with gracefully curling
! piurnes in varions shades of gray.
The Bow Hat.
The hat shown at the lower left hand OF
our column of hats is the very latest. 1t
| Is an indescribahle Japanesque bow of
/ black velvet, tied only Partisan milii-
ner~and that a celebrated one-knows
how TO tie bow. ornamented solely by IN
/ aiSreite. Another of these new bow hats
! has high Spanish comb OF cut jef In
place of the aigretie. The universal be-
| comingness Of the Alsatian bow OF some
years ago suggests that this one, still
more chic. will be an immense success.
This is another valuable hint for women
of taste who have fairy fingers. Notice
that the hoop IL at ore side. anG two ends
only at the other.
Something Worth Knowing.
The great vogue this season of velvet
and velveteen suggests that fact hu, 1T
tie known would not be out OF place here
II Is that velvet. IL treated right. washes
to perfection. BY washing do not mean
J sent In careless heap with the rest Of
the family lingerie 10 the laundress. The
velveteen would promptly resent that by
! returning upon your hands limp and
useless rag But try the following method
| and IL my directions are carefully carried
| out you VIII find that the so!led veveteen
comes up smiling. and almost. II not quite
/ as good new. Fiji an enAmeled-not
zinc-hath three parts full OF hot water
then shred in finely as much white curd
soap rs will make very soapy iather:
/ take the material to be waShea-~if a dress
! IL should be unpicked though this Is not
absolutely necessafy-snd shake /, back
wards and forwards In the water until the
| latter becomes dirty. The velvet must no.
! bs rubbed. merely shaken TO ard fro
! through the suds. When the water be-
| gins to cool throw II away and repeat the
same process. shredded soap and ali. with
some frcssi water. and while you are pre-
pairing the second LOT Of lather hang the
! dress or material over a clothes line do not
/ leave II IN n heap. Repeat the shaking
/ until the dress is thoroughly cleaned Then
rinse cut'several times In tepid. ana final
", In cold wafer. Do not wiring r. stretch
II out. X In the material across two
! clothes lines. II q dress. pin II out 20 lis
! fuH extent by the hem using for the ps1r-
/ pose pins, not clothes pegs II will take
! q day Or two 10 dry. ard when dry should
/ simply he stretched and knocked hatwean
! the hands. 10 raise the pile or IL can Re
/ ircned on the wrong side II held ep two
people. while a third irons. or psunea on
the back OF two chairs stretched as far
ss 1t viii SO. and ironed from underneath:
! nat ~ must upon no account be ,ranea
upon table In the ordinary way or u WIN
he spoiled. II must ne understood that =,
TX onis veiveteen, rot velvet which can
tss eisansed in this way. The latter. con-
salHius silk. Is only amenahia TO the or.
binary process Of dry cleaning.
New Ideas In Sashes
The newest idea ia sashes Is the Wat
teAu," which comes from between rh,
shoulder hsdes and from thence dsscends
% ire feet. Fer this purpose there IL lib
eral choice az ribbons IN stripes. especially
velvet ana silk combined or IN checks
witch include some unusually bold tar
'ars. aad IN plain rf,n Peau Be- sole af the
Viva rcd tones which ara so becoming
ans oftea So tsllghtfai an addition 70 win
Ter dress. SaSses which fan from the.
waist whether Ger aay OF evening wear
aprear ~ he caoe'esSly tiesl. starring from
81 ioCso now
RoEDsa sashes relies - ofher ssvs when
{ nat wide ead long enough 20 drars sheu,
Ire waist. ~ uow utilized nv Stylish
women n smother wsy. Teev ara sgss
shout re reck, TIE loops sed Ia-~ tysnges
eaas forming = ricH saA elegant +~s~,
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