The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-12-08
WINTER HOUSE TOILETS.
Becoming Indoor Costumes for the
Present Season.

Present Season.
A very dainty If perishable house
gown is made of plissed ivory white
mousseline de sole. The full skirt is
divided at intervals with long strips
Of pink MORE silk, under gauzes edged
with narrow ruchings of Val lace. The
jacket is silk-lined gauze, with Valen-
ciennes insertion, and edged with
guipure. This is worn over shirred
body of mousseline, also trimmed with
narrow lace, and so are the epaulettes,
belt and neck ruching. The sleeve is
al! shirred, with medium-sized puff
at the top, over which falls a plating
of mousseline. A very full ruching of
the same is a pretty trimming at the
waist.
A stylish house gown of violet cash.
mere is made with skirt just 4h
yards wide over a separate petticoat of
violet taffeta. A horizontal band of lace
insertion, edged with black pencil vel
vet, trims the skirt. This is crossed at
intervals by perpendicular bands of in
sertion all around, and a very pretty
effect is thus produced. The bodice is
made with little basque, and is full
back and front. 1t has the same trim
ming as the skirt, and the upper part
in front is cut out in similar fashion
over wide lace collar, which extends
over the top of the sleeve. The folded
belt is of white silk. The very high
cellar is edged with lace on the sides.
The sleeve is perfectly plain, with a
slight fullness at the top.
The Russian blouse is as much in
evidence for bodices as for outside jack
cts, and it is, of course, particularly
becoming to slight figures, while hav-
ing unmistakable merits for more gen
erous proportions; provided, always,
there is sufficient height to carry it off.
A costume for the house, chiefly re-
markable for elegant simplicity, is of
Corea lightweight cloth in blue.
The skirt has tablier front and is
made without lining. It has no trim
ming, but great attention is paid to
the cut and hang; it is very little, if any,
more than the usual width, but appears
fuller, owing to fiounce-like effect The
body is Russian blouse, of particu-
larly pretty design. 1t has the usual
little basque, and opens at the side,
turning back with very large rever,
which is covered with series of tiny
embroidered batiste ruff1es, the last
outlining the opening. The shoulders
have narrow, straight epaulettes. The
sleeve is fairly snug, with a double puff
effect at the top, and the wrist is fin
ished with a ruffie of embroidered ba-
tiste. An enormous bow of mousseline,
without ends, is worn at the neck. The
blouse is fastened with self-colored but
tons.
Many house gowns this season are
made with little train, which will
doubtless be popular with short women,
who rely upon it and their Louise Quinze
heels to, give them the envied dignity
of added inches. The style of the law
ender glace silk gown is especially
adapted for train, which emphasizes
the graceful outlines.
The gown is all one scheme in color
and material, except the high, straight
collar and white mousseline chemi-
settle and ruf1ies al the wrist. The fold
ed belt and sash are of glace silk, and
also the trimming on the bodice, which
is put on in surplice effect, and start
ing at the shoulder with six little ruff
fes, tapering down to three, in a point
in front, and finished with large bow.
The ruffle on the collar in the back is
also of the glace silk.-Washington
Times.