The herald., 1897-12-05
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A specially notable tea gown which is
to be delivered the day before Christmas
is in blue plush-a material which Dame
Fashion has rescued from it's long Sc
clusion and restored to her high favor
once more. 1t seems particularly
adapted to the making Of tea gowns, and
1t looks lovely when, as in the case In
point, it is arranged with applique bands
Of ivory guipure, and rosettes Of paler
blue silk. If you will stop to think you
will see how effective the combination
really is. and then comes the contrast
Of a full front Of mellow tinted point
d'esprit decorated with ruchings of blue
silk.
There are of course dozens Of other tea
gowns of equal attractions, but more
particularly a dainty, youthful-looking
garment, made in Empire fashion and
pale yellow brocade, the modest square
at the neck outlined with a transparent
band of lace--a new make Of duchesse
applique-and the Empire bands being
of moire in a deeper shade of yellow,
while the back is arranged in a grace
full Watteau. 1t is a gown which a girl
could well wear at a home dinner, quite
apart from it's original use as a charm
ing accompaniment to the witching hour
we have been writing of.
But enough of these. A very interest
ing matter claims our attention and
must not be neglected in this letter or
our readers may not be just trihe in
advance of time in the matter of hair
dressing. We have just been told by one
in the swim that in Paris, in spite of the
efforts of the hairdressers. the locks of
Trenchwomen are steadily resuming
their natural straightness. This is not
to be attributed to any want of skill on
the part of the coiffeurs, but merely to
the fact that Frenchwomen have re-
belled against their dictates and having
lost large proportion of their hair
through the constant application OF
hot tongs, have now renounced their
use. The wave has almost disappeared
and the head has been allowed to re-
sumo it's natural size. A similar ten
dency is beginning to be seen here, and
the power at work in favor of renuncia-
tiOn of the wave Is the same which has
operated in France. Most of us are be-
ginning to realize that our hair is get
ting into a horribly ragged condition,
and unless we are numbered among the
lucky ones whose tresses will wave with
out heat, we feel that for many months
to come it will need a rest. The hair
should now be gathered up loosely on
the crown Of the head, and very soon
learned that it can easily be kept in
place there by strong tortoise shell
hairpin without the necessity of tying it,
which nearly always results in wearing
and breaking the hair.
From the hair wander down to the
necks and must tell you of some new
cravats. One Of the prettiest I have
seen is of crepe de Chine, the hens show
ing silken open work known, believe,
as "hairpin" stitch. Others are exact
models of mans hunting stock, made
in silk, and fastened with a jeweled
pin. These extend to the waist, and
look exceedingly we'll with tailor-made
coats and skirts. The collar Of linen,
which turns over at the top, is still pop
ular, but it shares its popularity with
the collar Of muslin hemstitched. There
are. of course, a few women in the
world who cannot wear the high collar,
and for the benefit of these many pref
ty trifles of muslin and lace are ar
ranged to turn down and form a small
v in the front, and beneath these can
be tied the crepe de chine necl5tie or
the severe and more ordinary sort Of
neckties. the plaid glace silk is the most