New-York tribune., 1897-08-29

ncr model that might serve for this purpose
Is bull, OF plaid silk showing orange and reddish
brown stripes. a ground of olive green, ana Is
made with plain skirt and redingoe coat over a
blouse Of ecru lace. The sides of the redingote
ft close TO the figure. and are finished without
revers the blouse overlapping them with jaDot
Of lace and loops Of orange ribbon Orange velvet
makes the belt Of the blouse and faces the coat
collar.
There are few prettier combinations for the
autumn than russet brown wool or cloth and plaid
silk and it is pleasant that this fancy is in
vogue. II one finds II more becoming. a plain skirt
NAV be worn. although It Is more modish TO have
It trimmed with the plaid and really pretter Snort
women and who judge themselves some
what stout perhaps rather too much AFRAID CT
the trimmed skirts in vogue. Considering the fact
that the adorned jupon is generally worn now, they
bear the same relative height and size as during
the DAYS OF the plain skirt and. moreover. clever
couturer arrange trimming that adds dignity
If not stature. Certainly. by taking thought a
may add an apparent inch to her hgure ana
still be a la mode.
A SHORT WOMAN'S CONSOLATION.
The short woman. that Is always the woman
VINO carries herself we'll realizes with sigh that
the back Wv of her gown is more imposing than
the front breadths. which. osrich-lke, she fancies
confronts the world More vanity would suggest
20 her that there are as many following IN her
train as confronting her. and dressing-room with
a
The style of skirt now is graceful. and the
inch or two that It may drag In the back opens "a
possibility for trimming that can only add TO
Gignihed carriage. That was a pretty style. intro
duced in the spring. of starting the skirt trimming
low in front and increasing, i over the. the BACK BACK
al the moment Indeed. the Y that the trimming
iTnming in the back gives Weight TO the susges
tion OF train ii is an exception IN & .ne case % o.
ranGement of the silk on the skirt Is neglected
The silk naturally forms the greater b part a. ,ae
wool sleeves are perhaps better ..o,,, ~, b.
IN The The hrs rs. Wnee and nd therefore some
Of the Jacket bodce-not necsssar1y me se'Sre ere
Xs4 pretty IDEAS Of this sort which although they
take their hint from the tail9r,maGe are, are BY ach No
e. fronts may be hung over these silk bodices .,es
has ever been devised than the idea of the skirt
ard jacket suit? II resulted. year or Two ago IN
IN ,arSn proporton OF the chic costumes shown
to-day 1t is generally agreed that the inventor OF
the original costume of this sort was man, al
,horgh women have In point of beauty, greatly
improved on the first MODEL
THE NEW WOMAN IN BRITTANY.
BY the way. is this so-callec woman movement"
so modern after all? Certainly. l found an off,
shoot or perhaps the original root of Ii. in re-
tired corner of Brittany last week-a spot OF
France that the railroads have not devastated
where the women still! wear quaint caps and pct-
urcsque short skirts 1t was market day. and the
Of
booths In some they We're selling limitations OF
Paris nnery but IN most the fruits OF the garden
ard sauailing ducks and hens. II was not a ques-
introduced this controversy into such quiet ham
let but simply the right OF woman vender or
peas to sell them at two sous pound under the
20 open hcr pealods 10 display the quaiity. ana
although the price she demanded seemed absurdy
small TO 3 onloOker Al pea raising, she un-
doubtedly knew what she was about for it is the
women in France who plant care for and harvest
the vegetable garden Nevertheless. while dispos-
ing OF her petts pois as fast as she could weigh
them out, her men rivals. who in consequence had
little or no trade gathered about and called her
all the unpleasant names In the French language
a ,robber." and We heard some OF the conservative
interfere what would II be? But without going into
the relative position OF men and women In France
this incident seems TO Illustrate point In the
labor question. II women will keep books or teach
school for a less price than Will men, will they
also sell peas in the same manner.
SOME MODEL GOWNS.
Among some autumn model gowns is one bull,
% ecru tammy wool. with a brown satin stripe
running through il. The skirt is trimmed with
two narrow rufles OF the stuff cut on the bias
and the bodice Is drapcd surplice fashion to give
the crossways effect Of the stripe. The front
folds are drawn across in two clusters. The upper
cluster is fastened the shoulder by bow Of
foage-green velvet and the second ends under the
bust in the same manner. the velvet belt making
The gown in the drawing shows the correct
model of q cloth and plaid SILK gown The trim
ming on the skirt is made by bias pieces OF the
ojaid and a silk the color OF the cadet-biue cloth
The odd little bow. The belt s Of white satin
with double clasp OF mock turquoises.
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