The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-07-01

Eere and simple as this spring, and ev-
cry woman rejoices thereat. The
stfaets are so very dusty and dirty
When dry, and so muddy when wet,
Ehafa street gown is never fit to wear
ii the house, and furbelows only in
crease the labor of brushing and press
Ing which is necessary to keep the
tailer-made suit in proper order. A
street gown should be made of neutral
Mnted cloth Of heavy texture, and the
only trimming" allowed should be
rows of stitching and silk dust ruff
fe II you can afford its frequent re-
mewal Otherwise omit it; since torn
and dirty ruff1e tumbling around the
6nkles is far more revolving than the
pJainest of percaline Innings and least
picturesque of bias yelveteen bindings.
A wild craze has set in among the
ultra-fashionable for materials heat
pressed in the manner known as sun
pIeating, accordion killing, etc. A fa-
NOUS French designer said: Every
woman who respects herself must
wears the radical pleating in some
form or other" This mode of manip-
ulating goods both thin and weighty
extends to whole costumes, waists,
capes, frills. collarettes. hats, fichus.
etc. and in Paris much of the newest
expensive underwear is fiuted or ac-
Gordon plated. Some of the fresh
Ammer toilets so arranged are certain
IL very charming, but the straight
xolds easily mar when one is obliged
to sit upon them, and this is a great
disadvantage to the fashion, but 1t is
sreatly aleviated by sash draperies at
The back, and not few of the plated
3Rfrts are now half covered by the ov
efdress, which seems to be persistently
@eki4g its way among approved sum-
Msr Styles. A ribbon belt passed
Mfoueh a handsome obIong buckle at
fHe back of the figure, the ribbons tied
either at the side or in front in smart
Booking empire bow, is still the popu-
lar Afiish to the waist of demi-dress
gown6.
The most usual method of tying the
ribbon is to form somewhat long loops
standing upwards, with corresponding
loops below the waist These look
better when slightly irregular in
length. Attention to such details may
appear unnecessary, but in reality they
are not unimportant Much more de-
pends on trifles of this sort in the gen.
eral effect OF a gown than might be
supposed.
No one can dispute the fact that the
new tight-fitting sleeve is unbecoming
to women who have long thin arms,
even when frills, tucks, and other dec
orations are resorted to to conceal
their defects. Sleeves shirred from
wrist to some inches above the elbow,
with a puff on the shoulders and full
lace colIarette shaped with Van Dyke
points to partly cover the puffs, give
the effect of roundness as much as any
other style now popular among sum-
mer toilets, and in this matter art is
made to overcome Natures neglect in
a very satisfactory manner. Thin wo-
men, however, have but little more to
regret in this matter of the great
change in the sleeves than their heav-
Ter sisters, for while they deplore the
departure Of full puffs and voluminous
sleeve effects generally. very stout wo-
Tsen whose huge arms were covered
ind concealed by these draperies have
an equally good reason to regret the
invasion Of the tight. outlining coat
model
Although dressmakers and tailors
have condemned the blouse waist and
all the varieties of separate fancy bod
ices that id e great degree save the ex-
penge of b number of complete toilets,
still.it continues to flourish and to
really gain by Its condemnation. 1t
may be ostracized by certain fashion
able ateliers, but it certainly has not