Gloucester County Democrat., 1898-04-07

60 places, all QOQ0 III u0o DlaGk SOU
tache, attract attention everywhere. On
the upper part of sleeves and on the up
per part of the skirts are not where one
naturally looks for braiding, and yet it
is unusually effective there Some have
the braiding put across the front of the
skirt to represent tunic effect, and
perhaps blouse to wear with it will
be literally stiff with braid. Kersey
in green, brown and other colors is
used for many of these tailor suits. The
skirts even to these drag trifie in the
back. There is some new grace added to
the tailor costumes made in this coun-
try, for they show little or none of the
unyielding rigidity of the English cos
tune The French do not as a general
rule take kindly to tailor suits There
isn't frou frou enough to them, and
Frenchwoman wants all the little silk
en- airs and graces she can get. She
needs them, too, while our American
women can wear anything and look
we'll in it. Another thing our women
have never let go out of date, and thatis
the princess gown, and this season it is
in good demand for those of fine figures.
For evening for smallish functions
there is new demand for cashmere.
The colors are naturally of the regula-
tion evening shades, and they are trim
med with tiny ruffies edged with fiat
satin ribbon, or some have ruffies made
of satin ribbon from one to two inches
wide. -Four, five and six Of these are
sewed on. The sashes to match are also
ruffled, and most of them reach the bot
tom of the gown and have the edges
rounded. In addition to cashmere in
white and light tints for evening for
young ladies there are buntings, veil
ings, mousseIine de laines and several
qualities of canvas. These are usually
made in simple style, with the new
open blouse effect with puffed and shir-
red vest and yoke. Some of these pretty
new stuffs are more becoming to young
persons than far more expensive ma
terials. White in all of these, and ba-
rege, too, which omitted to mention,
are better liked than any of the others.
Some gowns are wide about the bot
tom, others comparatively narrow, the
difference depending much on the taste
of the wearer. Some fare widely, and
others, measuring the same width, are
laid in folds SO that they do not look so
full.
The blouse and shirt waist are still
with us, and there is no end to new
ideas. One odd fancy had revers of
tucked silk, the ends of the tucks left
to fare. The turtle neck effect will
doubtless be very popular as the season
advances. Quaint fancies are obtained
by the use of plaids cut at various
angles. The sleeves grow tighter, with
the shoulders as square as possible.
About half the blouse waists end with
the belt, and the others have what are
called peplums below the belt Both
blouses and shirt waists are snugger
and trimmer than they were. All are
arranged SO that elaborate lace and
null neckwear can be added at will,
and some of these 1abot friIls and otner
devices are really beautiful.
For home costume there was
brown reps. The skirt was plain, and
the trim blouse was Of the same, but
open in front to allow a full vest IN
form of jabot of lace over a pink silk
lining. The sleeves were snug and of
tan colored cloth, with succession of
milliner's folds Of brown satin ribbon.
Speaking Of these folds reminds me that
saw perhaps 200 black sicilienne skirts
in factory, and every one had black
satin milliner's folds around the skirt
in tunio form about half way up the
front and from there to the back belt.
They were handsome. Veleurs, both
plain and moire, was made in the same
way. Ricln black armure and satin
duchesse as well as peau de sole are all
made in large quantities for handsome
outdoor gowns. So are Irish poplin and
the silk warp henriettas and other
priestley goods. One style had plain
skirt with row Of black beaded passe-
manterie all around the bottom and up
the left side. The waist was snug and