The herald., 1898-12-18

back and front, she had covered with the
length of palletted net accompanying the
gown, outlining the decolletage with the
palletted trimming but in lieu of the net
sleeves, which should by right have found
place therein, she substituted long black
lace sleeves, bought a box of steel sequins
and set to work to outline the pat-arn OF
the lace. Very we'll they looked when done,
as l can testify from personal experience.
The net sleeves she reserved for bodste
number two. This was made of net over
the white satin, and cut la 1880, viz, with
a rounded decolletage clean off the shoul-
ders and slightly pouched front, adorned
with big Louis Quinze bow in steel pail
lettes. The sleeves were the embroidered
net ones before alluded to and they were
fashioned in the Georgian mode, with big
doubled frills of the net. Round the waist
went twist of cerise tulle, finished on one
side the left, with a Louis bow and long
falling ends. In both these instances the
skirt foundation of satin was left perfectly
plain save for little footfrill of the small
est possible dimensions BY way of strength
ening the edge of the net robe ITSELF it was
run, on the reverse side, with narrow black
ribbon, effectually preventing fraying at
the edges and that ragged appearance which
is the chief and worst characteristic of these
gowns when they have been worn few
times. 1t is for this reason, l fancy, they
have earned the unenviable reputation of
being rather eXtravagant wear.
The prettiest of all was the turquoise blue
glace. This had plain skirt exactly similar
to the others and with the same little foot
frill-by the way, all three gowns were of
the fve-gored pattern now so popular, and
though they rested perhaps couple of
inches on the ground had nothing which re-
ally deserved to be called train. The bod
ice linen fitted tightly and fastened in the
middle in the usual way, Over it was draped
the black net, plainly at the back, in front
drawn into deep folds, carried up, and fas-
tened on the left side of the bust, beneath
a knot of turquoise blue velvet and steel
buckle. The round decoletage was out
lined with the steel pailletted trimming be-
fore mentioned and in place of sleeves were
shoulder straps of the trimming, fastening
with little knots of turquoise velvet drawn
through steel buckles. The bodice was
pointed in front and adorned at the back
with sash of turquoise velvet ribbon with
long ends, edged with frill of the net
One little precaution it is well to take
when transferring the net overslSrt from
one foundation to another and that is to
secure it lightly just below the waistband
with needle and cotton, running it round is
the best plan, and if the stitches are cut,
not dragged out, the net will not be injured
even by the most frequent changes com
mend this plan of making single overskirt
do treble duty, because l have seen and
proved how well it answers when carried
out in a good sequined net.
And now word as to the more fragile
glories of the tule gowns. One of the pret-
tiest l saw was founced with its own mate
rial and had draped bodice of lace over
tulle. No sleeves, big sash of pink moire
encircled the waist and was tied en- bebe at