The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-28
FIGHT SKIRTS AGAIN
ANTE THE REVERSE OF DOLLY VAR
pgNs, If YOU PLEASE.

c,o.s Around the Body and Fiarins 1t
a.. notion = Delsartesn Experts May
..,,,.h Thsmselves-Braid and Lace
trimmings.
,ronvright, 1898, by the Author.1
=. l. INIT two short weeks ago that we
,rors arayely told that we might conf
Sontly expect the dainty vatican styles
ND that everybody would look like
nol,v Vardens, but now we are as grave
=, ;nformed that the tendency is to have
hack the close skirts. not exactly what
mas once called the "eelskin," but
CHRIS entirely tight around the body
and Aaring at the bottom, though there
Ill, he no stiffening put in the lining.
mis- will make the skirt fall In many
eds close around the feet, and even
stroet GOWNS are to be long enough to
s'd;n ;, When the regulation number OF
narrow rufles. now thought to be FIX
cd fact for the coming season, are APP
,,Iiod the result will be rather cumber-
some and will require some Delsartean
study before all women can be properly
graceful in them.
But Just now we may make ourselves
bonnv with the fat trimmings permit
ed ms. Among these are the braids,
nlain and ornamental, the lace applica-
lions and embroidery and the passemen-
terie and GALLONS. The prettiest effects
ore often obtained by the simplest
means. For instance, dark green whip
cord dress was made very beautiful by
having four rows of half inch hercules
braid sewed around the skirt, then one
row in up and down design, with picot
looms of narrower braid ON the upper
edge. The blouse was laid in tucks and
had a barring of black velvet ribbon
aronnd the bust and in form of bre-
telles. This was overlaid with pretty
design of picot looping done in fine black
soutache. The barring gave square
neck effect, and this was filled in by
ivory white bengaline, which made
stock collar. This is quite novel fancy,
but is wrought out in many other cases.
The neck of a blouse or gown is cut
away and the space filled in with some
contrasting color or material to give
"turtle neck" effect. 1t is generally
more striking than beautiful. The
blouse waists open in front sometimes
over two blouses or vests. These always
differ in color and material with the
body of the garment. Braid with double
picot edges makes stylish and handsome
trimming to almost any gown. A neat
design had velvet yoke and double fold
down the front outlined with this double
edged braid. Sometimes it is produced
in gold braid, but most often in mohair
It is thought that braiding will be very
fashionable at least until next fall.
Next to braiding in all its varieties
come the fat laces. These are applied
more lavishly than laces ever were be-
fore. Some of the new silk gowns have
five and six narrow ruffles on the bias.
Each of these is OVERLAND with row OF
some kind of lace. There is a new imi-
tation duchesse which is very effective.
Vaenciennes is favorite, though it is
better adapted to the thin goods now
being made up so rapidly.
The new bareges are very dainty and
sif they ere not in themselves enough
they are mingled with other ideas until
one scarcely knows what to call them.
The colors are usually light and neu
trail, so that whatever other color may
be added to them it shows up we'll
Some of the light ashen gray barege'
have stripes Of blue, lilac, rose green OF
other color. These are tucked so thai
each tuck stands out boldly. Black will
these tucked stripes makes beautiful
gowns. There are wooden canvases will
dark or black ground with silk swive
dots in bright oolors. This is very strik
ing.
A new plaid is made in Transparent
silk fabric. 1t is called the "duneen. ;
though the designs are very little differ
ent from those in the poplins and othe
stuffs. Green and blue plaids with bu
few lines of other colors are very new
and equally pretty. In some of thes
plaids there may be seen two or thre