The times., 1898-01-16
FASHIONABLE CORSETS.
They Are Made of Suede and Padded
with plush IN aud SWANS Dawn

With Plush and swans Down.
There will be plaid underwear next
The latest is plaid corset, and after
/ that the transition TO striped and
1 cross barred chemises is very short
The corset is made of plaid ribbon and
! the effect of this garment combined
with a plaid silk petticoat to match is
exceedingly fetching-so much so, that
/ the disrobing soubrette is likely to
adopt it as her next drawing card on
the variety stage.
Plaid slippers have also stepped into
line as the newest thing for dancing,
and not merely stage dancing either
The up-to-date girl of the Fashionable
set will trip through the labyrinths of
the most intricate cotillon in plaid
t-gear-including of course. the
hose to match. With slippers to go
with the plaid hese, the latter will be
more popular than ever. and, to an
ticipate the demand, shopkeeperS have
lined their counters with plaid stock
ingS by the dozen in every design that
can be. devised. Plaid footwear looks
best when worn with black tulle and
gauze, because the dark color serves
as an effective background. For the
same reason that the stout woman
should avoid cross bars in her dress
goods, the damsel of the large foot
should shun plaid slippers, for the de-
sign in one which Inevitably magni
fes the size of whatever it covers.
Silk petticoats in plaid weaves have
become a necessary adjunct to almost
any womans wardrobe One of the
prettiest variations on the muchworn
garment is to trim it with plain taffeta,
exactly reversing the original design
when plaids first came out. A cross
bar with decided blue note is trim
med with plain blue ruffie, about
twelve inches wide, and with three
narrow plaid ruffies set on at inter-
walls of two inches, thus showing the
plain blue between.
Velours plaids for waists and early
spring capes are very brilliant They
will be extremely stylish for street
wear when heavy wraps begin to come
off.
Velours has been made up into all
sorts of street wraps. In the form of
a cape it is rather passe, but it has
taken a final stand as material for the
Russian blouse, and here it seems to
find considerable favor. AS an outside
jacket it has decidedly dressy ap-
pearance, and, if it is black, harmo-
nize with any gown. The wearer can
give rein to her fancy for color by
lining the blouse with green. blue. OF
cerise satin or taffeta, according to the
necessities of harmony with clothes
of other hues. Such garment can be
bought ready made in the best shops
for $1S, and it will not be long before
they begin to sell for SIS.
Jaunty jackets with plaid or Roman
striped silk Innings are the very new
est wraps. They are usually of the
REFER variety. Such coats are more
expensive than the Russian blouses,
hint from headquarters that blouses
as outside wraps have had their day.
Yet the Russian wrap seems even more
popular than ever, owing no doubt to
the fact that every woman is trying
to get all the wear she can out of a
garment of waning popularity, before
it actually goes out The style is sure
to last, however. three good months
longer, as nothing new is likely TO
take its place and drive it from the
field before Easter.
A compromise between the blouse
and the tight-fitting jacket is shown
in the central figure of the Illustration.
1t is tight at the back, but hangs loose
in front in folds which, if caught up at
the edge, would form the pouch front
so generally worn. 1t is trimmed with
fur and narrow braid. The skirt of