The Republican journal., 1898-12-08
New York FASHIONS.
Soft Fabrics for Evening Wear. Spangled
Nets. Taffeta silks. Broadcloth Wraps.
Hair DRESSING. Answers to Correspondents.
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Nets. Taffeta silks. Broadcloth Wraps.
Hair Dressing Answers to Correspondents.
lCorrespondence of The Journal.
Very pretty and inexpensive evening
dresses are Of soft, silk net, coming in
white. black. pink. green and blue, diff
fering essentially from the net used as a
foundation for spangles. These nets are
open meshed not unfre quently in SO uares,
or minute mosaic patterns, and point
d. esprit net NAV also be included in this
category. Colored or white silk is the
essential lining: Tor petticoaN usually
about four and half yards wide without
wrinkle on the hips, and the number OF
narrow ruff1es on the net skirt is dictated
ways edged with narrow, gathered satin
ribbon, and a hundred yards may easily
be used on a costume. High priced nets
are silver spangled, oftentimes with pink,
blue or white chenille cord in "waving
ribbon patterns among the spangles,
and another novelty is Rhine stone sparks
on white net with jet intermixtures.
WAISTS MUST BE TRIMMED TO MATCH
and a gumpe and long sleeves are use
full addition to low necked fancy waist
with short sleeves, as they may be alter
nately worn. All low necks are round
this season, and artificial flowers are used
on the corsage at the left shoulder, COM
ing over the bodice to the right side, but
skirt decorations are not at present in
order. Hyacinths, violets, nasturtiums
or American beauty roses are all favor
tiles; as substitutes, however, broad bias
velvet or satin ribbon bows are used with
either high OF low necked waist, indie
pendently of the dress material. A light
colored tatfeta silk is a more generally
useful dress than one OF net, and two or
three narrow ruftles bound with black
velvet OF edged with satin ribbon are
sufficient skirt trimming. Long sleeves.
elbow sleeves, or a lace, velvet or passe-
menterie strap across the shoulder, are
all in vogue, ut tile same time many necks
and arms ale displayed which had best be
covered up, Collars % net or silk,
evening waists are often extremely high,
then again are as soft as possible, finished
by chiffon OF lace edging, often with
SpangLed pasSementoIie.
THE MOST FASHIONABLE MATERNAL
for evening wraps is braadcloth, and az
though the tfaring ed-e is III great favor
it is a trarsitory style, therefore a plain
three quarter length CAPE trimmed with
Angora fur collar and bands down the
front is very desirable, particularly ii
made OF heli0trope colored cloth. The
''Pompadour rolf seems destined to last
through another season, somewhat mod
fed by drawing up the back hair quite
high flor evening" and surmounted it by a
gathered satin ribbon bow on wire, a very
small spangled feather, gilt or Jet
spangled butterfly, ora glittering aigrette.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
''Kittie Reynolds" In the way of an
inexpensive and ever welcome Christmas
present, a box OF bottle of Murray X Ian
mans Florida water would be your best
selection; suitable alike for husband,
father, brother or misunderstanding and
delightful at all seasons of the year
MARY Nichols. Evening slippers
still have very high heels and pointed
toes, and next to white come black
patent leather with very large cut steel
buckles, or beaded bronze sometimes
open with strap across the instep.
Plaided or dotted black silk hosiery is
appropriate with any but white or very
light colored costume, and for those,
plain white silk, embroidered silk or silk
having rows of real lace insertion, are
very handsome
Ida Klein Evening gloves depend
upon the length of the Sleeve. If you
have pretty, plump arm, by all means
show it, and have a velvet strap for
sleeve, and wear twenty or twenty four
button glove, white, pearl OF light yellow,
with self colored stitching.