The herald., 1898-02-27
sSTRKINGLYx FIGURED FOULARDS
Designs in White and Black White and Red White and Blu
Will Render the Summer Girl Conspicuous

NEW YORK, Feb. 21-(Special to Tn,
Herald) I have been greatly favored for
have been permitted to examine the ward
robe of one of the 400" who is just OF
the wing southwark. Among the bewilder
ingly beautiful gowns laid out for inspec
ton were three of the new large figured
foulards, and very striking they were. Th,
: skirts were all ruffled and the waists were
all comparatively simple. The white yokes
and solid colored sashes gave the neces
sary tone. The baby waist is not blouse
simply full gathered waist drawn into
a belt The sleeves are gathered and thus
carry out the soft effect 1t seems TO be-
the aim in making up summer silks to have
as marked contrast as possible to the in
coming severity of the fitted waist of the
tailor gown.
SEPARATE WAISTS
Women are not willing to abandon ode
e waists, for it is possible to make them
more becoming than the waists of whole
dresses, and a variety is obtainable which
cannot be managed otherwise, except by
., those whose purses are exceptionally wei
filed. Black cloth, black satin and the
various black ruffed taffeta skirts are for
wear with the new models we illustrate this
week The first design is satin, the
3 front covered with sequined net. The spec
tally new feature of this waist is the large
yoke collar finely tucked and edged with
cream guipure. The second model is in
new gray-green lightweight cloth 1t has
a white satin yoke and front covered with
cream lace and insertion to match. A
white kid belt with jeweled buckle and
slides is worn with this.
The third figure wears dainty waist ot
fine cashmere, with brown velvet epau-
lettes, collar and belt trimming of brown
silk braid and turquoise nailheads. The
last young woman wears a fitted basque
nf Sta h1ap No1yaf the design n
ed on the velvet after the garment is cut,
an entirely new idea. The back has
boxpleated basque, while the sides over
the hips are filled in with black or white
lace, as preferred. The sleeves are of
gathered mousseline de sole, to match the
chemisette. A jeweled clasp confines the
garment at the waist line. The revers on
the chest are finished by a frill of lace
HOW TO ALTER A BLOUSE
This is for the luckless women who have
rashly invested in a blouse at the January
sales-oh those too delusive sales-and are
already tearing their hair with chagrin
A friend showed me one that she had
picked up''-odious ternl-at the sale of
a noted Broadway house. What made
you do it?" l asked her sternly. "Oh. she
said piteously. "it was so cheap. l hadn't
the heart to pass it by" Well, l OBJ
served, unfeelingly ''if you haven't more
sense than to invest in a garment the
bare materials of which must have cost
at the lowest computation 500 you deserve
your fate 1T wasn't even shop-worn."
she replied, in mitigation. "All the more
reason for you to beware of its seduc-
tons l retorted crushingly Whereat she
said that she came to me for sympathy,
not for satire and what was to be done
with the offending blouse. now that she had
become its possessor? Here let me own.
once and for all, that the coat in question
had an undeniable fascination. or would
have had We're it not that this type of
gdrb is now hopelessly and utterly demode.
1t was of deep sapphire-blue velvet. for
tunately, lined with rich quality of gros
grain silk of its own hue. The broad di
rectoire-like reverS were of white satin, |
covered with sequined net. The fiat col |
lar was also of white satin. covered with |
the net. and the whole, revers and collar, !
was outlined with mink of really excellent
quality. The sleeves were of bishop cut
and inordinately full. according to pres
ent ideas. OF course, it had the usual
basque and the usual belt. in this instance
of black MORE ribbon. with something
elaborate about ii in the way of cunningly
applied sapphire sequins.
what can be done with it?' queried my
friend, in disconnected accents. Surely, |
you can suggest simethinS?"
For the moment was nonplussed. There |
the blouse lay in its neat box, surrounded |
by tissue paper, the winter sunshine catch |
ing the folds and turning the deep sapphire |
of its hue to an indeScribably lovely color: |
and there we stood and looked al each !
other. Then a sudden thought seized me. /
In the twinkling of an eye l had that coat