The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-11
STRIPED GOWNS
FOR OUR BELLIES
Convict-Like Appearance OF
Latest French Modes.
1t Marks Dresses as Well AZ Wraps.
Pretty, New Materials for
Dance Frocks.

Doubtless la belle France has not the same
striped garb for its cOnvicts that-to Ameri-
cans-suggests at once the inmates OF Sing
Sing. saws the New York Tribune; for one
of the latest vagaries in the way OF fash
ionable Importance is skirt and JACKET Oi
masti,.. the color of white India rubber;
cloth covered entirely with horizontal
stripes Of black nlohair braid, about an
inch apart; those on the jacket continuing
apparently without a brea from the SKIRT
and on an even line with those on the
sleeves, this continuity being the difficult
part of the horizontal stripes, which look
badly II not well matched. White braid on
blackts another rather startling c1mbination
which has obtained vogue: while quietcr CON
trasts, such as purple and black, brown and
black and green and black, are in great
favor, a. are also braid, elaborate eui-
broidery and applications.
Another favoriJe way of trimming hand-
solne gowns this winter is to cut the cloth
50 as to show strips of another material
and oftent lines contrasting color over
which the edges are finished with either
a braid or passementerie, the latter ire
uuently covering the entire stripe WIN
the interstices showing the color through.
\ charming example OF this method Oh
trimming is a visiting gown Of green cloth.
The corsage is q low -necked blouse, which
has three right angle strips cut 10 the
waist about an inch wide. These are
filled in with pink nnroir velvet over
winch are stars OF black passementerie'
which meet an edge OF black soutache
braid. The w-cut neck Of the blouse
which fastenS on the shoulder. y also
finished with q band of the came trim
ming. and is worn over a guimpe OF the
pink miroir velvet.
The skirt has two cut-stripes on each
side OF the front breadth, which turn at
an angle and continue around the skirt,
the front one somewhat shorter than the
second, hich it crosses, making two
points, one a little lower and further back
than the other, while the sleeves have
three chevrons below each shoulder.
Another stylish model, which is adj
mIrably draped. is a cloth gown cut like
a redingote and fast eRed over on the left
side. with slight blouse effect in front;
theneck is cut low, round at the back snda
V in font, aud turned over the shoulders
in two collars, one deep rolling collar OF
cloth. with o second and smaller one of
Persian Ia NIB; an edging of the same fur is
on the diagonal opening of the bodice. The
sleeves are made nearly tight. with a
double cuff Of the cloth and the fur.
A superb gown OF blue velvet which.
likenearly alltherichest costumes this win
ter, is cut III princesSe. has the bodice
turned back in long pointed revers OF blue
satin, with souta Ches of blue silk braid.
each pointed with Strauss diamond, and
opening over a vest of white errmne, with
high storm collar. Below the reveTs OF
the waist the skirt is also cut open in an
inverted Y to show a petticoat OF blue
satin, coveted with embroidery. the edges
of the velvet being also embroidered.
Some pretty new materials have ap-
pearcd for dance frocks. One is tulIe.
wide enough for the length of gown.
large at the hem and growing smaller
toward the top OF the skirt. 4 new bToChe
silk has the raised figures brought into
greater prominence 10y covering them with
peillettes OF pearl or steel heads Fig
ured nets have also the design acceutuated
with gold thread. paillettes and mock
Jewels or Jet. All Of the latest sOrties
de hal have enormous hoods, which. lifted
on the head and hanging open at the
sides. show ing the colored lining. are
charuingly picturesque. One Of tn" lat
est ConRect Ions of this kind is OF ivory
Colored velvet. brocaded with bouquets of
pale-tinted peoples. The large hood is
of blue ottoman, with a Medici collar of
the same, lined and hordered with Zebe-
line fur, and there are monks sleeves
large enough to pass over any trimming.