The sun., 1898-10-30
SIMPLICITY GOING.
Are Lavishly Used. but
They Must be Correct or They
Look DOWdy.

The plainest tailor gowns show merely
stitching or strapped or Tapped seams.
Others are braided. Some are decorated
with both fur and braid, and the most
elaborate have, in addition to braid and
fur, all Open-work decoration, done by
cutting out design in one color and
OVERLAPPING it upon another.
In other dresses there Is the widest
latitude in ornannentatiOn Imaginable;
literally every style from piping cords to
exquisite embroidery being used. Some
OF the most charming results, however,
are secured at the expense OF time and
deitness rather than money outlay in
marvellous materials.
An exquisite going-away gown for
bride is OF dove-grav laced cloth in light
weight. The skirt at the foot seems to
fall in scallops over pink velvet under
skirt. OF course the velvet is really set
on the cloth. the scalloped edges being
piped with the gray cloth. The bodice
is a round waist finished with folded
band of the cloth. The fronts show no
darts, being prckered int" the w:.ist
line, and ope ming Vshape to the bust
line, thence rounding ont U.shape to the
middle of the shollder seam, and from
there across the back showing u similar
low cut effect. Next under the gray
cloth bodice il showing OF velvet; this,
in turn, opens in little scallops over a
second simulated vest OF white CLOTH,
crossed into tiny diamonds with paIer
shade OF pink velvet ribbon. This sec.
ond vest forms IA collar by being ex-
tended in outstanding gore. to the chin
on each side, and leaves room Ipr a mar
row third vest Of palest green ottoman
silk, which, in its turn, is extended TO
f,rln a collar in front in the space left
bet wcen the points nf the second vest
collar. The cloth bodice seems IL
button on each side Of the bust with
thee buttons and buttonl'oles upon the
velvet vest. The others all iasten in
visibk.
A lovely petunia pnrplish silk and
wool novelty is trimmed with rutfles nf
piece velvet in darker shade put on in
festoons, the points heing ornamented
with r'settes.
The decorations ni fur trimming on
handsome dresses are often snrmOnnted
by rows of fine silk or lnohair braids.
Let it be said here that real mnhair
braid of the best grade is silky in effect
and most durable and satisfactory. Low
grade braids are neither decorative nor
durable. When nancy is an object"
as it is to most OF us, we should add
wings to our tagging feet on fashions
road, il only we could remember in shop.
ping to buy lit L. of something good,
instead Of a grea- deal "i something
poor.
A notable recherche gown is made OF
one of tie new deep red crepons. witrvel-
vet OF q slilltly darker shade added to the
skirt 50 that it leaves a whole plain front,
and PLAIN sides and back in the upper
PORTIONS. The velvet and wool are joined
by band Of open black silk passemen-
terie, the cloth being cut away under
meath 10 display the' g'enm OF the silk
lining, which is of the exact shade Of the
dress. The bodice opens over a close.
fitting vest made seamless, revers OF
cloth and Others Of velvet turning back
smartly. There IL no collar on the
bodice. The collaris separate affair at
tached to little plastron, both male Of
plated chiffon, the pIastron showing
lnder the vest that ~ cut out a tritie at
he neck.
These natty little dodges in neckwear
are rendered secure by having six tapes
hat a,e carried to the waist, AID there
secured back and front, or by safety
latch hooks and eyes, attached to the
hidden edge of the collar and front, and
,h. inside. ed~.. ,f the bodice.