The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-03
MORE WINTER GOWNS.

The cloth gowns show every week some new feature, so that it seems to be necessary to have three or four in one wardrobe in order to be correctly gowned. The skirts of all the gowns are made long, and as close-fitting as pos sible over the hips, and many of them have jackets or long coats. There is no doubt that the long coats and cloaks are much the fashion this year, and are being imported all the time A smart walking gown is made with velvet skirt, and over this worn a long redin- gote of heige cloth that entirely cov- CTS the skirt. In front there is a flounce, of the same material as the redingote, that starts at the waist in a narrow width, and it gradually broadens out until it reaches part way up the coat. The upper part of the coat is finished with a deep collar that forms a wavy cape, and there is a high stock-collar and vest of velvet, and inside thestock- collar is a high flaring collar, also of the velvet On the front of this coat are six large fancy buttons The sleeves are small, but have a little fitness at the top. They are very long, and are finished around the wrist with a ruffied cuff To wear with this coat is hat of felt, something in sailor shape, trimmed with rosets of velvet and stiff wings. The same gown in two shades of green is effective also.
 A very small gown that is absolutely different from anything that has been shown this season is made with plain circular skirt, trimmed with a broad hoy nf hn Q hot ic turned over in the shape of the old fashioned washer-womans overskirt. This band of cloth is stitched at the sides, and lies flat against the skirt. The waist is round in shape, fastened at the left side, and trimmed with a band to match the one on the skirt, put on in the same old fashion. The yoke and high collar are made of gupure lace and the collar fits very close to the neck and flares away from around the face. The belt is very wide, and made of violet velvet. The gown itself Is in heige color. Thesleeves are close fitting, with two hands of stitching on the up- per part, and finished around the wrist with a ruffie of the violet velvet. Most attractive is the hat to be worn with this gown. It is made of violet velvet that is draped loosely over flat shape, and is trimmed with three ostrich plumes of lighter shade of violet, and a large rhinestone buckle directly on the front of the hat.
 A very .raceful gown, also of cloth, is made with the tunic overskirt. There is only glimpse of the underskirt seen, and this trimmed with bands of light green cloth. The gown itself gives the princesse effect, is very close-ftting, and is fastened at the left side, where it is finished with band of green cloth edged with a narrow braiding of black. This same band of cloth and braiding of black. This same band of cloth and braiding goes entirely around theskirt. The waist is tight fitting, fastenede at the left side, and Is trimmed around the yoke and down the front with a hand of the cloth and theblack braiding and the belt also is of band of the cloth. The braiding is put on so that it looks as though 1t were in one piece with the underskirt There is gathered yoke with high collar and large bow at the back of the neck, all made of violet vel vet. Thesleeves have a little fitness at the top, are very long, and finished 
 trimmed with violet taffeta ribbon, one long black plume, and reset of vio- let velvet with a rhinestone buckle
 A particular smart costume, made up in what are called novelty goods-that is. the new materials that are imported each autumn-has a perfectly plain skirt cut in circular shape, and with no trimming whatever. The coat is very long at the back, and is cut away in font to show a long inside waistcoat If dark velvet. On the coat are also re- yers of the same velvet, and around the throat is a high collar of fur, fin- ished at the throat with double bow, and showing a chemisette or waist of white satin. The sleeves are close-fit- ting. with little or no fitness at the top. The coat is supposed to be fastened with three large buttons, but is really cut to wear open. The hat to wear with this gown is of velvet, shape that is worn down over the face, and is trim med with ostrich tips.-From Harper's Bazaar.