Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-13

The sDring girl of '9S has an entirely
new shape.
Her tailor made gown is made to
show every curve of her figure
She has given UP flowing draperies.
Full skirts and puffed sleeves are now
things of the past.
The slender woman is in despair 1t
is the plump girl who is in fashion.
Padding has become an art. Figures
are made to order to show to advantage
the gown as well as gowns are made to
fit the figure.
The new skirt Of tailor made gown
is conspicuous. 1t bears a striking re-
semblance to the pull-back skirt worn
about fifteen years ago. 1t requires
practice to walk with grace and ease
when wearing it. 1t is fitted this year to
the figure with the same care as the
bodice. 1t must fit the hips without
the suggestion of a wrinkle, and must
really cling to the figure until the
knees are reached if it aims to be in the
very latest fashion. Below the knees
the skirt flares a trlfle in order that
walking may be made possibility.
GOOD Innings.
1t is to the lining of this skirt that
much of its clinglng effect is due. The
lining is made separately from the
skirt. In fact, is attached to it only at
the waistband and is fitted as carefully
over the hips as the skirt proper. The
bottom of the lining of the skirt is often
more elaborately trimmed, and fire.
quently is finished with a small accor-
dion-plaited rufi1e For frequently this
skirt lining takes the place of a silk
pettcoat.
The tailor-made girl cannot wear
fc cba tic11p IN ba ct1
to date this year. Petticoats tend to hide
the symmetry of the figure and she
wishes to reveal 1t.
With her new tailor gown the spring
girl wears--what do you think ?-bloom-
ers. But not the baggy boomers of
the bicycle girl Oh, dear no; but almost
tght-fitting black satin boomers. And
for comfort in walking there is nothing
in the world to equal them.
The young person who cannot afford
to have her boomers made of black
satin, may have them of French flannel,
lightweight serge, or brilliantine. But
in one thing this year she cannot afford
to be economical if she hopes to be
considered really fashionable. She
must no longer buy cheap taffeta silk
for her skirt lining. Silk which rustles
is no longer the vogue. 1t has become
too common. The high-priced taffetas
and the soft silks which have delight
full swish about them, but not sugges-
tion of rustling, are now the proper
thing for Innings.
LIGHT SKIRTS.
OF course it isn't every girl who will
care to adopt this new and startling
fashion of the tight-ftting skirt, but no
matter how she may change it to suit
her own particular views, she will make
fatal mistake if she does not see that
her skirt fits tightly across her hips and
at least for few inches below them.
To carry out the fashionable figure,
the corsets are now made with the bust
somewhat higher than it was six
months ago. But the straight front is
still in demand.
AS for the sleeve 1t must be clinglng
like the rest of the costume. It must
fit to show perfectly the shape of the
arm. AS a substitute for the full
sleeve with the generous puff it is
total failure. Not even the women
with wen developed. beautiful arms look
upon it with favor. And as for the thin
armed sisterhood, they weep with one
accord at even the thought of it. The
good old puffed sleeve has surely died
hard.
Besides the new sleeve being tight-fit-
ting it is extremely and somewhat un-
comfortably long, the pointed cuff not
unfrequently reaching over the
knuckles. Even the sleeves of the new
coat, which have no fancy cuffs, are
much longer than they We're last year.