The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-27

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Niux southwark. Among the
bewiiderlngly beautiful gowns laid oct FOR
Inspection we're tnFea Of the rev large
figured foalzrds. and very striking they
were Tie skirts we're aH r1Iffled and the
waists were al comparatively simple. The
white y0kcs and solid eolorc3 sazhes gave
the necessary tone. The baby waist = nos
a blouse. s.ulIly - fui.-eatnered waist
drawn into q belt TIE sleeves are gath
efed ana thus carry ouf tire soft effect.
II seems 10 be the aim in making up sum
mer silks 10 have as marked q contrast As
possible u tiie incoming severity OF thu
ntfsd waAst 81 the tailor gown.
Separate Waists.
Women are not wnIlng to abandon odd
waists. for Is Is possible 20 mako them
more becoming than the waists Of whole
creSsses. and variety Is ObEsinahie which
cannot be- managed otherwise. except DT
those who's purses are exceptionally well
fiied. Black cloth. black satin aad tae
vaTif ua black ranied taNeta skirts are
for pesr with thc unN models y illustrate
this week. The FIRST design ~ "a satin. the
front covered with seQusntd net. The ape
ciaiiT new feature at thls maist II the
large yoke collar untly tucked and edged
win cream g1gaTe. IAa SECOND model j.
IL Few gray green hshtWe zut cloth. II
has 8 white ssalln yoke sHd fgoDt cover i
with cfefsn lace and Insertion 10 mach.
y white ksa bs3& with 5ews.ed buckle ard
slides - worn with this.
The third figure wears a dainty wais,
Of fine cashmere wiah brown velvet
epauiettes, collar and bslt trimming #
brown silk braid and tmrquolss nailneads.
The last young woman wears q Tilted
basque Of stamped black velvet. the de-
sign stamped on the velvet after the gar
meut Is cut. an entirely now idea. TIE
back has 81 hexpieatrd b.ssque. while
'he sides over the hips are filled ia with
o!aek ar white lace "a preferred. The
sleeves are Of gathered mousseiine de sole
to match tho eienlsette. a Jtwe.ed clasp
couilnea the garment At the waist line.
The reyefs ca tbs chest are finished by a
fran u lace.
uaw to Alter "A BIonse.
This Is for the lucklessa young women
who have rashiy invested In "a blouse n
the January sales-oht those too dehisive
saies-ana are already tearing their hair
With chagrin. \ friend showed me one
that she had picked up"-odaous term
at ths sale Of noted broadway house.
what made you do it4'' l asked hef
stefnly. oh" she said pifeously. ~
was 50 ch ap. ! hadn't The heart to pass
it by." Well" / observed uufeeling!y
III you haven't more sense tban 70 invest
IN a garment the bare materials of which
must have cost at tbe lowest computa-
tion 81. you deserve your fate" 1T
wasn't even shopw orn." she replied I'm
mitigation. AL ihe more reason FOR YOU
Ia beware OF It's seductlons." l rctortea
crushingiy Mhsroat she said that she
came 10 me for sympathy, not for satire:
and what WAS to be done with the offend
ms blouse now that she had become 20
posse ssorg Here Ii me own. once and
fer all. thai the coat in question had an
undeuiahle fascination ar would have had
were II not that this Type Of garb Is now
hupclessly and utterly dc mode II was #
deep sapphire-hus velvet, fortunately
lined with q rich quality Of gros grain
silk OF It's own hue The broad dlrccfaire-
like revers we're OF white satin covered
with sequined net. This fat collar was
also Of white satin covered With tbs net;
and the whole. rgyers and collar. was
outlined with mink Of really excellent
quality. The sleeves were If bishop eut
and inordlnsiely fun. according &c ~ es-
ent ideas OF cOurse. II had the usual
basque. ard the usual belt in this ie-
stance 81 black mofe ribbon. with some
Thing elaborate about Sc IN The Way Of
cuuniuEly applied sauf hire se4ulus
What can he done with IL" quorle1 my
friend. in Disconnected accents .SGftty
you can suggest something 2" For tho mo-
ment ! was nanplua>,d There thc h.erse
lay TIA It's aeat hoN. surrounded ~ t.s@ar
paper. the winter sunshine catching ara
folds acd turning the deep sappnife ~ ia
hue Ia au iu1 sert8bie lovely coieT. ami
there w stoot ana looked .t eath ether.
Then stHl.ien tbeugDt seized ms Ia ths
twiukilue - nn eye I h1d thst coat oar ~
is box ana examined it. my frirad wait
Tag hrcathlsssiH fnf suW 3.'r. Il hfNe T.
exclaimed. eN.Itsfy- w at. vuu tbn<
It can b. altered. Be- made really preee-t-