Evening star., 1898-02-26

princess gown, whenever it gets an inning
makes dresses close about the hips and
trailing But the polonaise has come hack
and that demands fullness behind. The
net and chiffon sashes that tie at the back
point in the same direction. Cotton dresses
Will be made this summer with short over
skirts and apron draperies. Once We come
to rufiies we get all the things that belong
with them"
How many ruffies,'' asked the shrimp
who was waiting impatiently, "go to my
organdie?" The gauZy stuff on which the
| little dressmaker was working had i'm
mensely wide crossbars and then was COW
cred with large flowers on pale blue
ground.
Just one circular fiounce" said the little
dressmaker decidedly. you can have a
| wide one, starting above the knees, or
narrow one, barely edging the bottom of
| the skirt. OF course, if you wish you can
| be ruftied to the waist; in that case
would have the frills narrow, set them a
| little distance from one another and edge
| each with blue ribbon.
But you'd better stick to the insertion. :"
| she added. We'll have an eight-gored
skirt and run the insertion with lace edg-
1ngs between the cores. That is new and
which must have yoke and front of in
sertion over blue silk, with lace about the
shoulders. Then with Roman sash you'll
do to catch butterflies and be one
Vivid Ginghams.
There was a plaid gingham among the
goods waiting attention. The little dress
maker did not receive this with much eli
thusiasm.
"All the ginghams are like that" she
complained dolorously; enormous plaids
and Roman stripes and blocks big enough
10 Dulld houses with. I'd tone them down
with plain ginghams or use the plaid for
waists only.
But as Starry demurred, Il don't sup
pose you'll look any worse than the other
women" She contemplated the shades of
led, green and blue with lines of sulphur
~ give you a good practical skirt and
waist al any rate, opening in front over a
pleat of red gingham frillings White col
lar and cuffs, and then for the skirt. two
broad strap-like bands of plain blue ging-
nam on each side; they're to be frilIed with
led and have the look of holding back the
original" 0'
But not ruff1es," commented Starry.
misc hievously.
TN ruffie all your other frocksn nro-
claimed the little dressmaker. land emf or
your phenacetine."
Best Of ColOrs.
There was polonaise cut, before the day
was over, of hussar blue camers hair. No
body says polonaise yet the little woman
with the scissors made announcement
tut these coat waists with thrae-uua rter
extension below the belt are not much else.
friends and fellow citizens" She decreed
straps of silk braid with steel buttons to
ornament the front of this with more hrai6
for the skirt bottom
Blue" the small dictator concluded. "is
the pest OF colors, and combination of
three blues is for many women the ideal
gown. Yoke and sleeves of powder hIue
silk and princess dress Of navy blue wool
slashed at the bottom over a silk under
skirt two shades less dark; embroidery in
navy blue and burnt orange TO ornament
the slashings''
Nobody had energy to resnond IN chic
ard the little dressmakar took off her
apron and went home. ELLEN OSBORN.
A Beautiful Misnonette Gown.
From the Pail Mall Gazette.
A beautiful court costume that has Just
been designed has skirt and bodice of
daffodil-yelow satin duchess while the
train is Of petunia Lyons velvet lined very
effectively with pale turquoise blue satin.
In style the gown is quite severe, the skirt
being very simply finished round the hem
with double box pleated ruch of petunia
velvet, lined with turquoise blue. The
bodice is prettily arranged with a drapery
of fine old Irish lace, and plume of shaded
ostrich feathers on the left shoulder, fast
ened with diamond star. The train of
petunia velvet is particularly graceful. 1t
comes from the waist, and is trimmed all
down the left side with Irish lace, shaded
feathers, and clusters of orchids and daffo-
dis. To carry with this gown, large muff
of petunia velvet has been prepared, lined
with turquoise blue satin and trimmed with
daffodils and orchids This muff is finished
with yellow satin ribbons, and will be car
rted on long diamond chain. There is
rumor, by the way, that muffs will be in
troduced this year also at the English
drawing rooms held in Lent. They will be
made either in a fiat shape. in velvet and
silk, or IN a round shape, composed entirely
of real flowers. Another very striking
gown to be worn at Dublin castle has
skirt and bodice of mignonette-green satin
and train of dark-green Lyons velvet,
lined with satin in a paler shade. and COM
ing from both shoulders. The seams of the
skirt in front are outlined with tiny punches
of mignonette, graduated in size from
waist to hem. The round court bodice has
q chiffon sash falling to the left side of the
skirt, and is trimmed with punches of