The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-05-04
New York Fashions.
PIQUE AND LINEN DRESSES: WAISTS:
SLEEVES: WHITE LACE SKIRTS:
TIES: sASHFS: COLLARS,

PIQUE AND LINEN DRESSES: WAISTS:
SLEEVES: WHITE LACE SKIRTS:
TIES: sAsHEs: COLLARS.
Nothing more clearly indicates the
great popularity of independent waists
than the present variety of ready
shaped circular skirts; the newest being
of white, pink, crimson, light blue,
navy-blue or black French pique cut in
seven cores, with white Hamburg en-
broidery in every seam, and a pique
ruflle around the lower edge, finished
with similar embroidery. The same
idea comes up in plain colored en-
broidered lawns, where twelve pieces
compose the skirt with black lace inser-
ton in every seam. These come in
patterns with material for the waists,
at S1S, and the pique skirts at $40.
The circular flounce is much employed
on pique dresses, with white braiding
at both edges, and blouse with revers
trimmed with one or two rows of EN-.
broidery has an open neck, requiring a
shirt waist or chemisette below.
A CRIMSON PIQUE JACKET
with large embroidered and ruf1led col
lar, revers at the front, a sailor back,
and crimson ribbon belt, is very dash
ing for young girls, the same style
being also shown in tan or blue, to be
worn with white pique skirts. Linen
suits are very severe, short, plain jack
cts, and the circular founce is often
headed with simple fold, on an apron
front may be thus outlined. A strong
demand exists for foulard silks, the
ground well covered by small designs,
irregularly-placed polka dots being in
especial favor, made up with deep
fiounce curving into an opening at the
front, and second above it, each edged
with narrow lace.
TRIMMINGS
now come up in front and down at the
back, which is a novelty, as it was Just
the opposite in the early part of the
season. Dressy waists of almost all
kinds are modelled upon combined
round yoke and blouse effect. The
chiffon, passementerie, or lace and
satin yoke extend down the front to
the waist, and the blouse sides are cut
away to form point at each side, just
below the yoke. This outline may be
simply edged, or rever at back and
front is much more stylish, opening at
the top of the sleeve (through which
frills are visible) and at the center Of
the back, thus exactly matching the
front. 1t must be clearly understood
that in fancy waists, the revers never
extends across the front, but is simply
an ornamentation for sides and back,
and now that fashions in general are
on settled basis, with persons of mod
crate means the work of renovation be-
gins, and as new plain cloth tailor suits
may be trimmed with very narrow
striped silk ruffies, the best parts OF
half-worn gowns, or remnants lying by
may be turned to account, and il wash
ed with Ivory soap, the colors come out
fresh and bright thus avoiding the ex.
pense OF new material.
SLEEVES ARE IN THREE STYLES,
the mousquetaire for thin materials,
tucks wherever they are admissible
and row after row of narrow satin rib
bon put on full around the sleeve. On
turquoise blue and black net dress
shown by leading house, there were
sixteen rows of blue satin ribbon with
black edge, between the cuff and the
ruffies set in the arm-holes. White
satin sleeves may be used when white
shows in the dress fabric-tucked in
clusters with bands Of gilt passemen-
terie between.
White net skirts ornamented with
gilt spangles are for evening wear, and
white satin ribbon put on in double
points dotted with spangles forms a
very attractive border, or satin ribbon
may be placed at intervals all the way
up the skirt. A ribbon trimming is
not obligatory, as the spangles in them
selves are sufficiently ornamental.
BoDICEs
in keeping with these skirts are shown
in great numbers, and leaf, bow-knot
or waving ribbon patterns in white
satin or net, outlined with gilt (war-
ranted not to tarnish) are brought out
for fronts on vests, at 81 and SO per
yard, 80 great is the demand for such
trimmings. White lace circular skirts
to be worn over color show large fig
ures at the lower edge gradually de-
creasing as they approach the waist,
without corsage piece however, as that
matter is left to individual taste. Of
real lace, q handsome one costs S75.
The plainest style is of white Brussels
net, with four plated muslin ruffles
edged with lace, at intervals on the
skirt with braiding between at $12.
PROMINENT AMONG ACCESSORIES
are plaided, striped or Roman sashes,
the former usually trimmed all around
with black chiffon plating ,lheaded by
narrow black passementerie, or black
net ruffles put on slanting or straight
across the width, is very stylish; and
as matter of course colors must har-
monte. White net ties either plain or
with ruffies or lace at the ends, or OF
figured lace always two yards long,
wrapped twice around the neck with a
smart double bow at the front, are very
soft and generally becoming. The la
test thing in cnllars Ia q rlain nOlorad