The San Francisco call., 1898-01-30

ERE is a description of a pretty
 and graceful indoor dress made by
 Savoye. It is of sky blue vel vet The skirt is rather long and is close fitting like a fourreau in the upper part. Down the center of the apron, from top to bottom. is 2 band of wide Valenciennes lace. edged on each side with a string of imitation pearls. The skirt is cut in very mar row breadths at the top. and each breadth is edged with a row of pearls. Round the front and sides, just below the waist, are three chevrons. com posed of roll pleats, which extend to beneath the hips. The corsage is high necked, blouse in shape, and trimmed down the center with insertion in the same style as the skirt, and like it. edged with imitation pearls on each side
 A row of pearls also run down to the waist. On the left shoulder is d CO., quille of Valenciennes, which falls half way down the corsage in a frill In the center of this trimming is a large bow of maize taffetas ribbon. which ribbon is continued down to the waist and forms a waistband, rather narrow and round. The neck trimming is of Falenciennes lace over white satin, and surmounted by fur collar. The sleeves are composed of broad Valenciennes insertion over white satin, and each band separated by a string of imitation pearls. The epaulets are of Valen- ciennes lace, and beneath each is a pendant composed of five sable tails.
 Although this pretty dress is high in the neck it can be worn at a small din- ner party. Here is description of an other, which is very convenient for this style of dress and has the advantage of being easily made. The skirt is of plain black f1eur de velours or moire, with a corsage of black spangled tulle slightly open in front and very slight ly draped. The front is ornamented on each side with spangles in curves, somewhat resembling the shape of a bolero. Beneath the black tulle at the neck of the corsage is another layer of colored tulle that can be seen through. The sleeves are made with lezeS of black spangled tulle, showing the arm through; the effect of the dress is heightened by a waistband of colored nloire or satin to match the tulle.
 The princesse shape is much adopted for this form of dress, very much taken in, in the style in vogue twenty-five or thirty years ago. Trimmings of em- broidery, fur or braid are used,s but the fit is quite tight. I have seen a num- Der which were of princess shape be- hind only, and the corsage made with lapels, or else a blouse or bolero.
 Another pretty costume by the same firm is q tea gown of pearl gray china crape, over a white satin ground. The skirt is long all round and forms a short. train, and is edged with fur. A second row of fur is laid on above the border. and encircles a series of designs embroidered in white floss silk, which are repeated OF each breadth all round the skirt, above the two bands of sable. The front opens over a wide apron of white mousselne de soie, beneath which is a ground of white satin. This apron is made in small pleats set in vertically and edged with thread lace insertion. On each side of the apron is hounce of English application lace, forming a cascade and turning round the dress at the bottom, where 1t falls over the underskirt of white satin. The neck is trimmed with a frill of the same lace, which appears as if fastened on the left side by a bow of cerise taffet- as. The shoulders are covered by a large collar of Venice gupure in high relief, edged with a narrow band of sable and forming epaulets. The neck trimming is narrow band of fur which leaves the head perfectly free. The