The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-17
THE REALM OF STYLE
PRACTICAL NOTES ON Arr,.r
FOR OLD AND YOUNG,


New York Fashion letter.
Craooed Alexander Pope showed b,s
knowledge of the vagaries of fa,Lia-
when he penned his famous linz, af
advice. ''i'eS Vi
be not the first by whom the new 10
tried, .
NOT YET the last to lay the old aside"
80 the wise virgin who has nor al
Really ordered her winter wardroha l.
now able to take advantage of tho
more settled styles.
Unless you can have many poyns
don't lave your winter frock maIa
win a habit skirt. Choose rather tba
latest model, which fits as closely
about the hips but has two box pleats
IN the back. The pleats turn und,r
ana are stitched for a few inches. he.
low which they fall in a graceful fam.
like folds, quite becoming to the aver.
age woman.
1T Is an easy matter to remodel old
gowns this year. OF course. the amount
OF work depends OF the original emf
One five gored slifi was made into
habit skirt by si"tly taking out the
two back cores ana allowing the SUI
perfiuouS Soutache braid to outline the
Seam in the middle of the back.
Another skirt which had the but
toned placket liz She back was easily
remodeled by simply making a narrow
single box pleat in the back. outside
instead of inside
pink taiieta waist was made rs
good as new by the addition Of a few
yards of wide fancy ribbon with a
black edge. The ribbon was adjust
ed to simulate Il bolero. 1t was laiI
in fine box plcats, starting from the
under arm seam, and following the
arm hole to the shoulder cam. w @
it was fastened. The ribbon was hcn
brought in folds from the shoulder to
the waist, terminating in a bow. \
high stock of the ribbon made really
handsome waist.
Speaking of stocks, there is an Il
most endless variety to choose ON,
beginning with the simple ribbon ana
ending in the fluffy combinations Of
chiffon and lace that are so UNIVERSAL
ly becoming.
Most of the scarfS have very hi h
stocks ending in points in the back,
While the knot and ends are of vari-
Gus shapes and materials.
Crepe de chine is the most popular
material for neck sa,hes made to 90
twice around the neck before tying,
while The favorite colors are the pas
tel : les.
The children come in for their share
of tinery and the eXorbitant sum
asked by a fashionable dresSmaker for
a single frock of a schoolgirl, would
enable many mother who makes her
own little girls dresses to buy good
outfit for the winter.
So oyerdreSsed are some little maid.
ems that a few schools have sent out
word that they will not allow their
pupils to be attired eXtrayagantly. For
everyday wear, gJred wool skirts.
made plain or trimmed with rows of
braid are worn with flannel shirt
waists. For parties, dresses of fine
lawn, trimmed with lace are used, and
the all silk frocks are worn on many
occasions. A little maid of six years
was critically comparing tan covert
cloth box coat, beautifully stitched
with a red cloth one made with far.
ing skirt and broad cape collar. The
little witch knew as well as the sales
woman which was the later style.
Boys from three to six years wear
Dewey suits of navy blue broadcloth,
trimmed in full military style with
braid and brass buttons and the long
sleeved, double-bressted coat, cap and
long trousers make them look like Lii
liputian soldiers.
Boys older than six combine many
of their fathers styles with their
knee pants and straight mo more
blOusesl tucked waists, leather belts and
stand-up linen collars, which must be
done up" at the laundry along with
papas are now quite necessary ad-
juncts to the young mans toilet.
But to go back tc the grown-ups, 1t
is rumored that just as we have all
succeeded in getting refractory locks
in the proper condition required by the
pompdaour roll, the edict is said to be
coming from Paris which will insist
upon woman parting her hair in the
middle. Such visions as this rumOr
calls forth none but a woman whose
hair has been rolled back for nearly
two years, and who has tried to get
pretty even, white part, can under
stand.
The hair will obstlnatc\ persist in
not staying parted-~ really the only
remedy which seems to be left to the
would be up to date woman is to go
to bed with her hair carefully parted
and plenty Of bandOline, and then she
will have to wear something tied tight
around her head, until the refractory
tresses take unto themselves the de-
sired parting.
Long before the pomDodour goes we
shall all he wearing poke bonnets ire
spective of the color of our hair or the
shape of our faces, since our American
duchess has brought the quaint shape
into fashion again.
Hers is made of black velvet and
has hand painted roses scattered over
both the crown and brim. In the di-
rect front of the bonnet, nodding over
the poke, are four black ostrich tips.
There are long streamers of pink Lib
erty gauze. which are both caught 10
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