Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-30

lie out about the feet in a very awk-
ward manner. Others. again, are Sd
arranged as to show the feet a little bit
in front while they trail behind. In
around the hips, there are various kinds
of bustles and imitation hips offered
everywhere and sold too. The fact is
that not one woman out of 500 can
wear a princess dress or a close skirt
without a little artificial aid in the
form of an improver not exactly H.
tended to deceive. but because the back
of properly formed person is not iii.
ted to hold the dress out in the manner
| which fashion says is just right. A
small cushion padded with horsehair
and daint1ly finished is always sewed
| into the back of Paris dress.
Just now more attention is given to the
new tailor suits than anything, for one
in. So visit to the largest house in
this country which makes a specially
Of tailor suits was made today. A few
remarks may be offered in general at
first Almost all the suits have short.
snug basque coats and tight fitting.
seen is neat stitching with heavy silk.
This stitching is carried further than
| have ever seen it before. Some gowns
have arabesque designs wrought all
oyer them by means of stitching dore
ID several very close rows.
There are four leading shapes in
jackets to tailor suits. Cne is the hid
eous short box coat. becoming to none
and ridiculous on all The next is the
jaunty blazer shape. snug in the back
and straight in front. 1t is impossible
to find neater and prettier design.
Some of these jackets are double
breasted, but more have the fly front
and the fiat collar with revers. The
sleeves are long and tight, with only a
few gathers at the top to ease the
strain. They are made to match skirts
and sometimes independent. This de-
they are made. After them are the
natty little Etons. These come down
to the cunning little duck tail point IN
the back and fit the figure closely all
the rest Of the way. They close in
front when occasion requires with six
three. but ordinarily they hang open to
show the lining, which is always nice.
One of black broadcloth with silver
buttons had sharp revers and a fiat col
lar of white faille. The sleeves were
fitted tightly to the arm and were long.
by young ladies. The fourth style of
jacket fits the figure closely and is of
the most perfect form and design, to
say nothing of finish. The jacket has
but one dart In front and closes with
fly, single breasted or double breasted
In some cases. These always have
small coat revers and velvet fiat coat
collars, and in front the bottom is cut
into scallops. sometimes three and
sometimes but one. The center Of the
back is also cut out in the same way as
the front. There are quite a number
of ways to vary the outline Of these.
Some are made with sharp points and
few with turret flaps, but most Of
them have the curved line of beauty.
dressy idea for tailor suit has one
of these close little basque coats seal
loped around and with the upper part
Of the double breasted waist cut out i'll
IN oval form, filed with full vest and
neckband Of white china Grape. There
lie rounded collar of black silk or vel
vet with white stitching at the edge.
model in this style had the front
breadth of black faille or grosgrain-I
forget whicb-and over this was sim
nlated tunic Of plaid in gray and black,
with tiny tufts of red wool.
Another very stylish jacket of this
kind was double breasted, scalloped
evenly all around and cut away on the
shoulders over guimpe of white linen.
There were three revers like bertha,
zach Of different shade of gray. The
skirt fiared sharply at the bottom.
There are others where there is but a
tight pointed basque covered with
braiding.
There are not many of these.
OLIVE HAMPER.