The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-03-10

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dressmaker refuses to fit her skirts
over any of them. They are all too
full and bunchy about the hips, and
this, of course, is the secret of the
bargain. The dressmakers say that
ready. made skirt is an impossible
ity now; that the skirt must be cut
and fitted as carefully as "a gown or
that it must be renlaced by satin
"knickers." The lingerie places are
making a great speciality of these
"knickers." They are in every color
and most deliberately trimmed about
the knees. They also show petit
coats after the new model, absolute
ly sheathlike about the hips and
with none too much fullness any.
where. But there are no occasions"
in this model. One of yellow and
white brocade trimmed with only a
rufile Of yellow net, dotted with
black chenille, is $50 made from
measurements high price for a
petticoat here. The shops are show
ing, and they say selling, in large
numbers an odd kind of tournure. 1t
is of quilted silk, and it ties about
the figure to increase the size of the
hips and back. | doubt If the best
dressmakers use them, but they are
undoubtedly useful.
Bows are much used in place of
buttons, and the Louis XIV bow is
now followed by the Louis XIII.
The latter is not so pretty as the
wired bows. 1t is made of lot of
loops tied very tightly in the center,
and the effect Is stiff, as it Is expect
ed to be, but it promises to be fash
ionable, if it is not so already. These
bows are used to close a tunic of
turquoise blue cloth that is worn
over a velvet skirt of the same color.
The tunic closes on the bust with a
row of three bows in black velvet.
The present style of dressing the
neck for the day with a soft silk
stock leads to the use of many pretty
buckles which jewelers. provide.
Very neat among jewelers. novelties
are the sets Of three gold safety pins,
one large and two of smaller size,
with two stickpins to match for clos
ing the placket hole of the new
tight fitting dress.skirts. These pins
are usually jeweled. New combs
include the high combs, side combs
and half round combs for clasping
the knot of hair. A very large and
beautifully cut crystal is the newest
addition to the list of stones used in
the tops of gold pearls. A new line
of brooches consists of large anne
thysts cut oval, round or heart
shaped and surrounded with row
of pearls. The brightest of bright gold
furnishes the beautifully wrought
frames and very long chains of some
longnettes. One of the latest match
boxes is so arranged as to disclose a
miniature when opened. This in
genious invention will enable any
"best girl" to gracefully bestow her
counterfeit presentment upon the
fovored young man.
If you are all wise women you
take advantage Of the mark down
sales of wash silks, which make the
prettiest and coolest shirt waists
imaginable. 1t takes but four yards
of material to make the simple
shapes, and good fitting patterns are
to be had for mere song. The cut
ting and fitting is a simple matter,
and the sewing is nothing worth
mentioning. These waists are very
easy to launder, and real blessing
in hot weather, and all finished they
cost no more than good cotton ones.
The stiffiy starched collar will be
the exception rather than the rule,
Its place has been taken by the pique
stock, which can be treated in any
number of pretty ways. The four.
finland, though, will not be among
them. Big bows and long ends will
be the ruling fancy. Wide spotted
ribbons, lengths of soft silk and
white lawn are fitting materials fol
the new ties. A long strip of white
barred cambria, four inches wide
made with stock and one end slip
ping through band and tied il
front in a short butterfly bow, with
two long ends, is a favorite fashion
For the few women who cling to the
starched collar there is a pretty style
in Oriental silk, narrowly foldeC
about the collar and fiaring broadly
to form butterfly bow, with point
ed ends dropping nearly to the belt.