The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-15
SOME PARIS FASHIONS.

One feature of fashion which neve
fails is the changing that is continual
| ly going on without any cessation
Just as we are becoming reconciled t.
! the long waist line report comes from
Paris that it is to be, and is already il
| the latest gowns, shortened to some
thing like the old proportions, il
straight lines around rather than thu
| deep curve we have been laboriously
| trying to affect during the past season
| 1t has been a struggle to get this much
| coveted long line in its greatest perfec-
ton, and now that it has been so sue
| cessfully mastered it seems like loves
labor lost to cast it aside.
The empire belt quite straight, or in
| the form of a girdle, is set forth as the
popular finish. Foreign fashion bud
| gets tell you, too, that it is the picture
style of dress which is rapidly coming
to the front, that Sir Joshua Reynolds
Romney and Gainsborough pictures
are the inspiring models for the latest
gowns and especially those for evening
wear. Flounces are one very distinc-
tive feature of the latest evening
gowns, and they cover the skirts from
hem to waist line if you choose to have
them. At least, you may be assured
that you have the latest models If you
adopt this phase of dress.
Picture yourself as q slightly modern
lied edition of a lady stepping down
and out from the canvas of one of the
old masters and content yourself with
the flattering assurance that you are
dressed in the latest modes. The SINH
larity is not confined entirely to even
ing dress either, since among the new
models we see a trailing gown of black
taffeta, embroidered with cut-out flow
ers of cretonne, well covered with che
mile and gold. The broad band of sable
hens the skirt, and the coat is short in
front to show a wide draped belt of
green silk and extends into long tails
at the back.
White draped belts and wide lace col
lars falling over the shoulders are spec
ial items of interest among the newest
gowns, to which must be added the pic
ture sleeves. Sleeves in evening dress
are not conspicuous by their absence
this season and 1t is the elbow length
which prevails. They are usually
transparent like the long sleeves which
fall over the hand, and are finished
with a frill Of lace or a plating of net.
An elbow sleeve of black net in one
pretty evening gown is open down the
upper side, where it Is strapped across
with half-inch black ribbon. These lit
tie bands are about two inches long and
the net is decora ted with applications
of black lace, plated fri1l of net being
the finish. Flowing sleeves in the old
time style are imminent unless all signs
fall for they are shown already in
evening gowns, made of net and NOUS
seine de sole and are gathered into a
band at the elbow, flowing in deep
frill below. Flowing under sleeves,
made of lace, silk or Oriental embroi-
derry, are also a feature of the new
cloth gowns.
Everything onthe list of dress decora-
ton seems to be applied to the new
sleeves. They are slashed and draped
puffed with bands of velvet between
the puffs buttoned and laced across in
various ways and flounced at the ell
bow with soft graceful effects. 1t is
the finish of our gowns which is the
telling point just at present, and the
belt. neckband and sleeves should be
very seriously considered If you would
have an up-to-date costume.-New
York Sim