The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-11

remains that It were better to hang the
milestone about our neck and sink to OBJ
livion than defy the decree of almighty
fashion.
And where do fashions come from. and
who. pray. sets the styles? Does any
body know? Nay, for nobody really cares.
IL is enough that Its the style" and
every blessed one Of u.s. from the queen
upon her throne TO the maid within her
dairy must needs be in it. And because
we needs must be a few timely hints
come not amss.
OF course, the very first requisite this
season is To be slim and trim, of stat
uesque mold and presenting a surface so
guiltless Of crease and fold az to suggest
having been planed and vanished.
Rather hard on some of us. to be sure.
and willingly would we endure the rack
TO be elongated and pulled into shape.
But. courage, ye plump ones; your turn
win come, and, meanwhile. II you cannot
be slim. be as slim as YOU can.
Would you Ike waist two inches
longerf iieafken and / Will give Won
Anna Heals recipe. 1t was told In
French with fetching demonstration.
but while must hand it to you minus
the scenic effect. its value survives trans
lation,
Take a corset (better practice with an
old onel, draw II down well into the hgure
and fasten tight Wherever Il binds un-
comfortably above or below the waist line
make an nrision with penknlfe OF scis-
sors, while the corset Is sim on the body
Then into these open spaces sew pieces
of ribbon gussetwise. When you view
yourself In this reconstructed pair OF
stays do not at once condemn IL as a
wtinklea meal-bag, but put ON your gown
ana view the effect. Your waist viii Ger
ta-nly he longer and snugger. the super
huous flesh above and below win settle
AZ.
OF ribbon and, furthermore YOU win nnd
you have lost that hideous pushing up"
sensation which the accumulation OF flesh
at the saisg line u sure 20 cause.
As a further aid wear your petticoats
under your corsets and stur- waist over.
rather than under your skirts. ~ the
watst b. ot the shirt variety pull Il well
down ana fasteh Sc urely at The back ana
sides. In front slash it a few inches from
the opening, cutting as far as the belt.
then turn the strip formed up under The
front fnllness al the shirt-waist
- to Gowns.
Ia the matter q GOWNS, We ala know that
the tailor made leads but ID is la a sfats
OF evolution. aud no longer the plain. uuas-
Stunning snit af walking skirt ana rs Jacket
.tAat 1esfest approach IN comfort anA
ntihSs 60 the male attire which we have
ever reached. it hatA taken unto itself
airs ava Etaess, and asserts H. masnsh-
cr"oe in o sweep 90 train and an archltec-
lural collar
We hear % The simple sailor-made. hut
We 30 nut see it,. flr simple i NOT sypgnt
mcAs wt,a smart iu The terhuique ~ lie
swagger tailor. amy more than IL Is In the
dictionary.
Rack cloth ls most popular. ard black
cloth sounds loass8minw bat %, not de-
celrsd, Cor the cloth must be- cat into lace
work of artistic elaboration. which means
time. ard. verify. in such cases tirue means
money
IT, therefor my iady should econosnlz..
h rluat te in DE quauutv rather than the
QuHllty 90 the gowns. ana ln 81 svettry,afis,
care " the1u iG ;hc matters % brushing
and hanging Do you would preserve 10
them perennial shape and freshness never
hang thc skirt away with the dust IN IL.
ana do not throw your Jacket ia a bean.
DO yea know that YOU can be really
well dressed With WARDROBE comprising
four ariiclesf a handsome tailor-rnale. the
skist q which can do duty on all ocea-
stems. couple cG dressy waists a fancy
wrap-and there YOU aye
Waists.
In speaking Of waists, my heart turns
with thankf1lness to the originator % tie