The Washington weekly post., 1900-08-28

| and fairly full at the back. a round bodice
embellished, without interference with
outline, with a bit of old lace or some
nice needlewCrk. The dress shown here
! in rear view is of this general character.
1t was rose crepe, tucking, Lace for the
collar and black velvet for the belt COM
pleting its specifications. OF course, m
other dress for similar use could have
quite different treatment, but the general
rule may be laid down that nothing in
cut, color, or material should be start
ling. only the lovely freshness of the
gown scoring at the end of the season.
Such a dress may be of great use during
the coming winter for simple house use,
and with a little fresheninS will be as
pretty as ever for early summer next
year. Pale rose and soft gray seem still
TO be fayorite shades for these dresses.
Heading and spangies.
4 noticeable feature of the fall gowns
is their trimming of beading and spangles
A good deal was said last fall about the
decline of these tissues. and many very
beautiful gowns were sold at a song. The
BUYERS now may congratulate themselves.
II is true that all-over spangling Is no
longer quite as good taste as it was.
The right thing has needlework and
inlaying of lace or gauze com
bined with spangling or beading. There
is every effort to so dispose the ornamen-
tation that it may appear that 1t was ap-
piled after making up the dress, or at
least with especial reference 10 the style
selected for the making. a combination
of soft and opal colOrs is more liked than
the barbaric splendors the beginning OF
the fashion saw. Then there is a tenden-
oil ? h..
lighter cloths. which is significant as to
the coming season. The beading is often
of very beautiful workmanship and solid
metal beads, such as cut Steel are en-
ployed in outlines, as well as in solid
blocks. reminding one OF old-time slipper
work.
There is a tendency TO ornament the
skirt chiefly, the bodice being some dainty
Jacket or zouave OF the plain cloth, or.
possibly. OF taneta-evidently 10 be as
Dopular as eVer-to match or 10 harmon
ize with some Of the embroidery tints.
Needlework Of the old-time sampler or
der appears on cloth gowns, sometimes
frightened with beads or spangles Bor
ders. fronts. collar, and cuffs, and other
piece effects are worked Sometimes
bands Of cashmere shaWling are used, and
these are, in some cases, frightened and
re-erfoTced beautifully with hand SIX
embroidery and beaGwork.
Edge and Border Trimming.
This edge and border trimming seems
likely 10 remain in vogue all winter. Four
advance model dresses that illustrate its
uses are put here by me artist The first
was opal blue nuns yelling. beaded with
cut steel and inlaid with black silk lace.
Next this comes white gEuZe, spangled
and beaded In faint gilt tracery. and made
over white satin. Tie layer bOlero had
gilt embroidery al the edges The seated
woman displays a dove gray cloth.
silver soutache ard cashmere bands were
its trimmings Last Is q pale violet yoke
tafreta. finished with deep bands Of ivory
white embroidery. such dresses as these
may include other features Of trimming
hlIt the band and edging sorts will dOmi-
nate the scheme OF OrnamentatiOn and
constitute the gowns chief claim TO new
ness.
This matter OF trimmings may become
.be one distinctive feature Of the fall and
early winter styles Certainly there is
no GOOD promise Of other general change
DRESSES appearing row do not offer any
thing startlingly new, either in skirts or
sleeves. Women are threatened with the
crinoline. but they always are when they
break away from too close draPerles- Re