The Newtown bee., 1901-01-25

The first Essential Of an up-tu-datr
Skirt is that it will fit smoothly around
the hips and be carefully g'rrl toa
decided flare at the hem. PleatS and
tuckS are much used for skirts a pop
ular fancy being to run the tllckS from
tile hips to within Il foot or 50 of the
hem, the material then being allowed
| to flare broadly.
BE careful in home drCSSmaking to
keep the lOng-WaiSted effects. The
| lines of the bodice should be all cut to
accentuate the low. dropping effect at
the waist in front. Wear a corset
| with low bust, long waist, and long
over the hip, then fasten the bodice
as low as possible at the waist-line, if
you would have the fashionable figure.
The undertaking must tit,abSolutely,
as the costume must lie closely to the
| figure without seam or wrinkle around
the waist and hips.
| Before the average woman deNuteS
much thought to the gowns which
will serve for her winter campaign,
she wisely determines on the possession
of one or two hats. for nothing looks
50 hopeless in the bright, cool days of
autumn as the faded and battered
headgcar of summer Summer gowns
can be tolerated, but a bad hat stamps
la woman as irret rievably shabby.
Hasten, then. dear madam. to buy
your winter bonnet.
\ good example of the tucked skirt.
before spoken of, is shown in the beau
tiful pearl-colOred crepe de Chine cos
tune illustrated in this article. The
clusters of fine tuckS are placed at in
tervals of a few inches all around the
| skirt to the back breadth. which has
four deep, croSswise tucks at the hem
and number of fine tucks combining
the fullneSs at the center of the
back. The tuckS, you will notice,
are all stitched down with a
fancy feather stitching. Corticelli
Stitching Silk naturally being
: used for this purpose. The bodice.
which is a modified Russian blouse, is
made of lcngthwise tucks, the sleeves
being tucked crOSSwiSe from wrist tC
l shoulder. \ finely tucked yoke OF
white chiffon. a bit of Renaissance
lace, and a few effective black velvet
I bows complete this attractive COS
: tune. Crepe de Chine comes in all
S colors. 1t is % inches wide and cost:
from 81 to SO per yard. The higher
. priced crepeS are double width.
One of the newest styles of the pc
0 deStrian costumes SO much discussed i:
), illustrated on this page. This becom
K ing gown is made of cheviot faced
a golf cloth, the under surface of which
l. is of brightly colored plaid. The
: skirt is made the regulation length
II three inches from the floor. 1t fit
l. closely about the hips and flares at tn,
: hem, where it is finished by broat
= bias band of blue velvet, covered witt
5, "a rows of close stitching. Pointed
5, stitched tabs of the velvet run from
q the waist part way down the skirt a
} each of the seams. The skirt open
under one of these tabs in front. Th
n Russian blouse is of velvet, the cola
d and revers of which are also stitched
in The belt, bends on the sleeve, linin
ly to the collar and concentrations 0
II the revers, are all of red brOadclotl
O. Gilt buttons further decorate tn
is blouse. The hat is of. soft, red felt
)r the brim and crown of which ar
lie heavily stitched. In reproducing thi
costume at less cost, a cheaper go