The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-27

! the back with big gold buttons. The skirt
was a sweeping thing in pink silk, tucked
around the hips and trimmed with an
accordion plating bordered at the top
with lace laid on very plain. Through the
/, lace upon the waist and the lace upon the
skirt there was run a very narrow black
velvet ribbon.
Another was a calling gown. also OF silk.
for silk Is to be very fashionable this year.
This one was as delicate as could be. but
dainty to 4 feminine degree. The waist.
: which looked much like a shirt waist. was
pretty crepe de Chine, that lovely soft stuff.
so silky this season. There was a knife
plating to form a yoke and a long vest
reaching to the belt.
The sleeves were tucked at the top and
supplied with a puff around the wrist Of
crepe de Chine. The skirt was plain. with
plating of crepe de Chine let in like fans
A lace yoke was laid around the hips. All
was in black except the lining. which was
in sea foam green taffeta.
1t occurred to me, Gracia, dear. that We
who arc not quite as well favored in this
worlds goods as Mrs. w. *. might prof. by
u knowledge of these gowns. for while hers
were finished in a way that brought them
well up into three figures. we could get ours
up very much cheaper. and some of the best
dressed girls in town are doing this, copying
Eirginia's gowns in something cheaper.
WITH LADY CURZON.
Marie T. had the pleasure Of spending an
afternoon with Lady Curzon in London Just
before she started for India. taking those
two sweet little girls with her. They were
both with her ladyship that afternoon. and
Marie wrote me that they were sweetly
dressed in English style. Just alike in white
lawn. their little slips being belted with
needlework and collared with the same.
Though their dresses were plain. as BELTS
the children OF wealthy English ZONES their
ppffipDafS showed some cppreESfOn IN Amer
icanism by being of the ~costliest lace. ruffed
and tucked and made as beautiful as posi-
BILE to show through the lawn.
The little Curzon girls are ~playmates OF
her Royal Highness. Victoria of York. who
has stood SO patiently her royal mammals
long journey round the world.
Lady Curzon looks much as she did when
a girl. Marie writes, and has retained that
wonderful slenderness of figure which was
her grea; and distinguishing character
istic. Now her gowns are nearly all house
gowns. 1t was thought she would remain
here until December. but she departed
suddenly. being unable to remain longer
away from his lordship. taking with her
the nurse engaged for December.
What with Wilhelrnina. the Duchess of
Manchester and the Curzons. I shall have
much of lingerie to write you later. for
Marie has promised me that che will keep
me we'll posted. OF course. some lovely
gowns went travelling back to India. One
was in royal purple. the most marvellous
thing. lined with white. Bernhard COM
bined purple and orange. but the combina-
ton is a little too striking for a quiet taste.
THE TIGHT SKIRT.
OF course, you are wearing the light skirt.
It is really a tieback, for they are sewing
ribbons inside the skirt. and tying them
Just below the hips. in the back, to hold the
front back smooth. You cannot have your
skirt too tight above the knees. nor too
loose below them: the looser the better and
the tighter the better.
and bodice to match. 1t is to be a padded
thing to wear in cold weather with q deep
fur collar and long front fur ends, some
thing like a boa, but more like the old
fashioned fur collars. In fact, l resurrected
one of grandmamma's for this season, and
under the wide collar and under the long
ends. / nave put 4 lining of early violet
to match the stripes that run through my
brown zibiline. The %furriest. hairiest ma
terials that can be obtained are worn, and
very smartly they make up.
| Can you decide, dear girl, what kind OF
a suit to have for your best street gown
this winter? I confess that I am puzzled.
Zibiline. with furry surface. is by all odds
the most fashionable thing to be seen,
but the satin cloths are much dressier and
;an be worn for more elegant occasions.
while. on the other hand, and entirely Diff
, ferent from both. is ~tafreta. which is having