Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-05
z1BELINE COSTUME.

white hairs and dark plum shades also
covered with the white hairs. Ivory
white has the silvery ones on the sur
face, and the green with the everything
white hairs obtains a delicate watery
look Red in dark shade is covered
with the white so that it becomes a
most beautiful shade of pink. No mat
ter what the combination, the same
soft and elusive beauty is the result.
Plain skirts, with sometimes two deep
shaped founces somewhat like a double
skirt, are handsome, but the long,
sweeping lines of plain skirt are the
most elegant 1t all depends how one
wears dress for the effect it has. This
particular goods looks best when made
quite plain as to skirt except, perhaps,
that seams may be slotted to emphasize
the seam lines.
In the design offered herewith the
side seams are slotted and left in
small inverted plait at the end of the
seam. Such skirt is cut in five cores
only. The bodice is in blouse shape in
front and a basque in the back. There
are Norfolk plaits on each side of the
waist down to the belt. The basque
part is set on separately under the belt
1t has two lines of buttons, and in the
front there are many small buttons to
match set on in clusters of three. The
sleeves are the best liked of the newest
styles and are large at the wrists and
finished off with black velvet cuffs bor
dered with Persian castle braid in rich
colors and with little metal in it for
brightness. The fiat collar and reyers
are done in the same way.
All black zibeline and camePs hair
are most ladylike materials for street
attire There is also a new thin stuff
called mystral, with rough dots and
spots on it. This is to be made up over
taffeta of light contrasting color or In
glace taffeta all black. In many cases
this is so made up that there are open
work places with insetS of lace or the
different parts are Joined by handsome
fagoting.
Another fine new stuff for nice gowns
is the mohair roXana, which is slightly
armure in weave Besides this, there
is the handsome empress cloth, which
was a great fayorite some years ago.
Satin striped voiles are new and very
soft, with exceptional draping qualities
Some of the mystrals are also striped
These are really for early spring, but
few favored ones have them now. Flo
come is made up into rich looking suits
for midwinter, especially in those suits
where there is jacket to match the
skirt
Such materials, with the exception of
the mystral, can be made into suits
like the illustration and worn through
the whole winter Quite a number of
bayadere stripes are seen. and Roman
colorings in certain dress materials and
ribbons are shown. They are pretty
when judiciously employed. Plaid in
large design is much affected especial
ly for waists. and they are certainly
striking. Worn with dark skirts they
are not too gaudy; besides, they are al
ways trimmed in manner to tone
down the large pattern and high col
orS.
Regular Irish frieze is again fashion
able for shcrt capes in the Red Riding
Hood shapes, and it is matter of per-
sonal taste whether the cape is lined
with red and the hood also treated the
same way or whether the cape is left
natural The collar can be high and
faring in any of the present styles or
fiat with a revers. But the hood is
part of the garment and should not be
left off. Some of those capes are made
quite long and trimmed with fur or
some one of the heavy braids.
HENRIETTE ROUSSEAU.