The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-27
7 a FETCHING 1aT FoP
 TIE Ue|TBAbL GIRL,

nes and plaitings and quiliings of the fab- fic. with perhaps touch of lace or fine embroidery on the collar.
 Such a. gown of the soft one seam crepe de chine is in the dull rose color the Parisleune Is SO partial to- The skirt Is amply full, and as foot finish and ar ranged in two groups to simulate aprons, are three groups Of narrow rufles, barely an inch and a half wide. The drop skirt has strip of featherbone crinolette sewn in the hem at the top of the ruffie, this holding the soft crepe de chine skirt properly spread, The bodice is softly drapcd over a very carefully nteed and fully boned lining. There is not the slight est suggestion of stiffness in this waist, but it's lines have a grace only possible where 0 well-boned foundation IS used. Tho little chemisetCe and the fiat seal loped collar are of white cloth embroid- cred in gold Two soft rosettes conceal the front closing. and a wide girdle of black satin gives ap effective finishing touch,
 
 the many that show the vogue of ruff Gings and~ plaltiugs These little fuckers, anywhere from l to inches wide QA is the favoritc width. are used in all sorts of ways on skirts and bodiees and sleeves. Indeed one gowp was seen on- tirely composed of these little frtlis, The material was a dull black India silk and the ruffles were arranged to conceal the joining of waist and skirt, giving a prin- cess effect But it must be Nconfessed that thIs style is not nearly so pretty as those that show the tiny ruffles used to edge bands of head onunces. or ar ranged in scroll designs. But sleeves en- ureb of these little frills are excellent. A severely 'plain shirtwaisS suit in soft wocd-brown silk was worn the other day by a stunning brunette. Not tuck nor pucker relieved the plain skirt whose full plain folds just cleared the ground. The waist was. equally plain. save for tvoinch double ruffle of the silk set in fbe front closing hem and around the arnseyc. And whether 1t was the stun ming wenrcr. the handsome silk, or the fetching little ruGle certain 1t was that every wornan's eye followed that wood brown suit with a glance that spoke in- tent to appropriate the idea. euu another arrangement of these ht- tle rufacs is iu borders for the lace motifs ithat. cleyerly disposed, form such an ef- feeuvc decoration for thin yoile and chifs fon costumes Lunches of flowers cut from the exquisite printed or brocaded silks the shops are showing these over | laid with chiffon and bordored with the little rufaes, make charmingly effective 1 trimmings for a soft voile dress.
 This vogue for rufaes is boon to the economically mlnded-from choice or ne-
 necessity The plain skirt that had been laid aside as hopeless may be furbished
 mn to appear as new if three or four hands edged each side with sufaes or plaltiuqs be disposed at Intervals be-
 tween the knee and hem. An old white
 brocade that dated back to the era oi ..bail" skirts was fashioned in this way info a charming dinner gown by the him. bIe fingers of the owner. The skirt vas
 lsft inst as 1t was as 10 shape-even to the wide crinoinc facing, Three bands
 of white taffeta edged with little knife
 plaiaugs were disposed as described
 above. The waist was ripped up pressed
 and supplied with bertha and sleeves
 of blas bands of the tafeta edged with
 more plaitings, while a lightly swathoc
 gIrdie of the taHeta reached, well up t'
 the buatnne. The result was quaiPtl.
 modern frocI at a trising expenditur'
 of time and money
 Another boon 10 the economically mind
 ed is the prevalence of costumes of tw'