New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-29
Cuffefa Gos0r1s i'm Paris.

band and there is guimpe OF Vaenciennes. light
" embroidered with black. Tho sleeves three-
quarter length have a loose turn up cuff of the
embroidery fall of lace.
\ short-skr. gown in pink linen has n circular
skirt with small yoke and front breadth cut in
piece by means model but an ex-
cellent for a walking skirt. The seams about
the hips and down the front are embroidered with
a very fine white braid. The blouse has A set-in
vest of white pique, fastened with small pink bone
buttons ana a deep collar IL trimmed with the
close the wrists. but widening toward the
elbows OF the pique, trimmed with straps of the
OF all-white gowns there are OF course many
less they have the fashionable touch of color.
so easily that most women are glad to replace it
NTH the b heayy S0ton fabrics sort Of basket
well ell made made , up with tn lot Of stitching.
NV sorTS VIII Perhaps double box Peat in the
built in three tiers. but these models are rarely
This is particularly true of the heavy cotop and
linen skirts that really short. A good many
and are prettiest shirred and hanging in full folds
a hCfI Ahqther point that many dressmakers
long waisa or al least refrain from an exaggerated
with long skirt For most gures high ' bet IS
becoming with short skirt
peing little ahead Of the prevailing modes
fort Of the mi STasen ' gEir TeisVt ana d,So0T
OF tuli taffeta skirts made to clear the ground are
seen; and there is every believe that this
laShlon will be taken up with enthusiasm as soon
as II Is better known Although often the term
louis Nv mode is employed, n great many of these
tuI skirts, to say nothing Of other features (for
one the paletot Jacket, taken from the French
modes Of 1870 and that time the skirts were
made ankle length. The tendency this spring has
been to shorten the skirt: even the cerenOnious
gowns for the evening, weddings receptions show
trains shorter and rounder than the case last
year, and this tendency is marked in the
tafreta gowns intended for afternoon. outdoor
A dragging full skirt cannot be lifted with grace
one that barely touches the ground all about can be-
handled without difficulty. A taffeta gown, with
full skirt clearing the ground with the finish OF a
narrow, double ruche and accompanied with a
pointed shirred bodice makes a substitute for the
shirtwaist suit which has been too much worn in
the afternoon II the hips too full make this
style becoming, the skirt may hang in fewer folds
at the waist and be trimmed with lot Of small
ruffies toward the hem. In either it may be
cut round longer in the back than in front
pretty example of gown of this sort is of a
checked blue and white taffeta with ruffes on the
skirt hemstitched with lines OF white linen. The
effect is DELIGHTFULLY."- fresh The blouse has pele-
rine trimming, made in the way over the
shoulders and attached with two rows OF orna-
ments OF white English embroidery that end over
the high belt. falling an inch on the skirt. The
sleeves made of ruff1es below the rufffes of the
pelerine. fall half way below the elbows into turn
up cuffs made OF bands OF silk and linen. finished
with lace ruffies. The choker and tiny empiece-
velvet bows Just below ths chin