The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-07

ground FOR the display Of the rimmfn,
scheme.
The little coat is a blouse. which sag.
over the fitted belt in the back as vel
as the front. and the very novel chasuble
design, which is appliQued with fame,
galoon Oh Its edges. is made the medium
Tor the display OF handsome hand EN-.
nrolderies. and made buttons, embroid-
ered 10 match. are posed with simulated
buttonholes at intervals.
Inc chasuble is broadened over the
shoulders so that it extends we'll over the
curve OF the arm. and the full puff sleeve
IS set In low down this giving the ex-
tremely long shoulder line which is the
sign manual and hallmark of the new
spring style.
The fronts. which are entirely co,l,r-
less. are arranged with rerers. these lined
with fvory-white satin and decorated with
hand embroideries, showing much use of
a gold bullion thread.
DEEP BELT OUTLINES
CURVES OF THE WAIST.
Although this is an a%ll-around blouse
me oeep peit is SO cleverly fitted that
The svelt curves Of the waist are clearly,
defined n there is no hint what.oo,,ar
VI UNDUE looseness or bagginess in the
design. 'e
ne SKIRT OF this creation is so cleverJv
ntted at the hips and the necessary fuII-
ness Is so adroitiy inserted by means or
plaits introduced with a simulated hut
ton fastening that 1t will prove a good
inooel for development In many and
various materials. "Ao
The 1850 models-so ~called-are vary
p,ohHeht IN the new spring gowns, and
when cleverly manipulated can be made
to make the wearer look
quaint and at the same time in the very
nrst flight of the newest mode.
The girl with the clever fingers She
VINO delights to fashion many of ber
own clothes. will have reason to bless
that tickle lady who rules the destinies of
fashion. for these very bouffant and flow
Ing designs are so very much easier NJ
accomplishment for the amateur dress
maker than were the severely plain tai
lored styles. which have prevailed for so
long and which really needed the tailor's
goose, and the tailor's strength back of
1t, 10 made a frock look anywhere at all
near the modes of that moment.
1880 COSTUMES ARE
BECOMING TO ALL.
Developed either by the dressmaker or
the tailor-and these latter gentry have
taken more than kindly to the fashions
which ruled in the days when Queen Vic
toria was ~young-these 1880 fashions are
equally charming for all styles Of wearer.
The tall girl looks we'll in them, and
her short sister simply revels in the long,
straight lines which seem to fall almost
from he shoulders to the shoes. with
hardly a break between.
Looking as though she had just stepped
the frame of her grandmother's
picture is a recent bride who purchased
trousseau from among the most IA
nous atellers o fthe mode in Paris.
Her homecoming gown is Of cham
sicillienne with a smooth. silky sur
face.
Over a lingerie blouse of exquisite sheer |
ness and trimmed with real Bruges lace, |
the little coat, which blouses back and
front. is caught into a deep Alsatian belt
OF silk exactly the same TINT as the sicil-
A yoke design is limited In the arrange
nent Of the cords-these being simply the
shirred over a thick piping
cord-over and around the shoulders.
.NOTTED SILK CRAVAT
UPON THE PLASTRON.
Upon the plastron front there 1, knotted
L cravat of liberty ribbon in a spring
Of green. and two bands, of ecru
separated by a deep tuck. pass
,round The body below the armhoies, The
ieep silk girdJe is snugly featherboned to
he figure, and shows a very high, sharp
,oint in the back, and a marked din IA
ront.
And here is an indication which the
'lever dresser will not be slow to avail
lerseh Of, and that is. that all the belts
nd waists and coats must show this din
n front. the curve OF the waistline being
ute marked and showing q decided SLOPE
rom the back to the front.
The skirt Of this simple little frock rep